Director, Clinical Operations & Strategy

Cook County Government; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Basic Term Life Insurance

Pension Plan

Deferred Compensation Program

Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick Time

Public Service Loan ForgivenessProgram

Job summary

Cook County Health seeks a Director of Clinical Business Operations to lead financial and operational performance across multiple service lines. The role partners with executive leaders to drive operational excellence and fiscal stewardship in a complex health system.

The position reports to the Senior Director and requires strategic oversight of budgets, capital, contracts, data analysis, and process improvements, with a focus on delivering high-quality care and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university is required (Official transcript must be provided at the time of interview).
• Four (4) years of administrative/management experience in a healthcare environment is required.
• Three (3) years of experience in conducting data analysis, creating reports, and making recommendations is required.
• Two (2) years of supervisory or management experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development and oversight of operating budgets, financial forecasting, and resource allocation across multiple departments or service lines.
• Establishes and manages productivity systems, reports, and training.
• Assists in the development of staffing projections based on industry standards and benchmarks.
• Reviews and tracks position requests to ensure alignment with budget and approved staffing projections.
• Serves as a superuser for operational benchmarking systems, generating, analyzing, and interpreting reports to support operational performance and data-driven decision-making.
• Develops, implements, and manages business operations processes to support safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective operations.
• Leads the analysis and interpretation of operational and financial data to support executive decision-making.
• Develops business plans to support capital funding and ensure efficient operations.
• Serves as a partner to Procurement and completes using-department processes related to capital coordination, contract administration, and vendor performance to ensure compliance, fiscal stewardship, and operational effectiveness.
• Leads projects and chairs and/or participates in committees and meetings as assigned.

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Cook County Health seeks a Director of Clinical Business Operations to lead financial and operational performance across multiple service lines. The role partners with executive leaders to drive operational excellence and fiscal stewardship in a complex health system.

The position reports to the Senior Director and requires strategic oversight of budgets, capital, contracts, data analysis, and process improvements, with a focus on delivering high-quality care and efficiency.