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Responsible for managing the administrative operations of a school, OR a medium to large academic department, OR several small departments within a college, OR a medium to large non-academic department. Typically includes all or most of the following functions: IT, facilities, student services, contracts and grants, budgetary financial management and / or human resources. Manages a professional staff, typically large, and / or comprised of professionals in various fields. Assumes accountability for decisions made by subordinates. Performs long and short term planning for function. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in additional costs and personnel, and serious delays in overall schedules.

The Department of Pediatrics is among the three largest departments in the UCSF School of Medicine. The Department ranks 14th in the nation among Pediatric departments for funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Reporting directly to the Associate Chair, Finance and Administration, with matrix reporting to Division Chiefs, incumbent provides support to the Division Chiefs and faculty in assigned divisions. The Division Administrator is responsible for financial, administrative, operational, managerial, human resources and short and long planning issues related to his/her assigned divisions. His/her responsibilities span all areas of the divisional, departmental and institutional missions, including administrative leadership for clinical care, teaching and research as well as financial management and oversight of budgets for those activities. The Division Administrator works in conjunction with the Division Chief, Senior Administrators in the Department, and the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The Division Administrator is also responsible for coordination and communication to facilitate outreach, supporting billing and compliance initiatives for clinical and academic activities, and for coordinating, initiating, and processing personnel matters related to Faculty, Fellows, Professional and Support staff. The Division Administrator plays a key role in developing division processes to implement and ensure timely, efficient and accurate oversight and management of division funds, policy interpretation to ensure compliance with department and University policy, Responsible for resource management, and program development and evaluation of division academic and clinical activities.

Additionally, strategic planning and program development are integral parts of this position.

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Please note: The compensation ranges listed online for roles not covered by a bargaining unit agreement are very wide, however a job offer will typically fall in the range of 80% - 120% of the established mid-point. An offer will take into consideration the experience of the final candidate AND the current salary level of individuals working at UCSF in a similar role.

For roles covered by a bargaining unit agreement, there will be specific rules about where a new hire would be placed on the range.

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