Senior Manager Administration and Department Planning (Hybrid) - Emergency Medicine
Quick Summary
Project Management and Department Planning Acts as leader, facilitator, and liaison between department leadership, staff, and partners inside and outside the university to advance department goals.
Bachelor's degree Certifications/Professional Licenses:No specific certification/professional license is required for this position. Work Experience:Human Resources, General Payroll, Accounting,
Serves as HR leader for recruitment, payroll, faculty attraction and retention including engagement as well as workforce planning. May lead or manage projects related to facilities planning and expansion or conversion. Leads the administrative infrastructure of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Combines daily operations with department planning. Reports to the Executive Director and manages a team of 6–8 administrative staff.
Works closely with faculty leadership so that administrative work supports the department's academic, research, and clinical missions at every site.
Responsibilities
~2 min readProject Management and Department Planning
- →Acts as leader, facilitator, and liaison between department leadership, staff, and partners inside and outside the university to advance department goals.
- →Develops and carrys out a department communications strategy that supports faculty recruitment, community presence, and institutional visibility.
- →Oversees internal communications, including newsletters, staff updates, and announcement channels.
- →Assists faculty with communications materials for recruitment, grants, and community outreach.
- →Plans, coordinates and executes quarterly and annual department events.
- →Builds relationships with faculty and physician leaders, and keeps staff and faculty priorities aligned.
Employee Engagement
- →Leads end-to-end recruitment for administrative and selected operational roles.
- →Designs and improves staff onboarding that introduces the department's culture, systems, workflows, and expectations.
- →Designs and sustains staff programs built on inclusion, accountability, and professional development.
- →Builds and runs an annual engagement calendar: recognition programs, team events, stay interviews, and pulse surveys.
- →Develops retention strategies, including career pathing, recognition frameworks, and development opportunities.
- →Tracks engagement and turnover metrics, and report trends and recommended actions to leadership.
- →Acts as a trusted resource and advocate for staff, partnering with WashU HR on resolution.
- →Leads faculty onboarding and faculty belonging and engagement programs.
- →Supports academic administration, including committee logistics and scheduling.
Staff Management
- →Hires, manages, evaluates and develops staff.
- →Plans and delegates department workload.
- →Ensures Workday transactions are accurate, timely, and technically sound.
- →Sets operational workflows, accountability structures, and service standards.
- →Acts as the main escalation point for administrative issues and cross-functional coordination.
- →Partners with leadership to forecast staffing needs and allocate resources.
- →Ensures faculty leaders receive administrative support for engagement, recruitment, and marketing.
Supervisory Responsibilities & Performs Other Duties as Assigned.
- →Supervises 6–8 administrative staff, with full responsibility for hiring, performance management, development, and workload.
Requirements
~1 min readAbout the Role
~1 min readThis is a hybrid position, consisting of both remote office work and on-campus work arrangements depending upon workload needs and deadlines.
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Master's degree (MHA, MBA, or related)
- Experience in an academic medical center or a complex matrixed health system
- Workday HCM and employee engagement experience
- Faculty or physician recruitment experience
- Healthcare or academic marketing, communications, or brand management experience
- Familiarity with WashU systems, policies, and culture
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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.What We Offer
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $75,200–$128,800 a year
- 52% above the $67,000 median for Other jobs on Jobera (144,221 salaries).
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- Posted
- November 12, 2026
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- November 12, 2026
- Last seen
- November 12, 2026
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