Strategic Dept Admin - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Association of American Medical Colleges; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kentucky College of Medicine seeks a strategic Department Administrator for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. You will oversee finances, operations, HR, faculty affairs, facilities, and strategic planning, reporting to the Department Chair.

As a senior leader, you will guide budgeting, workforce planning, and program growth while ensuring regulatory compliance and service excellence across clinical, educational, and research missions.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in academic medicine or similarly complex organizations.
• Experience supporting an academic clinical department, faculty practice, or health system.
• Demonstrated success in financial management, strategic planning, operations oversight, and leadership.
• Experience leading administrative teams and managing human resources functions.
• Knowledge of faculty affairs, graduate medical education, and research administration.
• Ability to build effective relationships with physicians, faculty leaders, and administrators.

Responsibilities

• Direct the department's financial and business operations, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Monitor financial performance and operational metrics to support long-range planning.
• Ensure compliance with university, college, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with leadership to develop and implement strategic priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operations and department growth.
• Lead initiatives related to organizational structure, staffing, and resource management.
• Provide leadership and oversight for faculty and staff affairs, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management.
• Oversee facilities, space planning, equipment management, and administrative support.

Skills

Leadership in academic medicine

Financial management

Strategic planning

Operations management

Human resources

Faculty affairs

Education

Master's degree in business/healthcare administration

Tools

Epic

Tableau

Axiom

Microsoft Office

Job description

University of Kentucky College of Medicine seeks a strategic Department Administrator for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. You will oversee finances, operations, HR, faculty affairs, facilities, and strategic planning, reporting to the Department Chair.

As a senior leader, you will guide budgeting, workforce planning, and program growth while ensuring regulatory compliance and service excellence across clinical, educational, and research missions.