Director - Real Estate Information Management

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a senior real estate leader to oversee enterprise lease administration and accounting, and to drive data-driven management of healthcare real estate across owned and leased assets.

You will partner with leaders and vendors to optimize reporting, data integrity, and portfolio decisions, including acquisitions and strategic planning, while ensuring compliance with healthcare real estate regulations and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field as listed.
• Experience building/ managing real estate databases and interfaces.
• Strong negotiation experience and healthcare real estate knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise oversight of lease administration and lease accounting.
• Develop tools and procedures for real estate data and portfolio tracking.
• Lead real estate data management across owned and leased properties.
• Oversee lease administration with internal leaders and external vendors.
• Govern real estate data accuracy, integrity, and interfaces.
• Manage data projects supporting acquisitions and strategic planning.
• Produce portfolio metrics, dashboards, and key dates for decisions.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare real estate regulatory requirements.
• Use data-driven insights for lease-versus-own and negotiations.
• Serve as liaison with planning, construction, property management, and leadership.
• Apply financial, technical, and real estate expertise to enterprise solutions.
• Build relationships across healthcare and real estate industries.

Skills

RE data management

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare real estate law

Vendor management

Education

Master's degree in Real Estate/Accounting/IS/Architecture/Design/Construction Management/Healthcare Administration

Job description

Major Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise oversight of lease administration and lease accounting, ensuring systems, processes, and controls effectively manage all internal and external leases.
• Develop, implement, and manage tools, systems, and procedures supporting real estate data, lease administration, and portfolio tracking.
• Lead real estate data and information management across the enterprise for both owned and leased properties.
• Partner with internal leaders and external vendors to oversee lease administration services and shared reporting relationships.
• Manage and govern real estate data, including data accuracy, integrity, interfaces, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee real estate–related data projects supporting acquisitions, strategic initiatives, and enterprise planning.
• Produce and maintain portfolio metrics, scorecards, dashboards, key dates, and portfolio statistics to support business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements related to healthcare real estate transactions and lease accounting.
• Use data-driven insights to support portfolio strategies, including lease-versus-own decisions, purchases, negotiations, and other strategic real estate initiatives.
• Serve as a cross-functional liaison with real estate planning, construction, property management, lease administration, accounting, plant operations, and medical group leadership.
• Apply financial, technical, and real estate expertise to deliver integrated, enterprise-wide solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships across healthcare and real estate industries to advance organizational sophistication and best practices.
• Ensure production of high-quality, professional deliverables that support executive decision-making and enterprise negotiations.
  

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree in Real Estate, Accounting, Information Systems, Architecture, Design, Construction Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.

Licensure / Certification

• State-specific Real Estate Broker’s License.

Experience

• Experience building and managing real estate databases, tools, and system interfaces.
• Experience managing major real estate transactions.
• Exceptional negotiation experience.
• Strong legal knowledge related to healthcare real estate.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of REIT and landlord structures, objectives, and negotiation strategies.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Standard office environment with prolonged computer use.
• Site visits and driving required.
• Some travel required.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or qualifications. Responsibilities may be modified to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.