Job Description

Operations Manager

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Requisition ID

req34967

Working Title

Operations Manager

Position Grade

13

Position Summary

The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center is looking for an Operations Manager to join or Radiation Oncology department. The responsibilities for this position are:


1. Provides administrative support for departmental leadership by managing departmental schedules and calendars, making travel arrangements, handling telephone communications and dealing with administrative problems and inquires as appropriate.


2. Supports departmental leadership in financial reporting by researching information, pulling appropriate data, generating reports and preparing presentations as appropriate.


3. Supports departmental leadership with management of facilities requests for the medical group, including supply inventory, security, key and locker designations, as well as purchasing activities related to approved quotations for equipment and reimbursement for medical group and UNM Faculty staff.


4. Supports departmental leadership in management clinical and support staff and faculty licensure, certifications, and credentialing to maintain University, local, state, and federal compliance.


5. Supports departmental leadership in planning of large-scale acquisitions, and disposition and provides support for space allocation, space remodels, and other department level facility maintenance as needed.


6. Supports departmental leadership with tasks related to fiscal affairs, budget planning, expenditures, cost analysis, supply research and acquisition, expense payments for UNM and UNMMG staff and faculty, account reconciliation, and reporting, as well as faculty enhancement and staff educational stipends as directed and appropriate.


7. Supports departmental leadership with recruitment activities for UNM Faculty and UNMMG and UNM clinical and support staff, and supports/responsible for onboarding activities and documentation of such as appropriate.


The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is the Official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in a 500-mile radius. Its 136 board-certified oncology specialty physicians include cancer surgeons in every specialty (abdominal, thoracic, bone and soft tissue, neurosurgery, genitourinary, gynecology, and head and neck cancers), adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to 65% of New Mexico's cancer patients from all across the state. And they partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer care closer to home. In 2024 they treated more than 15,000 patients in almost 105,000 ambulatory clinic visits in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital. A total of 2,075 patients participated in cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing. The more than 123 cancer research scientists affiliated with the UNM Cancer Center were awarded $38.3 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects. Since 2015, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery.


Website: unmhealth.org/cancer



See the Position Description for additional information.

Conditions of Employment

Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement. If located at the UNM Children's Campus, successful candidate must pass a comprehensive post-offer, pre-employment criminal and New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) fingerprint background check, and a continued successful status will be verified by periodic future background checks.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED; at least 2 years of experience managing at least one of the following functional areas: fiscal services, administration and/or human resources AND 3 years of additional experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.


Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

a. Knowledge of business practices and procedures


b. Strong skills with various business applications such as Microsoft Office, Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint


c. Strong time management skills


d. Experience in data collection for month and year end reporting for adherence to financial and quality metric needs

Additional Requirements

Finalists should be prepared to provide official educational transcripts if selected for hire.




Applicants must provide names of 3 professional references that the hiring official can contact.

Campus

Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM

Department

Radiation Oncology (099R05)

Employment Type

Staff

Staff Type

Regular - Full-Time

Term End Date

Status

Exempt

Pay

$4,236.27 - $5,950.53

Benefits Eligible

This is a benefits eligible position. The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for a more information.

ERB Statement

As a condition of employment, eligible employees working greater than .25 FTE as determined by the New Mexico Education Retirement Act must make mandatory retirement contributions. For more information, review the Benefits Eligibility at a Glance grid.

Background Check Required

Yes

For Best Consideration Date

11/3/2025

Eligible for Remote Work

Eligible for Remote Work Statement

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.


APPLICANT: Please complete the official application; making sure to include all prior work experience and average hours worked per week. Attach your Current Resume; listing three Professional References. Attach your Cover Letter that details how your experience matches the position as described above; including any Preferred Qualifications.

Positions posted with a Staff Type of

Regular

or

Term

are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the

Veteran Preference Program webpage

for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.



The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.