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Senior Vice President Chief Administrative Officer

Job ID 20260991 Location Paterson, New Jersey Shift DAY
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The Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) serves as the principal integrating executive across administrative, operational, and organizational functions, ensuring enterprise-wide alignment and execution of strategic priorities. The CAO provides direct executive leadership (solid-line: full accountability for strategy and outcomes) to Government Relations, Marketing and Communications, and General Counsel, achieving results through functional leaders by setting direction, strengthening leadership, and driving performance against enterprise objectives.

The CAO also serves as the enterprise leader for organizational project oversight, establishing frameworks that ensure major initiatives are prioritized, well-governed, and effectively executed. The CAO works across all functions to connect efforts, manage dependencies, and drive disciplined execution of strategic initiatives without assuming day-to-day operational ownership.

As a senior advisor to the CEO and key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the CAO acts as a central coordinating leader, bringing together clinical, operational, and administrative perspectives to advance institutional priorities. On selected projects and initiatives, the CEO may extend review, oversight, or decision-making authority to the CAO as organizational needs evolve. The role requires a highly collaborative executive who operates through experienced leaders, builds organizational capability, and translates strategy into coordinated action with measurable results.

Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field required. Doctorate Degree preferred. Minimum of 10 – 15 years of progressive Executive leadership experience within healthcare administration or hospital operations required. Experience managing multi-department operational oversight, strategic planning and organizational transformation initiatives. Strong financial, operational and leadership acumen required. Extensive knowledge of hospital operations, healthcare regulations, accreditation standards and administrative leadership practices. Strong executive presence with exceptional interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills. Proven ability to lead operational improvement initiatives. Strong analytical, strategic planning and problem-solving capacities. Demonstrated ability to lead with professionalism, integrity, discretion and accountability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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