Administrative Fellow

Memorial Health; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 40,556 - 62,873; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Health is seeking candidates for its Administrative Fellowship, a 12-month postgraduate program aimed at developing emerging healthcare leaders. The Fellowship offers hands-on experience with executive leadership, strategic operations, and high-priority projects that have measurable impacts across the health system.

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess strong analytical and project management skills. This role provides an immersive experience and the opportunity to influence key decisions affecting patients and communities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited graduate program is required.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic, operational, and organizational initiatives.
• Lead high-priority projects aligned with strategic objectives.
• Conduct analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Develop reports and executive briefing materials.
• Attend leadership meetings to gain exposure to governance.

Skills

Achievement Orientation

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Information Seeking

Initiative

Project Management

Education

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or public administration

Job description

Overview

The Memorial Health Administrative Fellowship is a 12-month postgraduate leadership development program designed to provide emerging healthcare leaders with exposure to executive decision-making, strategic operations, and health system leadership. Working closely with the President and Chief Executive Officer, senior executives, and leaders across the organization, the Fellow serves as a trusted contributor on high-priority initiatives that shape the future of Memorial Health. Through project-based work spanning hospital operations, strategy, finance, physician partnerships, workforce development, and organizational transformation, the Fellow gains enterprise-wide experience while leading meaningful projects with measurable impact. This immersive experience offers direct access to executive leadership, broad visibility across the health system, and the opportunity to influence decisions that affect patients, caregivers, and communities throughout Memorial Health.

Salary: USD $29.44/Hr. Max USD $45.64/Hr.

Eligibility

To be considered for the Memorial Health Administrative Fellowship, applicants must:

• Submit an online application through the Memorial Health Careers website
• Email all required application materials in PDF format to [e-mail]

Both steps are required for a complete application.

Required Application Materials

Please submit the following materials in PDF format via email to [e-mail]:

• Resume
• Personal Statement (1 page, single-spaced) addressing:
• Your interest in the Memorial Health Administrative Fellowship
• Your decision to pursue a career in healthcare administration
• Your fellowship goals, career objectives, and approach to creating value within a complex healthcare environment
• Two Letters of Recommendation:
• One Academic
• One Professional
• Official Graduate School Transcript(s)
• Official or Unofficial Undergraduate Transcript(s)

Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public administration, or a related field from an accredited graduate program required.

Licensure/Certification/Registry: N/A

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Achievement Orientation: Possesses a concern for surpassing a standard of excellence, by striving for improvement, outperforming others, or setting goals to achieve something new.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to understand a situation, issue, or problem by breaking it into smaller pieces and considering implications step-by-step.
• Communication: Ability to use written and spoken communication to convey meaning, build understanding, and move agendas forward.
• Information Seeking: Curiosity and desire to know more about topics, people, and issues; ability to stay current with health and organizational trends.
• Initiative: Ability to identify a problem or opportunity and take action to address it.
• Project Management: Ability to plan, execute, and oversee a multi-year project with significant resources and impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President and Chief Executive Officer, System Leadership Team, and other senior leaders to support strategic, operational, and organizational initiatives across Memorial Health.
• Lead and contribute to high-priority projects aligned with the health system's strategic objectives through research, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support executive decision-making, operational improvement, business planning, and the evaluation of new opportunities.
• Develop recommendations, presentations, reports, and executive briefing materials for senior leadership, governing boards, and organizational committees.
• Participate in strategic planning, operational leadership, resource management, and policy development activities across the health system.
• Attend and actively participate in executive leadership meetings, operational forums, board meetings, medical staff meetings, and other leadership committees to gain broad exposure to governance and decision-making.
• Collaborate with leaders, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to advance strategic priorities, improve organizational performance, and support change initiatives.
• Apply project management principles to ensure initiatives stay on schedule, stakeholders are informed, and objectives are achieved.
• Assist in the implementation and evaluation of organizational initiatives by monitoring outcomes, gathering feedback, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Handle sensitive strategic, financial, operational, and personnel information with professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with leaders, physicians, caregivers, and external partners to support goals and foster collaboration.
• Pursue professional development opportunities through participation in professional organizations, educational programs, conferences, and other learning activities.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as requested.