EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Health Care Administration Minimum of seven years’ experience with technical planning and project management. JOB SUMMARY: To serve in a senior level professional capacity by assisting the department Vice President in organizational development, benchmarking, operational reporting, scorecards, management reporting, performance management, measuring trends and other project management activities with a broad functional or organizational scope. The Senior Business Manager is responsible for the coordination and implementation of departmental process improvement initiatives and serves as a liaison to Institutional Department Leads. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reports directly to the department vice president to assist with operational decisions and the development and implementation of strategic long and short-term plans to assure fiscal growth, solvency, and accountability. Provides project development initiatives and coordinates initiatives with departmental leadership. Leads organizational development, benchmarking, operational reporting, scorecards, management reporting, performance management, measuring trends and other project management activities with a broad functional or organizational scope. Coordinates the identification, monitoring, resolution and follow-up projects, goals, and operational issues. Develops and administers specific tools and methods for management of goals, projects and tasks. Coordinates the activities of the employees assigned to the project(s) consistent with departmental team goals and objectives. Develops a system to improve the financial position of the department and provide optimum service/outcomes. Analyzes trends and performance and identifies profitability improvements. Troubleshoots problem teams and refocuses them to meet defined objectives. Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance. Marginal or Periodic Functions: Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. Performs related duties as required. WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT: Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory and/or office environments. Standard office equipment. SALARY RANGE: Actual salary commensurate with experience. WORK SCHEDULE: Hybrid position; Monday - Friday, during standard business hours. Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.