Director of Finance & Administration (DFA) - Comparative Medicine

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with cost accounting methods in a shared or central services environment
• Experience administering or managing operations and finance at an Academic Medical Center

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience:

Master’s degree (MBA, 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 leadership and supervisory, planning and change management skills.
• Demonstrated experience implementing financial funding concepts and regulatory agency policies and guidelines throughout multiple unit(s). Working knowledge of grants and contract administration.
• 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.
• Strong negotiation and effective interpersonal skills.
• 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(s) and with those external to the unit.
• Demonstrate to others that he/she is direct, truthful and credible.
• Demonstrated skills 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.

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 the job.

WORK STANDARDS:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.