Division Business Administrator

Job Requisition

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Professional and Technical

SOM-Medicine-DBA

Main Campus Jackson

Division Business Administrator

Plans, coordinates and is accountable for the major activities of a single or multiple division(s) within a clinical academic department including education programs, research grants and contracts, clinical operations, development, financial analysis, and personnel management. Works with the division chief to develop and administer the capital equipment, operations, and personnel budgets and to establish division short and long term objectives.

• Education and Experience
  
  Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience in business/financial management or health care administration.
• Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A
• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Master's degree

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to implement policies and procedures, train, motivate, and supervise employees.
• Ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving issues.

• Plans and manages the daily business and administrative operations in an assigned area.
• Implements organizational policies and procedures designed to accomplish departmental and divisional priorities and long-range goals.
• Supervises employees to include work allocation, training, scheduling, evaluation, and problem resolution.
• Reviews and interprets administrative policies and procedures and recommends/implements changes as required to achieve objectives.
• Prepares various operation and statistical reports and maintains applicable records and files.
• Maintain proper equipment and inventory levels.
• Collaborates with other personnel to resolve customer service issues, improve cost containment, increase productivity, and meet demands.
• Works closely with department business administration and acts as a liaison between management and other divisions, schools and departments.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold
• Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature
• Frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality
• Occasional bending
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds
• Occasional climbing
• Occasional crouching/stooping
• Occasional driving
• Occasional kneeling
• Occasional pushing/pulling
• Frequent reaching
• Frequent sitting
• Frequent standing
• Frequent twisting
• Frequent walking

Full time

Yes

Salary

100

Day

Grant Funded:
No

08/20/2026

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