Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs, Department of Medicine

Job Description

The Department of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs to join their team.

About this Opportunity:

Reporting to the Vice Chair of Finance and Administration of the Department of Medicine and as a senior member of the Executive Leadership team, the Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs is an advisor to the Chair, VCFA, Service Chiefs, Division Heads and Division Administrators. Provides evaluation and assistance with their financial plans and analysis. The Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs has fiduciary responsibilities of the Department’s $600 million budget; including directing oversight of the Department budget, long-range financial plans, which includes budgets and funds from federal, state, practice plan, private, University and foundation sources, signature authority, reporting and analysis of the funds. As well as overseeing the vast clinical enterprise of the department including the clinical revenue cycle, productivity and compensation for our clinical faculty which includes strategic planning and coordination and negotiations with medical centers. A deep understanding, managing competing priorities and ability to monitor the pulse of the clinical operations and finances is vital to the success of the department and this position.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs is responsible for oversight of all departmental revenues and financial activity and overseeing the departments central finance team and clinical program team. For the finance team, the responsibilities include managing the annual strategic planning and budget process for the department and divisions as well as monthly financial reporting and analysis for all activities. For the clinical program team, it includes annual UWP budget and clinical funding process with UW Medicine, managing strategic planning for all clinical programs in conjunction with UW Medicine leadership, as well as ongoing (daily, monthly and annual) management of the clinical revenues and expenditures for each division in the department. This role includes managing clinical productivity, maximizing coding and reimbursement, and evaluating physician compensation and divisional incentive plans. The position is directly accountable to the Chair and the Vice Chair of Finance and Administration of the Department of Medicine for the successful accomplishment of these tasks.

FINANCIAL PLANNING, BUDGETING, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS (25%)

The Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs will be responsible to organize and direct the annual budget process for the DoM including development of annual budgets for each Division and for all DoM Central units. Process includes completing a full DoM budget including UWP budget and other key factors including commitments and long-term funding obligations.

• Oversee monthly and annual financial reporting for the DoM at both Division and Central Unit level. Continually assess the reporting process to ensure it provides VCFA and Chair necessary insight in the financial status and performance of each Division, each Central Unit and the DoM in its entirety.
• The annual budget and funding process will be linked to the Strategic planning and initiatives of the Department.
• Assess DoM financial performance against both the annual budget and the department's long-term strategy.
• Development of strategic financial plans for the department. This will include financial analyses, proposals and implementation plans for new programs, and the analysis to changes in existing programs if necessary.
• Develops policy and oversee compliance for sponsored research programs.
• Translates department objectives into financial strategies for short- and long-term planning.
• Interpret policies and regulations concerning the department's financial activities, ensuring compliance with the University's policies and procedures as well as guidelines from the federal government, state and other research sponsors.
• Develops and monitors policies and procedures to direct financial activities and establish the department's position on financial matters.
• Preparation and presentation of departmental monthly financial reporting to department leadership and quarterly financial reporting to dean’s office
• Direct and oversee all financial operations for the central administrative units including allocation of resources, forecasting, and implementation of policies and monitoring of activities. Develop and implement division financial reporting for the division and department Leadership.
• Compile, interpret and communicate financial information to various audiences including the Department leadership, faculty, and other stakeholders within UW Medicine
• Development of monthly financial dashboard and metrics.
• Oversight of departmental budgeting process and organizational performance against both the annual budget and long-term financial strategy
• Develops, interprets, and communicates financial information to various audiences including UW Medicine leadership, faculty, and external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Organizes and directs the department's financial support operation.

CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT(20%)

The Senior Director, Finance and Clinical Programs is responsible for oversight of clinical finance strategy and operations for the department. In this role, the senior director and their team will partner closely with the department leadership (Chair, VCFA, Divisions Heads and Division Administrators) to ensure robust department-wide reporting, cohesive approaches with internal and external partners, alignment across faculty compensation and incentive programs, and appropriate prioritization and management of resource requests and allocations.

• Oversee clinical revenue cycle and faculty funding processes in collaboration with UWP practice plan, medical center executive leadership, SOM and departmental leadership.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on clinical faculty compensation models across divisions and department.
• Apply and use specialized knowledge to partner with divisions to create and implement clinical incentive programs.
• Support departmental participation in system-wide funding discussions and decision-making.
• Oversee clinical finance management; provide frequent updates to division heads, administrators and departmental leadership; educate, counsel and provide recommendations on departmental strategy and clinical focus areas in light of financials.
• Oversee development of annual UWP budget and departmental clinical budgeting.
• Engage in clinical funding discussions and planning with department, School of Medicine and medical center leadership. Represent Department of Medicine Chair, Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Finance and Administration in school-and system-wide committees on clinical and operational financial models.
• Evaluate and negotiate on requests for clinical funding on behalf of the department with medical center leadership and School of Medicine leadership
• Monitor divisional clinical budgets; proactively address opportunities with divisions for increasing clinical revenue.
• Oversee evaluation and analysis of existing funds flow within the department, including activities funded on a per wRVU basis versus activities with direct hospital funding.

CLINICAL PRODUCTIVITY & INCENTIVE PLANNING (20%)

Actively promote collaboration, efficiency, and shared strategy by partnering with the EVC and lead clinical revenue cycle team and clinical analysis team to achieve the following goals:

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How to apply

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Posted 2026-11-03, open through 2027-01-02. Posted by the organization on ExecSearches.