Assistant Director Decision Support

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Assistant Director of Decision Support is a valuable member of our Strategic Analytics team. The Assistant Director develops and audits cost data in our hospital Decision Support System. Our cost accounting data facilitates decision-making related to service line growth opportunities. This position is a key resource to leadership and service line management, frequently working with others in Finance and clinical administrators.

The right candidate will be an "in the work" leader who can roll up their sleeves and dive into the details alongside the team while maintaining ability to see big-picture trends and plan departmental strategy. This seasoned manager will have experience adjusting to a variety of learning/communication styles in order to effectively lead and engage this team. Embracing challenges and implementing creative problem-solving strategies will be paramount.

Duties of an Assistant Director of Decision Support may include the following but are not limited to:

• Manages the hospital's cost accounting system by creating processes and internal controls to maintain an effective system that is updated on a timely basis.
• Responsible for the production, oversight and integration of cost allocation methodologies and associated statistics.
• Leads, develops and enhances cost accounting functionality in the system.
• Audits and reconciles DSS data to source systems and financial statements.
• Assists in the development of dashboard visualizations, such as Tableau or Syntellis Business Intelligence Score Cards.
• Provides support on data interpretation, variance analyses, trends and issues related to costing data.
• Identifies system, process, and workflow issues and recommends process improvements that result in greater accuracy of data.
• Routinely audits and validates published reports and the allocations of cost and other revenue for accuracy and completeness.
• Develops standard reports and analyses used by the Strategic Analytics team.
• Manages, supervises and trains staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years healthcare finance experience
• Knowledge of healthcare cost accounting or hospital Institutional Cost Reports
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to collect, organize, synthesize and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Managerial experience.

Preferred:

• Experience with hospital accounting, budgeting, analytics and planning, service line profitability or forecasting.
• In depth knowledge of hospital cost accounting or hospital Institutional Cost Reporting.
• In depth knowledge of hospital financial analysis, financial planning, strategic and business development.
• Experience with integration and interfacing of data feeds from source systems to Hospital Decision Support/Cost Accounting Systems.
• Ability to think strategically and understand operational systems that provide patient care.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as - $130000 - $160000.

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