Associate Director, Fiscal & Regulatory Management
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Director, Fiscal & Regulatory Management
Job Details
- Job Ref:
- 43805
- Location:
- 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445
- Category:
- Development/Fundraising
- Employment Type:
- Full time
- Work Location:
- Remote: occasional time on campus
Overview
The Associate Director is a strategic position in the Division of Philanthropy, responsible for assessing and optimizing financial planning and analysis through ad hoc reporting, dashboarding, presentations, and project management. This role will focus on leveraging data-driven insights to support decision-making. Using analytical tools, such as Excel, Tableau, and other data visualization software, this role will deliver actionable insights to senior leadership and bridge the gap between Financial Planning and Analysis and Financial Operations. This position reports to the Assistant Vice President of Fiscal & Regulatory Management.
The onboarding of this role will include a comprehensive training process which includes completion of online modules, shadowing colleagues, as well as hands-on learning experiences throughout the first calendar year in the role.
Embody Dana-Farber’s Core Values: Impact; Excellence; Compassion & Respect; Discovery; and Equity and Inclusion every day. Add value to the Dana-Farber community by seeking opportunities to collaborate across the Institute. Foster an ethical, positive, results-oriented culture founded on open communication.
This position is considered remote, 0-1 days onsite at 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA each week. DFCI guidelines state that employees must reside in New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Resume and cover letter required with application submission. If you wish to disclose your personal pronouns, please include them within your resume and cover letter submission.
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
Responsibilities
- Ad Hoc Reporting
- Manage ad hoc financial reporting and ensure timely and accurate data delivery to support strategic decision-making.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive models and visualizations/dashboards to track KPIs, including revenue, operational efficiency, and fundraising metrics
- Executive Reporting & Dashboarding
- Prepare leadership-level presentations that translate complex data into actionable insights
- Utilize data visualization tools (Excel, Tableau, etc.) to create dashboards
- Team Development and Knowledge Sharing
- Supervise and develop one Assistant Director, fostering continuous learning and improvement
- Contribute to building and sharing a knowledge base, including process documentation and best practices, to enhance the team’s expertise
- Bring technical expertise with data visualization and spreadsheet software
- Project Management
- Lead project management initiatives related to financial reporting, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope
- Act as liaison to Financial Operations, collaborating on recurring reporting needs and ensuring sustainable improvements
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly supervises one Assistant Director, Financial Analysis, Fiscal & Regulatory Management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required plus 6-8 years of relevant work experience. Concentration in accounting/finance with a background in fiscal/regulatory-related issues preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Strong background in process improvement methodologies, especially related to financial analysis
- Experience with visualization techniques in Tableau
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
- Exceptional written communication
PATIENT CONTACT:
No.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
This position is considered remote, up to 1 day in the office at 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA each week. Some evening and weekend work may be required.
DIVISION OF PHILANTHROPY INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, & EQUITY COMMITMENT STATEMENT:
We’re stronger together. In the Division of Philanthropy, we believe in the power of different voices. We encourage authenticity and diversity of every individual within our community. Our collective voices – donors, volunteers, staff, and patients alike – allow us to work together towards a world without cancer. Committed to being a place of inclusivity, belonging, and change, these are our core values.
DFCI DISCLAIMER:
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
DFCI offers a competitive benefits package including generous healthcare and retirement plans, at minimum 3-weeks’ vacation time in addition to 10 paid holidays, a flexible work environment, and work/life balance. Dana-Farber offers a variety of personal, professional, and leadership development opportunities to all members of its workforce through Institutional programming. Division of Philanthropy offers 75+ specialized professional development sessions designed for staff each year through its in-house learning program, the Center for Advancement Training.*
*All benefits subject to Institute changes
We’re hiring! Learn more about working in the Division of Philanthropy and view all open positions.
At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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