Are you looking to enhance your career at Downstate? Help us grow as one of the nation's foremost metropolitan medical centers. Lead the charge in serving one of the largest and most diverse populations in New York City. We are highly ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers among the top 5 U.S. leading medical schools for training doctors. Are you ready for the challenge?

Bargaining Unit:

Job Summary:

The Department of Transplant Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Associate Administrator / Renal Transplant Administrator.

The Renal Transplant Administrator will oversee the strategic, regulatory, financial, and operational management of a growing kidney transplant program. This role partners directly with the Division Chief and Medical Director and is responsible for the operational integrity and performance of the program across pre-transplant, inpatient, and post-transplant services.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership:

Own program workflows, staffing structure, coverage models, and process optimization

Lead weekly operational meetings and enforce accountability across multidisciplinary teams

Standardize and enforce timelines for referrals, evaluations, listing, and follow-up care

Regulatory & Compliance:

Maintain continuous readiness with UNOS, OPTN, CMS, Joint Commission, and DOH requirements

Direct QAPI structure and reporting

Manage audit preparation, submissions, and corrective action plans

Financial & Business Management:

Develop and manage operating budgets

Monitor billing accuracy and reimbursement metrics tied to transplant services

Support program expansion (outreach partnerships, payer strategy)

Personnel Management:

Supervise coordinators; support staff, and administrative functions

Oversee performance management, hiring, coaching, and escalation processes

Maintain a culture of accountability, transparency, and patient-centered performance

Executive Reporting:

Prepare operational dashboards, KPI reports, and strategic updates for system leadership

Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree (with Business Management/Administration/Leadership concentration strongly preferred)

Experience in leadership in transplant or similar regulated programs

Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in a large academic or hospital system

Strong command of transplant operations, regulatory compliance, and performance analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 4:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

MP-3

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

$195,000 - $225,000 Total Annual Salary

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]