Executive Director for COM Administration and Operations
Executive Director for COM Administration and Operations
Hiring Department: College of Medicine
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1034768
Posting Close Date: 6/27/2025
Salary: The budgeted salary range for this position is between $125,000- $175,000
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.
Position Summary
This position serves as Chief of Staff to the Executive Dean of the College of Medicines and CEO of the University of Illinois Hospitals and Clinics and is as a member of the senior management team, with authority over a wide range of management and technical assignments. This position provides UI COM with executive leadership, liaises with other senior officials, and manages external relationships and partnerships. S/he assures communication and integration across the enterprise enabling effective decision making. S/he will also be assigned special projects that may be either recurring or non-recurring in nature.
Duties & Responsibilities
Represents, advises, and provides day-to-day support to the Executive Dean and UIH CEO and facilitates communication and coordination of his leadership team. Prepares agendas for senior staff meetings and summarizes discussions and action items resulting from each meeting to attendees, with appropriate follow-up.
Synthesizes input and feedback from the executive leadership team (associate deans, regional deans, department heads, and center directors) to help the Executive Dean make decisions. Develop data analysis and write reports for use in executive decision-making.
Liaison with the Hospital's executive leadership team to support the Dean is her/his dual capacity as CEO of the UI Hospital and clinics.
Manages the bi-directional flow of communication in and out of the Dean's office to ensure consistent and responsive message delivery to key stakeholders, including faculty, staff, students, alumni and others. Works to remove barriers that hamper inter- and intra-organizational communication.
Supports the Executive Dean/CEO in internal and external engagements that involve strategic relationship-building and critical opportunities. This includes visits to international partners and visits by international partners.
Identifies and monitors internal and external developments that could have material impact on UI COM's success and alerts the Executive Dean and members of the senior management team to those developments.
Executes comprehensive projects and assignments that require coordination of several different offices and/or areas of the College and Hospital when necessary. Coordinates and monitors assignments which must be accomplished in conjunction with other senior executives.
Handles data, communication, and projects that are highly privileged and confidential.
Helps the Dean/CEO conduct annual performance reviews of all his/her direct reports (associate deans, regional deans, department heads, and center directors; and CFO, CMO, CNO , COO and other c-suite leaders in the Hospital). Sets goals for these employees and monitors progress against those goals throughout the year.
Work with the College's HR staff in the recruitment and retention of senior College leaders, including department heads, center directors, regional deans, and college-wide decanal positions, and with the Hospital's HR staff in the recruitment and retention of senior Hospital leaders.
Supervise the administrative staff within the Dean's Office including hiring, conducting annual performance reviews, and salary setting.
Serves as the liaison between stakeholders inside the college, and with external agencies (i.e. community, governing bodies, accreditors, sponsors, donors, etc.). Also serves as the Dean's/CEO's liaison to various college-wide, and University committees.
Supports the academic and business growth of the University of Illinois College of Medicine by bolstering communications and executing innovative strategies.
Prepare detailed briefing materials, presentations, and written remarks for the Dean/CEO in preparation for events, and speaking engagements; provide relevant facts, data, background information for meetings, reports, inquires, agendas, and presentations.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in business administration, management, public administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in managerial role, preferably in an academic setting.
- Demonstrated broad understanding of higher education structure, norms, roles, and missions.
- Experience in managing within a highly matrixed organization.
- Strong project management skills with a results orientation
- Exercises emotional intelligence, judgment, discretion, diplomacy, and political acumen with confidence and poise.
- Possess strong integrity, a high level of energy and proven achievement, excellent oral and written communication skills, and exceptional interpersonal relationship and team-building skills.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation
To apply, visit https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/15030?c=uic
Copyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved.
Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency
jeid-6e80022a86343846aa227f64a5096a4e
|
University of Illinois Chicago
May 29, 2025