Vice President, Neurosciences - Neurosurgery

RWJBarnabas Health; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health seeks a Vice President of Neurosciences - Neurosurgery to expand neurosurgical services across the RWJBarnabas Health system and Rutgers departments. You will oversee strategic direction, financial performance, and integration of the neurosurgical platform, collaborating with Rutgers and RWJBH leadership.

The role requires a strong background in academic medicine, leadership across multiple sites, and a focus on growth, quality, and patient outcomes within a complex health

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within a hospital, health system, or academic medical center.
• Ability to translate strategy into growth and improved performance.

Responsibilities

• Advance the system-wide Neurosurgery growth strategy across RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers.
• Partner with physician leaders, hospital executives, and Rutgers leadership to align priorities.
• Review financial and operational performance and develop action plans.
• Lead growth initiatives such as new programs, investments, and market development.
• Strengthen integration between RWJBH and Rutgers Neurosurgery with standardization.

Skills

Leadership experience

Academic medical center experience

System-wide service line

Financial acumen

Operational acumen

Physician engagement

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Vice President, Neurosciences - Neurosurgery

Req #: 0000264436

Category: Senior Leadership (VP+)

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services

Department: Neurosciences Service Line

Pay Range: $200,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year

Location: ONE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PLACE, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901

Job Title: Vice President

Location: RWJ - New Brunswick

Department Name: Neurosciences Service Line

Req #: 0000264436

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $200,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Vice President, Neurosciences - Neurosurgery

The Vice President of Neurosciences - Neurosurgery will be accountable for expanding neurosurgical services for the member institutions of RWJBarnabas Health, providing strategic oversight for the RWJBH/Rutgers Department of Neurosurgery faculty practices, and integrating the overall neurosurgical platform for RWJBH/Rutgers. The VP, Neurosciences - Neurosurgery, will work collaboratively with the VP, Neurosciences - Neurology to broadly advance Neurosciences across the entire integrated academic health system of RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers. The Vice President, Neurosciences reports to Michael Prilutsky, President and CEO, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, and to Dr. Robert Gross,Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & New Jersey Medical School andSenior Vice President of Neurosurgical Services, RWJBarnabas Health

As Vice President of Neurosciences - Neurosurgery, a typical day might include the following:

• Advance the system-wide Neurosurgery growth strategy by reviewing market opportunities, service line performance, access metrics, and competitive trends, while identifying opportunities to expand programs, sites, and clinical capabilities.
• Partner with neurosurgical physician leaders, hospital executives, and Rutgers leadership to align priorities, resolve operational barriers, and drive integration across RWJBH member institutions and Rutgers faculty practices.
• Review financial and operational performance across Neurosurgery, including revenue, margin, volumes, physician productivity, staffing, capital needs, and key performance indicators, and develop action plans where performance is off target.
• Lead strategic planning and growth initiatives such as new clinical programs, technology and equipment investments, physician recruitment, APP expansion, market development, and initiatives designed to increase patient access and market share.
• Strengthen integration between RWJBH and Rutgers Neurosurgery by standardizing clinical and operational practices, developing system-wide protocols and performance goals, and ensuring alignment across faculty practices and hospital-based services.
• Focus on quality, patient experience, and clinical outcomes by monitoring balanced scorecard metrics, Press Ganey results, quality data, and evidence-based standards, while partnering with clinical leaders to identify and implement improvements.
• Build relationships with referring physicians and key external stakeholders to strengthen referral networks, improve care coordination, expand second‑opinion and concierge services, and enhance the Neurosurgery brand throughout the region and nationally.
• Drive the future of the Neurosurgery platform by evaluating innovative care models, telehealth capabilities, marketing and branding opportunities, academic programs, and emerging technologies while ensuring regulatory, financial, and operational sustainability.

This role might be for you if:

• You are a proven healthcare executive with 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within a complex hospital system or academic medical center.
• You have successfully built or led a system‑wide service line, with a track record of translating strategy into measurable growth, improved performance, and stronger market position.
• You thrive in a highly matrixed environment and know how to build alignment among physicians, academic leaders, hospital executives, and operational stakeholders with competing priorities.
• You bring strong financial and operational acumen, with experience managing budgets, margins, capital investments, physician productivity, and the operational performance of complex clinical services.
• You are energized by growth and innovation, with the ability to identify new clinical programs, technologies, markets, partnerships, and care models that expand access and improve patient outcomes.
• You have experience working within an academic medical center or medical school structure and understand the unique relationship between clinical care, physician practices, education, research, and academic medicine.
• You are a charismatic, collaborative leader who can create a compelling vision, build physician engagement, and inspire teams across organizational boundaries to adopt and execute a shared strategy.
• You are passionate about building a nationally recognized Neurosurgery and Neurosciences platform, with the strategic mindset to strengthen clinical quality, patient experience, physician alignment, academic reputation, and market leadership.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have a master's degree or equivalent experience and at least 10 years of progressive leadership experience within a hospital, health system, or academic medical center environment. The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated success developing and leading a system-wide service line within a complex, multi‑site organization, along with experience working within an academic medical or medical school structure. You should possess strong strategic, clinical, operational, financial, and administrative expertise, with a proven ability to drive growth, manage budgets and performance, develop strategic partnerships, and navigate complex matrixed organizations. A visionary and collaborative leadership style, strong business acumen, and the ability to build alignment among physicians, academic leaders, and health system executives are essential.

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market‑competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ....and more!

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market‑competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer