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The Senior Administrator, Department of Urology oversees and manages the operational, financial, and strategic functions of the department across all missions delivered by Emory Healthcare and Emory University School of Medicine and plays a key leadership role in advancing departmental goals, optimizing resources, and ensuring operational excellence, including financial performance, regulatory compliance, and staff development.

This critical role serves as the administrative partner to the Department Chair, providing strategic, financial, and operational leadership across the department's clinical, research, and educational missions. This individual is accountable for both academic administration and clinical enterprise management, including oversight of physician practice operations within The Emory Clinic (TEC) and Emory Specialty Associates (ESA). The Administrator ensures operational excellence, fiscal sustainability, and alignment with institutional goals, while guiding the department through continued growth in research and clinical innovation. This leader has responsibility for:

• Overseeing the business functions of all three missions of academic medicine (clinical care, research and discovery, education and training), serving as an autonomous leader with departmental decision-making authority, oversight of research portfolio management, teaching program execution, as well as overall budget development and leadership presentation and responsibility.
• The Senior Administrator for Urology develops long-term and short-term strategic goals and objectives and ensures that the department operates effectively and efficiently.  
• Works closely with the Chair to plan and develop comprehensive Emory Healthcare and Emory University School of Medicine budgets; direct financial planning and analysis; oversee compensation and deployment; prepare and submit capital requests; and direct overall operations.
• Critical accountability for research compliance including, but not limited to effort certification, lab related certifications and other funding source driven policies and requirements.
• Oversight of the alignment and adherence to SOM and accrediting body requirements on teaching activities including LCME, ACGME and others as needed.
• This position reports directly to Vice President, Surgical Services, Emory Healthcare and Executive Administrator, Surgical Services, Emory University School of Medicine with additional direct reporting to the Chair, Department of Urology.
• Accountability for Emory Healthcare clinical and business functions resides within the Physician Group Practice (PGP) through the President of PGP, the PGP Chief Financial Officer for budgeting and PGP Senior VP for Physician Services for clinical operations.
• Accountability for Emory University School of Medicine academic business functions resides through the Chief Business Officer and Dean in the School of Medicine.

• Acts as a liaison between clinical, academic, and administrative entities to facilitate coordination and communication.
• Lead implementation of the department's multi-year strategic plan encompassing clinical, research, and education missions.
• Collaborate with the Chair, Vice Chairs, and faculty leaders to align departmental goals with the School of Medicine's vision and Emory Healthcare priorities.
• Establish metrics and accountability mechanisms for departmental initiatives, including belonging, engagement, innovation, and mentorship programs.
• Facilitate annual reviews of progress toward strategic milestones and resource alignment.

• Oversee the department's budget encompassing grant, clinical, and philanthropic funds.
• Lead financial planning and management for The Emory Clinic (TEC) and Emory Specialty Associates (ESA), including clinical budget preparation, variance reporting, and forecasting.
• Provide oversight of physician compensation planning and administration in collaboration with SOM and Emory Healthcare leadership.
• Oversee revenue cycle management for all clinical operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and optimization of reimbursement processes.
• Develop sustainable financial models that reinvest in faculty support, research infrastructure, and clinical modernization.
• Work with SOM Finance to ensure transparent resource allocation to support consultation and research workflows, indirect cost sharing, and research reinvestment mechanisms.
• Support faculty leadership in the modernization of laboratory technology, faculty footprint, and operations to enhance quality, safety, and efficiency across clinical sites.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline administrative workflows, reporting, and compliance.

• Direct all human resources activities for faculty and staff, including recruitment, onboarding, compensation, performance management, and employee relations.
• Partner with the Chair, Faculty Affairs and HR to advance formal mentoring programs, faculty career pathways, and leadership development initiatives. Support and risk mitigation faculty issues as needed.
• Manage faculty affairs processes including appointment, promotion, tenure, and faculty data maintenance in alignment with institutional policy.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and professional growth across all divisions.
• Ensure compliance with employment law, institutional policy, and equity standards in hiring and promotion.

• Enable growth of experimental pathology and translational research through strategic administrative support and grant management.
• Promote innovation in clinical trials, AI, and molecular diagnostics through resource alignment and pilot program support.
• Support the development of research cores and shared facilities aligned with the department's long-term vision.
• Partnership with Chair, comply with all SOM space policies and guidelines including research density.
• Provide strong leadership and partnership around all research administration issues including effort certification and adherence to all SOM and Emory University research compliance requirements.

• Ensure programmatic and financial oversight for residency, fellowship, and graduate education programs in work with the Vice Chair of Education.
• Collaborate with education leadership to enhance program evaluation, accreditation, and trainee satisfaction.
• Support improvement in systems for evaluations, rotations, and trainee development.

• Advance initiatives that strengthen departmental cohesion, communication, and morale.
• Maintain transparent communication during departmental planning processes.
• Lead a high-performing, largely remote administrative team characterized by autonomy, professionalism, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

• Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPH or related field), and eight years of professional business or management experience which includes experience in a clinical or healthcare environment, OR an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training. Previous supervisory experience.
• Extensive experience managing physician practice operations, including budgeting, compensation, and revenue cycle management.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning, complex financial management, and faculty affairs.
• Proven ability to lead through organizational change and align diverse stakeholders across academic and clinical domains.
• Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills.

• Experience with academic health systems, laboratory medicine operations, or large multi-mission departments.
• Understanding of NIH funding structures, indirect cost management, and clinical-academic partnerships.
• Strategic thinker who balances operational rigor with innovation and relationship-building.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring teams and advancing equity and inclusion.

Leadership Mindset

• Commitment to transparency and accountability.
• Strategic agility in the face of institutional change.
• Collaborative and partnership-oriented approach to solving cross-mission challenges.
• Dedication to academic, clinical, and research excellence.

NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location.  Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee. 

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