About this role
Responsible for the financial and administrative activities of a department under the authority of the Department Chair and/or the Finance Head in the respective school. Activities include, but are not limited to, budget development, managing and monitoring expenses and revenues in clinical, academic, and research operations; management of short and long term operations such as space, information technology, and inventory; oversight of research, education, revenue cycle operations and human resource activities.
- Critical Thinking Skills - Ability to arrive at accurate conclusions and solutions by visualizing new potentials, and by identifying, defining and analyzing problems and situations using rational and intuitive processes.
- Leadership - Ability to attract and mobilize energies and talents; to work towards a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization, the people comprising it and the people it serves.
- Communication - Ability to shape others' understanding in ways that capture interest, inform and gain support.
- Project Management - Ability to coordinate the diverse components of the project by quality project planning, execution and change control to achieve required balance of time, cost and quality.
- Teamwork - Builds and maintains positive working relationships, within individual work groups and across departments, through open communication and collaboration; works with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
- Business Acumen - Demonstrates a clear understanding of all areas of the business (education, research, clinical care) – customers (students, trainees, faculty, community), resources, educational trends, new advances – and uses skills in planning, prioritizing, decision-making, and resource allocation to drive desired results.