Senior Director, Clinical Operations & Strategy

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Director of Clinical Operations to oversee administrative and clinical activities across departments, ensuring efficiency, compliance and strategic alignment with the institution's goals.

The role requires strong leadership, budget stewardship and collaboration with psychosocial and clinical leaders to improve patient flow, resource planning and performance across large teams in a world-class research hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• Master’s in Business Administration or related field preferred.
• Experience managing large teams and mid-large scale operations.
• Strong knowledge of hospital/clinical operations systems and compliance.
• Experience leading large-scale projects from design to implementation.
• Ability to build external connections with peers and expert networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large/ critical complex hospital/ clinical operations area/ team.
• Contribute to the overall hospital/ clinical operations strategy and roadmap, and drive implementation in line with institutional objectives.
• Drive resource planning and process development in line with strategic priorities and support the hospital/ clinical operations leadership teams.
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization to drive results.
• Influence external stakeholders strategically through proactive engagement.
• Actively drive processes for team management in terms of goal setting, performance, development, and engagement.
• Accountable for budget management for own area.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

Skills

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s in Business Administration or related field preferred

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Director of Clinical Operations to oversee administrative and clinical activities across departments, ensuring efficiency, compliance and strategic alignment with the institution's goals.

The role requires strong leadership, budget stewardship and collaboration with psychosocial and clinical leaders to improve patient flow, resource planning and performance across large teams in a world-class research hospital.