Director, Diagnostic Imaging & Lab Finance

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

100% preventive care coverage

Paid Time Off

Retirement Benefits (TRS)

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness programs

Tuition Reimbursement

PSLF Qualified Employer

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, seeks a strategic Director of Diagnostic Finance to lead budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning for Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories across our unified hospital operations. The role partners with executive leadership to optimize financial performance and support service line growth.

The position oversees operating and capital budgets, long-range planning, and enterprise reporting, delivering data-driven insights to advance the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• 7 years of healthcare finance experience.
• 5 years of leadership experience in hospital finance, financial planning, budgeting, or service line finance.
• Experience with capital planning, business case development, financial modeling, and executive presentations.
• CPA certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual operating budget, capital budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans for Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories.
• Provide executive financial leadership supporting Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories strategy, operational performance, and sustainable growth.
• Participate in month-end close, recurring financial reporting, variance analysis, executive dashboards, and forecasting.
• Lead preparation, evaluation, prioritization, and tracking of capital investments, including ROI analyses and business plans for major capital purchases.
• Develop financial models supporting new imaging and clinical laboratories technologies, equipment replacement, expansion initiatives, and service line growth.
• Perform access, capacity, productivity, labor, reimbursement, and profitability analyses to improve operational efficiency.
• Support revenue integrity initiatives through financial analysis and collaboration with revenue cycle and operational leadership.
• Present financial performance and strategic recommendations to executive leadership, including Imaging and Clinical Laboratories leadership, hospital leadership, and finance executives.
• Partner with clinical, operational, supply chain, and finance leaders to align financial resources with organizational priorities.
• Develop financial policies, internal controls, reporting standards, and continuous process improvements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Diagnostic Finance team.
• Perform other strategic duties assigned by senior finance leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Capital planning

Financial modeling

Executive presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin/Healthcare Admin

MBA or MHA preferred

CPA

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, seeks a strategic Director of Diagnostic Finance to lead budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning for Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories across our unified hospital operations. The role partners with executive leadership to optimize financial performance and support service line growth.

The position oversees operating and capital budgets, long-range planning, and enterprise reporting, delivering data-driven insights to advance the