Senior Director, Financial Planning, Faculty Practice

Department

BSD AFA - Accounting and Financial Analysis

About the Department

The University of Chicago biomedical enterprise houses three entities: the Biological Sciences Division (BSD), the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM), and the Pritzker School of Medicine. Collectively called UCM, we are one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions and have been at the forefront of discovery, education, and clinical care since 1927. Located 20 minutes south of downtown Chicago, our Hyde Park main campus provides a single environment for learning, world-renowned basic science and clinical research, and outstanding clinical care.

The BSD is the largest academic unit within the University. The BSD is comprised of faculty from ten basic science departments, 13 clinical departments, and several Centers and Institutes. The approximately 1,300 faculty and 3,000 staff members working in the BSD collaborate across the organization to achieve our Mission, Vision, and Values (MVV):

MISSION: As part of the University of Chicago, we pursue globally impactful solutions to seemingly unsolvable challenges. Through our rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing, we collaborate on life-changing advancements that create meaningful results for our community and the world, including a greater, more equitable future for all.

VISION: Together, we elevate the human experience with knowledge and health care.

VALUES:
•Commit to Excellence: We contribute our exceptional talents to all we do and empower the same spirit of excellence in others.
•Embrace Curiosity: We stay open to new ideas, champion diverse perspectives, and drive a culture of thoughtful risk-taking to deliver transformative innovation.
•Embody Equity: We identify systemic issues and then foster change to drive a more equitable environment inclusive of diverse people, ideas, and fields of science.
•Grow Together: We meaningfully collaborate with one another to create something bigger than we could ever achieve alone.
•Make a Difference: We lead with heart and compassion in all our interactions. We create positive change in our areas of influence, whether expanding scientific inquiry, developing the next generation of leaders, or healing our community.
•Take Ownership: We accomplish what we say we will and hold ourselves and one another accountable for our actions.

The MVV serves as our True North, charting our strategic plan for the next ten years and beyond. It is an exciting time to be a part of the University of Chicago and the BSD. Our team is helping to shape the future for our learners, staff, faculty, patients, and community.

Job Summary

The Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analytics, Faculty Practice (UCFP) leads and oversees several key functions supporting financial sustainability, growth, and strategic alignment of the University of Chicago Faculty Practice and the larger Biological Sciences Division. The role is responsible for complex and sophisticated planning and analysis related to physician recruitment, workforce planning, compensation plan design, and business development across the faculty practice.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer of the Faculty Practice and the Assistant Dean of Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, this position plays a central role in faculty and physician and other provider compensation planning and governance, including productivity analysis, incentive design, policy development, and ongoing monitoring of compensation alignment. Responsibilities also include business plan development, decision support, physician compensation planning and productivity analysis, clinical performance reporting, physician recruitment planning, and maintenance of productivity and compensation benchmarks for the BSD. The role will manage a team of financial administrators across several areas, and serves as a key partner to clinical, operational, and finance leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leads the enterprise-wide faculty, physician, and provider workforce planning, recruitment, financial modeling, and compensation analytics on behalf of the BSD and Faculty Practice (UCFP).

• Serves as a primary financial and analytical partner to the Departments for compensation planning, including: Development, evaluation, and ongoing refinement of faculty and provider compensation plans; Review and analyze productivity-based and supplemental incentive programs and associated requests for compensation and incentive payments; Monitoring of compensation alignment with productivity, market benchmarks, and institutional policy; Partnering with faculty and administrative leaders to interpret productivity and compensation data, supporting informed decision-making around recruitment, retention, and resource all