Director of Finance & Administration of Neurology

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree (BA, Health Care Administration, Public health or related field) or combination of education and relevant experience. Five years of progressively responsible managerial experience including financial and budget preparation. Three years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated strategic and operational leadership, planning, organizing, and change management skills
• Ability to demonstrate an elevated level of diplomacy in persuading and influencing a wide variety of people at various levels to achieve results.
• Exceptional negotiation and effective people skills, negotiation and political acumen.
• Excellent communication skills. Able to influence people, solve problems, troubleshoot, think creatively and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to establish a culture of integrity within their unit and with those external to the units.
• Demonstrates to others that he/she is direct, truthful and credible.
• Demonstrated skill as a receptive listener, influential and persuasive and seeks to understand the differing sides of each situation.
• Makes decisions effectively and decisively.
• Demonstrated expertise in business and management concepts
• Advanced financial expertise in accounting, budget planning, and financial forecasting.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and analyze all pertinent information/data to make and communicate decisions to meet the unit's current and future financial, research, academic and administrative needs.
• Demonstrated experience implementing financial funding concepts and regulatory agency policies and guidelines throughout multiple unit(s). Working knowledge of grants and contract administration.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Master’s degree (MBA, Health Care Administration, Public health or related field)
• Experience managing NIH and NIS portfolios
• Experience with Pre-Award and Post Award management
• Experience fostering/building relationships across the School of Medicine as well as promoting the mission and initiative for Precision Health.
• Experience partnering with leadership to build and promote the educational curriculum within the department.
• Experience administering or managing operations and finance (faculty compensation and time allocation)
• Excellent communication skills, to include building relationships, conflict resolution, building consensus, and a solution-oriented mind-set.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:

• None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently sitting.
• Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, use a telephone, writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds;
• Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

The expected pay range for this position is $251,500 - $351,003 per annum/hour.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

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