Director, Network Operations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Milford (CT); On-site; USD 96,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Director of Network Operations to provide strategic leadership for regional campus operations, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care across multiple sites. You will oversee staffing, scheduling, and process improvements while guiding performance metrics and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires 8+ years in ambulatory care management, strong leadership, and expertise in healthcare IT projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible ambulatory care management or similar clinical care environment experience.
• 2 years of managerial and supervisory experience in a hospital or clinical setting.
• Project management, business planning, and/or implementation experience in healthcare preferred.
• Prior healthcare experience within a distributed campus strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 operational oversight of clinic functions, ensuring continuous, safe, and high-quality patient care across all hours of operation.
• Monitor, compile, and distribute clinical and performance metrics; drive data-informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to centralize functions and scale new patient care services.
• Lead staffing planning, workflow optimization, and resource allocation across sites.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

EPIC/clinical scheduling systems

Leadership and mentoring

Communication

Project management and process improv.

Strategic thinking

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

EPIC/clinical scheduling systems

Job description

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Network Operations, the Director of Network Operations provides strategic leadership and oversight for regional campus operations, ensuring efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered care across multiple sites. This role leads operational planning, staffing, scheduling, and process improvement initiatives, while serving as the subject matter expert on clinical systems, workflows, and performance metrics. The Director mentors and develops high-performing teams, collaborates with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to optimize patient flow, operational efficiency, and adherence to institutional policies and regulatory standards.

This position does not have a designated home base. The selected candidate will be expected to travel to and work onsite at all regional satellite locations as needed.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high‑risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School‑affiliated hospitals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Clinical Operations / Management: Provide 24/7 operational oversight of clinic functions, ensuring continuous, safe, and high-quality patient care across all hours of operation. Monitor, compile, and distribute clinical and performance metrics/reports, drive data‑informed decision‑making and accountability. Collaborate with Operations Directors and VP, Network Operations to centralize functions (e.g., call center, NPCs, floats). Lead the planning, implementation, and scaling of new patient care services across all sites, ensuring consistency and operational readiness. Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; support safe, efficient, high-quality care. Act as escalation point for operational and patient care issues, including after‑hours. Develop, implement, and monitor administrative policies, processes, and procedures. Provide administrative support for meetings: draft agendas, track action items, follow up on next steps. Optimize resource utilization and clinic workflows; facilitate multidisciplinary workgroups. Represent regional campuses on institute‑wide committees. Drive resource allocation, staffing models, and workflow optimization to ensure appropriate coverage and throughput at all times.

• Regional Campus Oversight: Maintain full operational accountability for campus‑based clinic performance, including staffing, patient flow, access, and service delivery. Manage implementation of new programs and coordinate multidisciplinary clinics. Track and reconcile safety reports; report trends and resolutions. Manage service level agreements and oversee the performance of host hospital ancillary services supporting regional campuses; track, elevate, address, and resolve service issues as they arise to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality patient care and operational continuity. Liaise with Access Management, Billing, and FIO. Identify operational improvements in workflow, patient flow, and daily operations. Partner with Operations Director and Practice Manager on staffing: hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations.

• Project Management and Quality Improvement: Support initiatives and programs across campuses to enhance operational performance and patient care. Identify and lead process and quality improvement opportunities. Participate in IT, Operations, and EMR projects as a subject matter expert. Serve on Quality/Process Improvement project teams to implement workflow and efficiency enhancements. Lead and manage enterprise‑level projects affecting regional campuses, partnering with IT, Operations, and cross‑functional stakeholders to plan, implement, and optimize initiatives that improve workflows, patient flow, access, and overall operational performance.

• Leadership and Team Management:Supervises staff. Hires, develops, and manages staff to achieve organizational goals. Sets clear expectations, delivers feedback, and monitors performance for quality, efficiency, and compliance with policies and procedures. Mentors staff, fosters career growth, and cultivates a positive and productive work environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert in Microsoft Office, collaboration tools, and EPIC/clinical scheduling systems.

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills; builds high‑performing, accountable teams.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication across diverse audiences.

• Proven ability to lead complex projects, develop workflows, track metrics, and drive process improvements.

• Strategic thinker with independent decision‑making, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills.

• Flexible and adaptable, leading effectively in dynamic, evolving operational environments.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree (MHA, MBA or related) preferred.

• 8+ years of progressively responsible ambulatory care management or similar clinical care environment experience required.

• 2 years of managerial and supervisory experience in a hospital or clinical setting required.

• Project management, business planning, and/or implementation experience in healthcare preferred.

• Prior healthcare experience within a distributed campus strongly preferred.

License/Certification/Registration Required: None

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

• Directly supervises Practice Manager and network administrative staff.

Patient Contact: Yes

• Direct contact with ambulatory regional campus patients.

Special Working Conditions:

• Travel to the regional campuses will be required on a regular basis.

At Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusiveenvironment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionateprofessionals, neither do we.

Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$96,000.00 - $122,000.00