Business Operations - Manager - Cancer Institute

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Job Requisition ID:

R00053777

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Administration-Cancer Center/Research Institute

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Business Operations - Manager - Cancer Institute

Job Summary:

To collaborate with senior management in the planning, direction, coordination, and management of the daily business and administrative operations in an assigned area. To implement policies and procedures necessary to achieve departmental short- and long-range goals and objectives.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Degree (Associate’s or Bachelor’s) and three (3) years’ work experience in business operations or administrative support that includes one (1) year leadership work experience

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required:

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Organizational skills. Ability to implement policies and procedures. Ability to train, motivate, and supervise employees.

Responsibilities

• Plans and manages the daily business and administrative operations in an assigned area.
• Implements organizational policies and procedures designed to accomplish departmental priorities and long-range goals.
• Supervises employees to include work allocation, training, scheduling, evaluation, and problem resolution.
• Reviews and interprets administrative policies and procedures and recommends/implements changes as required to achieve objectives.
• Works with partners/senior management on special projects and/or committees.
• Prepares reports and maintains applicable records and files; maintains proper equipment and inventory levels.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking.

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

09/8/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

09/11/2026