Manager of Business Operations

Operations

JR2026-1453

$70,720.00-$115,627.20 Salary

Streeterville, Illinois, United States of America

Full time

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Day (United States of America)

Location

Olympia Center

Job Description

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field; 10+ years’ working with executive leaders in highly complex organizations.

The Manager of Operations supports the business operations of a department and is responsible for organizing, planning, and leading key/critical departmental projects and/or programs on behalf of the executive leader. This position drives the department’s objectives and ensures the executive leader’s priorities are met.

K.S.A.'s:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field; 10+ years’ working with executive leaders in highly complex organizations.
• Business or healthcare experience coordinating and improving workflows for executive leaders in a complex and fast changing environment.
• Ability to effectively manage self and help executive and senior level leaders navigate through complex issues and decisions; driving alignment and resolving issues amongst senior level teams.
• Proactive thinker; ability to anticipate and prepare ahead of need.
• Must be detail oriented with the ability to successfully manage multiple, deadline driven priorities with minimal direction and accuracy.
• Proven and effective leader of others; ability to set clear expectations, coach and develop others.
• Excellent manager of processes and effectively manages time.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced project management experience.
• Adept in creating complex documents, presentations, spreadsheets, reports, and business correspondence.
• Advanced organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Project experience a plus.

Job Duties:

• Meets frequently with the executive leader to keep him/her abreast of key project developments and ensure synchronization of priorities and expectations.
• Reviews a collective snapshot of all work in the various department under the executive leader, routinely prepared by lower-level administrative support.
• Serves as liaison between the executive leader and direct reports and colleagues handling requests in an efficient and timely manner.
• Serves as Project liaison to collect and report out on project milestones from other administrative roles throughout the team.
• Attends internal and external meetings with or on behalf of the executive leader as appropriate to represent the function.
• Oversees department budgets, approving expenditures and implementing budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary.
• Lead and facilitate key departmental projects and initiatives, ensuring the timely execution and quality of results and serves on or leads “Committees” and “Councils”.
• Designs, monitors and improves processes for executive leader(s). Collaborates with staff to define, document and maintain clear, well-defined processes.
• Conduct research to prepare briefs, presentations, and documents as well as performing analysis in support of key deliverables.
• Serves as a confidante to the executive, managing all information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Oversees the work of other administrative professional and/or key projects/programs under the department(s) of the executive. Work of the administrative professional includes but is not limited to…
• i Managing events on and off site. Coordinating logistics for venues, management of vendors, conference room selection, catering, AV, and telecom needs etc. meeting budget and schedule expectations.
• ii. Producing correspondences, reports and presentations that adhere to branding and marketing guidelines.
• iii. Ensuring meeting materials, agendas, and meeting notes are developed and distributed.
• iv. Coordinating executive’s travel, creating itineraries for client/candidate visits and/or event speakers/participants.

Lurie Children’s is seeking a Manager of Business Operations to support the Hospital‑Based Medicine Outreach and Neonatology Outreach divisions. Reporting to the Division Administrator II, this role partners closely with divisional leadership and Lurie Children’s Medical Group to advance financial performance, operational stability, and strategic objectives across multiple partner hospital sites.

The Manager of Business Operations provides high‑level financial, analytical, and operational oversight for a large, geographically distributed physician workforce and plays a key role in ensuring accurate budgeting, invoicing, effort tracking, and compliance with partner hospital agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of monthly and ad hoc business analytics, dashboards, and decision‑support metrics for divisional leadership.
• Provide financial and operational oversight supporting more than 100 hospitalists, neonatologists, and intensivists across seven partner hospital sites.
• Monitor compliance with partner hospital agreements and support contract and partnership coordination.
• Manage operating budget oversight, including invoice reconciliation, financial monitoring, and timely outreach invoicing.
• Partner with divisional leadership to maximize clinical revenue by monitoring charge capture, coding levels, and revenue cycle performance.
• Oversee tracking and reconciliation of faculty effort, FTE allocation, clinical hours, PTO, FMLA, moonlighting, and contracted hours; ensure updates are communicated as changes occur.
• Strengthen payroll accuracy and fund allocation through standardized tracking processes, reducing downstream corrections and administrative risk.
• Collaborate with the Division Administrator and Administrative Coordinator to support strategic initiatives, including outreach faculty alignment with the main campus and high‑volume physician recruitment.
• Provide administrative management of the airway rotation program in partnership with the Faculty Development Medical Director.

Success Measures

• Timely and accurate financial reconciliations and operating budget management
• On‑time and accurate outreach invoicing across all partner hospital sites
• Reliable and transparent faculty effort, PTO, and moonlighting tracking
• Improved payroll accuracy with fewer corrective transactions
• Increased faculty satisfaction and engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration/Management (Required)

Pay Range

$70,720.00-$115,627.20 Salary

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

• Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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