Chief Administrative Officer, Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center

Req #:

Category:
Senior Leadership (VP+)

Status:
Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJ New Brunswick

Department:
Administration

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

Location:

One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Job Title:

Chief Administrative Officer

Location:

Main Hospital - New Brunswick

Department Name:
Administration

Req #:

Status:
Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $ - $ 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.

Chief Administrative Officer, Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick, in conjunction with the COO and SVP of Oncology Service Line, is responsible for managing the day-to‑day operations of the Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center through direct reporting structures and strong cross functional influence. The Chief Administrative Officer reports directly to the SVP, Chief Operating Officer, RWJUniversity Hospital with a matrixed reporting relationship to the SVP, Administration, Oncology Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health.

As Chief Administrative Officer, Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, a typical day might include the following:

• Directing operational workflows by supervising department heads, mentoring staff, and coordinating inter-departmental activities to optimize efficiency
• Collaborating with hospital executives and the Chief of Oncologic Quality to design long-term strategies aimed at achieving top national rankings and U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll status
• Strengthening institutional relationships between hospital administration, Rutgers Cancer Institute leaders, and medical school faculty to ensure full mission integration across campuses
• Reviewing performance metrics and audit reports to continuously improve patient care quality, reduce expenses, manage staffing ratios, and enhance employee engagement
• Partnering with clinical service leaders to develop and implement targeted growth and expansion strategies for the oncology program
• Coordinating with ancillary departments, such as pathology and radiology, to streamline timelines-of-care standards and elevate the overall patient experience.
• Managing administrative logistics including overseeing departmental budgets, handling business negotiations, and navigating hiring and contracting processes

• You are an expert at navigating matrixed organizations, with a proven ability to lead clinical environments, academic medical centers, or specialized oncology service lines
• You excel at high-level, complex problem-solving, showing a strong ability to resolve intricate issues both in team settings and in one‑on‑one situations
• You can align daily operations with a grand vision, successfully driving RWJUH into the Top 20 AMCs and the oncology program into the Top 50 nationwide
• You build trusted relationships at every level, from working with local hospital teams and system executives to managing board relations and university partners like Rutgers
• You use creative, system‑thinking to drive results, focusing on lowering expenses, optimizing budgets, managing staff ratios, and improving patient care metrics
• You possess executive-level healthcare experience, bringing over 10 years of management history and a background as a CAO, COO, or Senior Operations Officer in a progressive hospital system

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have a Master's degree, preferably an MBA, alongside 10 or more years of…