Director Financial Diagnostic Services

UT Southwestern; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern seeks a Director of Diagnostic Finance to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning for Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories. This executive role partners with senior leaders to drive financial performance, optimize resources, and support service line growth across the university hospitals and affiliated operations.

The position requires collaboration with physicians, operational leaders, and finance teams, delivering data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of healthcare finance experience with 5+ years in hospital finance leadership.
• Experience with capital planning, business case development, financial modeling, and executive presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual operating and capital budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Provide executive financial leadership for strategy, performance, and growth.
• Participate in month-end close, variance analysis, dashboards, and forecasting.

Skills

Budgeting leadership

Forecasting & modeling

Strategic decision support

Multi-priority management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Financial systems proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/BA/Healthcare Admin

MBA or MHA (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Diagnostic Finance is the senior finance leader responsible for the strategic financial management, planning, budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, financial reporting, and business analytics for Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories across UT Southwestern Medical Center's University Hospitals and affiliated clinical operations. This position partners with executive leadership, Imaging administration, Clinical Laboratories administration, physicians, operational leaders, and hospital finance teams to improve financial performance, optimize resource utilization, evaluate capital investments, support service line growth, and provide data-driven recommendations that advance the organization's strategic priorities. The Director provides executive oversight for operating and capital budgets, long-range financial planning, business case development, productivity analytics, revenue optimization, and enterprise reporting while fostering continuous improvement and financial stewardship.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field
• Experience
• 7 years of progressively responsible healthcare finance experience
• 5 years of leadership experience in hospital finance, financial planning, budgeting, or service line finance.
• Experience supporting hospital operations, executive leadership, and strategic financial planning.
• Experience with capital planning, business case development, financial modeling, and executive presentations.

Preferred

• Education
• Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or Healthcare Administration (MHA)

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

JOB DUTIES

• 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 Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Laboratories 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 the 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to lead and oversee hospital operating and capital budgeting activities, including business planning, financial forecasting-modeling, long-range planning, and ROI analysis
• Understanding of productivity and benchmarking analytics
• Excellent strategic decision support skills and experience with decision support applications
• Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Financial systems proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Excel
• Ability to effectively lead, develop, and manage subordinate managers and staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures of university.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

Working Conditions

• Office Setting

Salary Information

Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.