Director Academic Finance Tufts Medical Center
About The Position
About Tufts Medicine Tufts Medicine is an innovative, mission-driven health system that unites the best of academic and community medicine to deliver exceptional, connected, and accessible care. Our system includes Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine, as well as Lowell General Hospital, Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital (opening Fall 2025), Tufts Medicine Care at Home, Tufts Medicine Integrated Network, and a network of 2,300 physicians across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. We treat the most complex conditions, keep our communities healthy, and bring research breakthroughs to life. Onsite at Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA. Job Overview This position serves as a strategic partner in advancing the academic and research missions across Tufts Medicine (TM), Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), and Tufts Medical Center (TMC). Responsible to align and oversee funds flow across the academic enterprises, implement efficiencies in current processes, and establish standardized sponsored fund accounting structures across the health system. Collaborate with academic, research, and clinical leaders to ensure fiscal accountability, regulatory compliance, and long-term sustainability of academic and research priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Ten (10) years of progressive financial management experience, including leadership in a complex academic healthcare environment, research and education, budget development, funds flow, and sponsored program financial management.
- Strong leadership and team management skills and the ability to direct senior-level staff.
- Deep knowledge of academic and research finance within a healthcare system.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of federal research and academic funding regulations and funding mechanisms (e.g., NIH, Medicare cost reporting).
- Strategic thinker with ability to design sustainable funds flow and financial models.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to improve processes.
- Ability to navigate a complex, matrixed organization with competing priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in related field.
- CPA, CMA, or CFA credential.
- Experience in an Academic Medical Center, medical school, or integrated health system.
- Experience with research finance, philanthropy finance, and academic budgeting (UME, GME, endowed positions, faculty appointments).
- Experience with federal funding structures, e.g., CTSI funding, NIH funding mitigation strategies, and federal indirect cost/F&A structures.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and integrate the research and education (academic) budgets across TM and TMC.
- Support budget development and ongoing management of Dean/CAO office budgets, incorporating research, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), Graduate Medical Education (GME), and faculty development.
- Support execution of Tufts Medicine–Tufts University research priorities, including CTSI, research/education initiatives, and cluster hire funding.
- Provide strategic oversight for research funds flow, including clinical trials (central vs. departmental models).
- Direct funds flow between TM/TMC and TUSM, to support the research and education mission, including support for research infrastructure, shared services, educational roles including site directors, joint appointments, per-student fees, and named positions (e.g., coaches, clerkship directors).
- Oversee faculty funding streams including endowed professorships, directorships, and joint appointments.
- Lead development, review, and updates to research and special fund financial policies in alignment with system priorities and federal guidelines.
- Develop financial models for NIH/F&A funding decreases and lead F&A Joint Allocation Group (JAG) processes.
- Drive Medicare cost report optimization to maximize education-related reimbursements.
- Support educational agreements between Tufts Medicine, TUSM, and partner institutions (including Children’s Hospital).
- Manage resident funding, and expansion planning at Lowell, Melrose, and future sites.
- Develop and implement funds flow models that balance academic incentives with strategic investment in system-wide research and education.
- Establish infrastructure for research and philanthropic fund accounting across the system, including F&A assessment and allocation.
- Oversee sundry fund management and philanthropic fund compliance, ensuring optimal utilization and alignment with institutional goals.
- Partner with TU and internal stakeholders to establish policies and processes for research and education philanthropy.
- Ensure compliance, maximize resource utilization, and align philanthropic funding with academic and research priorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
