Director – Network Operations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Director – Network Operations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer treatment and research institute
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Operations / Management: Provide 24/7 operational oversight of clinic functions, ensuring continuous, safe, and high-quality patient care across all hours of operation. Monitor, compile, and distribute clinical and performance metrics/reports, drive data-informed decision-making and accountability. Collaborate with Operations Directors and VP, Network Operations to centralize functions (e.g., call center, NPCs, floats). Lead the planning, implementation, and scaling of new patient care services across all sites, ensuring consistency and operational readiness. Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; support safe, efficient, high-quality care. Act as escalation point for operational and patient care issues, including after-hours. Develop, implement, and monitor administrative policies, processes, and procedures. Provide administrative support for meetings: draft agendas, track action items, follow up on next steps. Optimize resource utilization and clinic workflows; facilitate multidisciplinary workgroups. Represent regional campuses on institute-wide committees. Drive resource allocation, staffing models, and workflow optimization to ensure appropriate coverage and throughput at all times.
Regional Campus Oversight: Maintain full operational accountability for campus-based clinic performance, including staffing, patient flow, access, and service delivery. Manage implementation of new programs and coordinate multidisciplinary clinics. Track and reconcile safety reports; report trends and resolutions. Manage service level agreements and oversee the performance of host hospital ancillary services supporting regional campuses; track, escalate, address, and resolve service issues as they arise to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care and operational continuity. Liaise with Access Management, Billing, and FIO. Identify operational improvements in workflow, patient flow, and daily operations. Partner with Operations Director and Practice Manager on staffing: hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations.
Project Management and Quality Improvement: Support initiatives and programs across campuses to enhance operational performance and patient care. Identify and lead process and quality improvement opportunities. Participate in IT, Operations, and EMR projects as a subject matter expert. Serve on Quality/Process Improvement project teams to implement workflow and efficiency enhancements. Lead and manage enterprise-level projects affecting regional campuses, partnering with IT, Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, implement, and optimize initiatives that improve workflows, patient flow, access, and overall operational performance.
Leadership and Team Management: Supervises staff. Hires, develops, and manages staff to achieve organizational goals. Sets clear expectations, delivers feedback, and monitors performance for quality, efficiency, and compliance with policies and procedures. Mentors staff, fosters career growth, and cultivates a positive and productive work environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Expert in Microsoft Office, collaboration tools, and EPIC/clinical scheduling systems.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills; builds high-performing, accountable teams.
Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication across diverse audiences.
Proven ability to lead complex projects, develop workflows, track metrics, and drive process improvements.
Strategic thinker with independent decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Flexible and adaptable, leading effectively in dynamic, evolving operational environments.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree (MHA, MBA or related) preferred.
8+ years of progressively responsible ambulatory care management or similar clinical care environment experience required.
2 years of managerial and supervisory experience in a hospital or clinical setting required.
Project management, business planning, and/or implementation experience in healthcare preferred.
Prior healthcare experience within a distributed campus strongly preferred.
License/Certification/Registration Required: None
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Directly supervises Practice Manager and network administrative staff.
Patient Contact: Yes
Direct contact with ambulatory regional campus patients.
Special Working Conditions:
Travel to the regional campuses will be required on a regular basis.
At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Pay Transparency Statement
The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.
For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
$115,200.00 - $145,400.00Cancer treatment and research institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides cancer treatment and research services in Boston, serving both adult and pediatric patients. It combines patient care with a broad program of clinical trials and basic, translational, and collaborative research to advance cancer treatments. Treatments include personalized care and access to more than 700 clinical trials, aiming to tailor therapies to the patient’s tumor profile and disease type, often through targeted therapies, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical options offered at multiple treatment centers and satellite sites. The Institute differentiates itself through its affiliation with Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, its long history of cancer research breakthroughs, nationwide and international reach, and the Jimmy Fund to support patients and research. Its goal is to defeat cancer by delivering expert care while rapidly translating research discoveries into new treatments for patients everywhere.
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