Manager - Pioneering Sciences

Mayo Clinic; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic Rochester is seeking a Manager to partner with administrative leaders, physicians, and scientists to lead and coordinate operational and administrative functions aligned with strategic priorities. The Manager demonstrates strong leadership and process-improvement capabilities within shields and departments.

The role spans a broad portfolio with emphasis on transformation advances, including the design and implementation of future-state organizations and collaboration with diverse

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and manage teams across multiple departments.
• Demonstrated skill in aligning operations with strategic priorities.
• Experience in transformation initiatives and process improvement.
• Commitment to Mayo Clinic values and inclusive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team to operationalize the vision and outcomes.
• Foster high performing, engaged teams aligned to safety and Mayo Clinic values.
• Drive operational excellence, design and implement future-state operating models.
• Lead transformation initiatives including AI enablement and cross-functional collaborations.
• Demonstrate business acumen with budgeting and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operational leadership

People management

Change management

Data literacy

Communication

Financial acumen

Safety culture

Job description

Position Overview

The Manager partners with administrative leaders, physicians, and scientists to lead and coordinate operational and administrative functions in alignment with strategic priorities. The Manager has strong leadership, operational and process improvement capabilities.

Embodying our Mayo Clinic values, the Manager plays a pivotal role within shields and departments managing teams and service lines.

The manager will have a broad operational portfolio, with emphasis on transformation advances:

• A portfolio spanning approximately [60%] department operations and [40%] transformation work, balancing operational management with the design and implementation of the future-state organization.
• Scope requiring a scientific or technical background to effectively partner with scientific, technical and administrative leaders across the portfolio.
• Emphasis on aligning departmental operations, emerging opportunities and transformation priorities with the transition of former departments and stand-up of new departments.
• Leadership and partnership on transformation initiatives in AI Scientific enablement, MCP Discovery Science and across broader industry-facing spaces, helping shape new operating models and strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities

Vision and Strategy

• Lead and manage the team to operationalize the vision, executing goals and outcome-based objectives.
• Actively contribute to the development of priorities and action plans.
• Serve as a liaison between front-line supervisors and staff and leadership to ensure strategic alignment, staff engagement, and open, transparent, bidirectional communication.
• Develop relationships externally in support of Mayo Clinic’s goals and objectives.

People and Culture

• Create and foster high performing, engaged teams, aligned to a culture of safety and Mayo Clinic values.
• Lead and mentor team through new and changing situations.
• Effectively manage team performance and difficult conversations with compassion and respect.
• Embed equity, inclusion, and diversity principles into team, across hiring, developing, and coaching staff.
• Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports and other allied health staff to foster engagement, life-long learning, and professional growth.

Operational Excellence

• Provide leadership with a primary focus on operational excellence, implementation, and staff engagement.
• Apply operational knowledge, critical thinking, sound judgment, andproblem solving in anintegrated, matrixedenvironment.
• Effectively manage staff assignments to meet fluctuating workload and business needs.
• Embrace and drive operational execution with a sense of pace and urgency. Coordinate and direct staff to ensure smooth operations and efficiencies.
• Engage in systems design, process improvement, and optimization to improve and simplify operations and outcomes.
• Facilitate quality, safety, regulatory, and service excellence.
• Manage projects and lead multidisciplinary teams including financial analysis, problem solving, and data-driven decision-making.

Transformation and Innovation

• Develop a global mindset, and continuously invest in learning and gaining knowledge inter and intra industry.
• Demonstrate continuous learning of emerging technologies and data literacy for departmental and organizational benefit.
• Demonstrate forward-thinking and trend analysis to anticipate future needs and opportunities.
• Encourage team to pursue new approaches and demonstrate business agility.

Financial and Business Acumen

• Demonstrate business acumen andapply financial rigor in managing financial results.
• Assist in managing budget for area of responsibility.
• Manage strategic growth to include staffing and other resources.
• Implement, manage, and operationalize business plans and deliverables.
• Represent and communicate big picture thinking with business partners and stakeholders.
• Support effective decision making and ensure long term sustainability through deep understanding of healthcare, education, and research finance models, including revenue drivers, to support effective decision making and ensure long term sustainability.

*Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This position is not eligible for F-1 OPT STEM extension.