Assistant Director Cancer/Hematology Center

We’re searching for a Assistant Director of the Cancer Hematology Center, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will be the main focal point for strategic planning and all daily operational issues regarding the joint venture of UT MD Anderson and Texas Children’s, with a single mission: to end childhood cancer. Provides guidance to faculty, trainees, staff, and unpaid personnel who conduct the Division/Center activities.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Responsibilities:

• In partnership with Division/Center Director (a BCM Faculty member in the hospital), completes and presents strategic plans for the advancement of support for and activities of the Division/Center.  
• Identifies important trends or changes in the related fields of patient care, education, and research.  
• Facilitates the development of goals and objectives for the Division/Center. Develops detailed plans and budgets to support proposals for future strategic and operational directions and the necessary support and logistics such as human resources, space, equipment, information technology and financial resources to accomplish them).  
• Presents plans to hospital and other institutional leadership for approval. Upkeeps data repositories needed for daily operational oversight and monitoring and strategic planning. (e.g., spreadsheets and databases).  
• Contributes to succession planning for leadership roles within the Division/Center. Contributes to faculty career and financial planning processes for faculty.
• In partnership with Division/Center Director (a BCM Faculty member), coordinates the activities of the Division/Center and provides leadership to the long-term and short-term operational needs of those who work in the Division/Center.  
• Promotes Customer Service Culture and Partnership Management by working in collaboration with institutional leadership, other departments, and Division/Center members.  
• Ensures Division/Center Compliance with Regulatory & Safety requirements and enhances the quality of Division/Center’s activities, processes, and outcomes.  
• Oversees the planning and management of the finances of the Division/Center.  

Skills & Requirements

• Required bachelor's degree Science, Business, Hospital Administration or related healthcare or business field
• Required 5 years business operations, research, and or quality experience, including 2 years management/leadership
• Master’s degree in in Science, Business, Hospital Administration or related healthcare or business field may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience 

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

 To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.