<p>Overview</p> <p>GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:</p> <p>Under the general direction of the Department Chair or designee, the Academic Administrator II is responsible for planning and managing the administrative and business affairs of a department whose functions include: education, research, clinical care, and service.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with the representatives of the School to define and prioritize departmental strategy and direction. Identify trends, appraise cause and effect, and evaluate and highlight opportunities to improve department performance </li><li>Foster on-going improvements in operating efficiency/process </li><li>Direct analytical studies of existing or proposed services and activities to provide the economic basis for management decisions to improve operational/financial performance and to realize productivity improvements </li><li>Assist the chair in determining space needs for faculty and revenue operations in the Department </li><li>Oversee facility needs for the department including renovations and day to day operations as it relates to the research and teaching mission of the department </li><li>Advise the Chair on Human Resource issues such as the development and execution of organizational/staffing plans for faculty and non-faculty </li><li>Responsible for the recruitment, compensation plans, and merit of faculty </li><li>Advise the Chair, faculty and department personnel on employee relations issues </li><li>Supervise all personal action activity related to hiring, termination, increases contracting and funding </li><li>Serve as advisor to faculty for the pre and post award activity relating to grant management </li><li>Assist with the negotiation of research and trust fund contracts with outside organizations </li><li>Develop and manage the department's annual budget reporting significant variances and trends, recommending corrective action, and providing forecasts </li><li>Review department needs and recommend priorities based on availability of funds </li><li>Devise funding strategies where the sources represent multiple venues, internally and externally </li><li>Manage all department funding sources by monitoring revenue and expenditure activity </li><li>Adhere to University, State, and funding agency regulations </li><li>Responsible for the division's indirect cost, time, and effort reporting </li><li>Advise faculty in charge of revenue generation research trust funds assuring viable operations, revenue billing, and compliance to University and Federal guidelines </li><li>Represent the department at administrative meetings within and outside of the MedicalSchool </li><li>Serve on Institutional committees established to improve school operations and system implementations </li><li>Perform other duties as required </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Bachelor's of Science degree in Administration or related field or equivalent experience</p> </li><li> <p>5 years of related experience</p> </li><li> <p>Prior supervisory experience required</p> </li></ul> <p>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrated success in an operational/administrative role within an academic healthcare setting </li></ul>