Manager, Clinical Bus Amin

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic medical center in New York City is seeking a Manager of Clinical Business Administration to enhance revenue and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s in Accounting or Business Administration, possess strong analytical skills, and have experience in healthcare operations. Responsibilities include leading analytics, supporting contract management, and producing financial analyses. The position offers a competitive salary range of $95,000-$120,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in education and/or experience, plus three years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration with Finance Concentration is preferred.
• Strong accounting/financial background.
• Ability to identify solutions to complex problems.
• Knowledge of medical coding and billing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead centralized clinical business administration reporting and analytics.
• Establish and enforce standard definitions and reporting calendars.
• Assist with analyses and administrative support related to clinical support arrangements.
• Support contract management activities.
• Maintain routine working sessions with operational partners.
• Produce and interpret billing and revenue analyses.
• Coordinate administrative workflows for affiliate agreements.
• Support audit and discovery requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Grade 105

Job Details

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $95,000.00 $120,000.00

Position Summary

The Manager of Clinical Business Administration partners with operational stakeholders to monitor performance, audit billing and coding compliance, resolve issues, reduce risk, and identify opportunities to improve revenue and efficiency, while also supporting business planning and managing key affiliate agreements, contracts, and practice initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead centralized clinical business administration reporting and analytics by extracting, validating, and integrating definitive data from ARC, Cognos, and other enterprise systems to produce reliable, decision-ready insights
• Establish and enforce standard definitions, reporting calendars, and ownership models across stakeholders to ensure consistent execution and clean handoffs. Develop and maintain report templates and monitoring tools, selecting the appropriate reporting approach for each request to balance accuracy, usability, and turnaround time.
• Assist the Division Administrator, Executive Director, and other departmental leaders with selected analyses and administrative support related to NYP pass-through activity, funds flow, and other clinical support arrangements, as assigned.
• Support contract management activities through coordination, centralized tracking, and administrative follow-up, in partnership with the designated contract lead and other stakeholders as needed.
• Assist with departmental aspects of credentialing, and related administrative processes by helping track requirements, organize documentation, and coordinate follow-up with the appropriate internal partners.
• Maintain routine working sessions with operational partners to gather requirements, translate needs into clear specifications, and deliver standardized scorecards, dashboards, and reporting packages
• Produce and interpret recurring and ad hoc billing, revenue, and receivables analyses to assess financial performance, billing integrity, quality indicators, and operational trends, highlighting risks, drivers, and opportunities
• Perform disciplined denial, rejection, and charge release analyses to identify root causes, quantify impact, and drive corrective actions that reduce delays, minimize rework, and protect collections
• Test, quality check, and reconcile reporting outputs prior to release, documenting data sources, assumptions, logic, and control steps to ensure repeatability and audit readiness
• Support monthly KPIs/ Scoreboards and variance discussions, translating findings into concise narratives and actionable recommendations for leadership
• Coordinate administrative workflows for executing and tracking affiliate agreements, contracts, and practice initiatives, including document control and maintenance of a centralized repository of key terms, deliverables, and financial impacts
• Support audit and discovery requests through accurate data collection, validation, and documentation, and complete special projects and other related duties as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in education and/or experience, plus three years of related experience.

Additional Position-Specific Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration with Finance Concentration.
• Strong accounting/financial background. Ability to analyze and coalesce data from multiple systems and present it in a straightforward format.
• Ability to identify solutions to complex problems.
• Cutting edge skills with financial systems including spreadsheet preparation, reports creation and presentation. Self-starter with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of medical coding and billing a plus.
• This position is characterized by strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as attention to detail. Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment. Must have good internal and external customer service skills with a high level of initiative to problem-solve.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, finance, accounting, or a related field preferred, with experience in an academic medical center, hospital, faculty practice organization, or similarly complex healthcare environment, and knowledge of healthcare operations, revenue cycle workflows, billing processes, clinical support arrangements, and related administrative practices strongly preferred.

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