Chief Administrative Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at RWJUH

One Robert Wood Johnson Place
New Brunswick, NJ

Job Title: Vice President

Location: Bristol Myers Squibb Hospital

Department Name: Administration

Req #: 0000238052

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $270,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Chief Administrative Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at RWJUH

Job Overview :

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a senior leader in the RWJUH Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital leadership team. The CAO is the senior administrative leader of the Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital and is charged with developing the state’s leading children’s hospital. The CAO is responsible for BMSCH’s day-to-day operations and its operational results. In conjunction with the leadership of the RWJBH Children’s Health service line, the CAO will help develop the pediatric strategic direction and develop programs to achieve it.

Reports To:

  • The Chief Administrative Officer, BMSCH at RWJUH reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with a matrixed reporting relationship to the Senior Vice President, RWJBH Children’s Health Service Line.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in business or health administration.
  • Minimum 10 years progressive experience in leading clinical services
  • Knowledge and experience performing financial management, strategic planning and implementation, business/program development, process improvement, outcomes measurement, reporting, physician compensation development, and human resource management functions.
  • Financial and operational analytical skills required, including profit and loss, reimbursement analysis, business trends and process analysis, and identification of system weaknesses.
  • A proven ability to build consensus and motivate teams of diverse, multidisciplinary, and multi-departmental stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively at all levels of a complex organization.
  • Ability to communicate information in a clear and concise manner that is comprehensible to a wide range of stakeholders
  • Ability to utilize metrics and technology in a way that drives excellence, supports operations and facilitates integration across a historically disparate organization.
  • Unimpeachable professional and personal integrity. Apparent energy, drive and passion for excellence
  • Commitment to the diversity and inclusion mission and initiatives

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Management experience in pediatric services, ideally in a children’s hospital and academic medicine settings
  • Achievement in U.S. News Best Children’s Hospital rankings
  • Oversight of physician practices / collaboration with physician leaders
  • Experience working in a matrixed reporting environment

Essential Functions:

  • Leads the BMSCH management team and holds accountable for results. Identifies management staff educational and development needs. Facilitates staff involvement and ensures staff engagement.
  • Analyzes standards of practice, policies, and procedures on an ongoing basis. Ensures BMSCH achieves goals for quality, safety and patient satisfaction and achieves goals related to The Joint Commission disease specific certifications, American College of Surgeons, US News and World Reports Best Children’s Hospitals and other accreditations.
  • Works with RWJUH and service line leadership to develop strategic plan for BMSCH. With finance, develops business/financial model for the plan. Executes the business/program plan for BMSCH.
  • Works with RWJUH/BMSCH marketing team to promote services.
  • With Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Children’s Health leadership, develops the plan to support and grow programs and works with Medical School leaders and Physician Recruitment to execute.
  • Develops and manages to annual budgets for BMSCH.
  • Identifies and executes opportunities to build programs and referral channels. Instills a culture of service to patients and referring providers.
  • Develops financial plans for new programs and providers. Develops and monitors annual budgets and acts to achieve productivity and financial targets. Reviews revenue-cycle activities (hospital and provider) to ensure maximum revenue capture and identify opportunities for expense reduction.
  • Establishes and maintains effective communication relationships with all internal and external stakeholders. Promotes and builds strong relationships with physicians throughout the organization and the community and with community-based organizations.
  • Collaborates with RWJBH Foundation and local foundation leadership to identify opportunities for new gifts and grants, participates in the cultivation and stewardship of current and future donors, and effectively utilizes funds previously raised.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

  • Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
  • Retirement Plans
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Disability and Life Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Student Loan Planning Support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Community and Volunteer Opportunities
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
  • ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!


RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted 2026-03-17

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