Unified Administrator, Neurology

Montefiore Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, is seeking a Unified Administrator for the Department of Neurology to lead faculty practice, clinical operations, and strategic initiatives across a complex academic enterprise.

The role reports to the Vice President of the Faculty Practice Group and collaborates with the Neurology Chair to advance clinical, research, and educational missions within a nationally recognized program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in Healthcare Administration or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible healthcare administration experience.
• Experience in academic medical centers or faculty practice preferred.
• Experience overseeing complex clinical operations, financial management, and strategic planning.
• Experience partnering with physicians and senior clinical leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic initiatives, business plans, faculty recruitment strategies, and program growth opportunities.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the department’s clinical enterprise including inpatient and critical care services.
• Oversee budgeting, financial planning, and performance management.
• Build leadership capacity and mentor administrative and operational staff.
• Collaborate with academic, research, and institutional leaders to support clinical, educational, and research missions.
• Serve as primary administrative partner to the Chair of Neurology and manage relationships with executive leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial management

Operational leadership

Executive partnership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Master's in healthcare administration or related field preferred

Job description

City/State:

Bronx, New York

Department:

Office Of Faculty Practice

Work Days:

MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 AM-5 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours:

7.5 HOURS

The Opportunity:

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a strategic, results-oriented healthcare leader to serve as Unified Administrator for the Department of Neurology.

Reporting to the Vice President of the Faculty Practice Group and partnering closely with the Chair of Neurology, the Unified Administrator serves as the department’s senior administrative leader. This executive will oversee faculty practice and acute and critical care inpatient operations, finance, administration, and strategic initiatives across a complex, multi‑site academic enterprise, advancing the department’s clinical, research, and educational missions.

About the Department:

The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Montefiore Einstein is a nationally recognized academic neurology program dedicated to advancing patient care, research, and medical education. The department is home to leading clinical and research programs spanning stroke, epilepsy, neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and other complex and interdisciplinary neurological conditions.

Through close integration with Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the department brings together leading clinicians, researchers, and educators in a collaborative environment focused on improving outcomes for patients with neurological disease while advancing the next generation of discoveries and therapies.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Business Planning & Growth

• Partner with the Chair to develop and execute strategic initiatives, business plans, faculty recruitment strategies, and program growth opportunities.
• Lead planning efforts that support departmental priorities and long‑term sustainability.

Clinical Operations & Faculty Practice

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the department’s complex clinical enterprise, especially on acute inpatient and critical care services supporting high‑acuity and time‑sensitive neurological conditions.
• Optimize clinical operations across the continuum of care, partnering with physician and operational leaders to strengthen coordination, access, quality, and patient experience.
• Support the growth and evolution of clinical programs through effective resource management, performance improvement, and operational innovation.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop administrative and operational staff.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and organizational growth while building leadership capacity across the department.

Academic & Research Partnership

• Collaborate with academic, research, and institutional leaders to support the Department’s clinical, educational, and research missions.
• Facilitate alignment across departmental and enterprise priorities.

Executive Partnership & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary administrative partner to the Chair of Neurology.
• Build strong relationships across faculty, operational, and executive leadership to advance departmental goals and resolve complex challenges.

Additional Responsibilities

• Oversee departmental budgeting, financial planning, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
• Promote a culture of operational excellence, service, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health or related field preferred.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible healthcare administration experience required.
  • Prior leadership experience within an academic medical center, faculty practice organization, physician enterprise, or integrated health system strongly preferred.
  • Experience overseeing complex clinical operations, financial management, strategic planning, and organizational development initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with physicians, department chairs, or senior clinical leaders.
  • Neurology experience preferred; experience within similarly complex academic specialties will also be considered.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies:
  • Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and business planning.
  • Exceptional operational leadership and project management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi‑site operations and competing priorities.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
  • Proven ability to build, mentor, and develop high‑performing teams.
  • Strong organizational awareness, professionalism, and executive presence.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative, and evolving environment.
  • Commitment to service excellence, operational rigor, and institutional success.

Why Work at Montefiore?

The Unified Administrator will join one of the nation’s premier academic neurology programs at a pivotal time of growth and innovation. Working alongside an accomplished physician leadership team, this leader will have broad influence across strategy, operations, faculty practice, and organizational development in a highly complex and dynamic academic medical environment.

The successful candidate will join a culture grounded in collaboration, institutional stewardship, and service. This is an opportunity to contribute to a mission‑driven organization where operational excellence enables advances in patient care, education, research, and discovery.

Location: Bronx, New York

Department: Office of Faculty Practice

Work Days : Mon – Fri

Scheduled Daily Hours: 8:30AM-5:00PM

Salary: $200,000 - $250,000

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.