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VP, Chief Administrative Officer

University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2026
The Chief Administrative Officer (VP/CAO) for the UCSF Health Adult Business Unit serves as a senior executive leader ensuring that every patient experiences seamless, coordinated care from admission through discharge and beyond. With primary accountability for patient flow, throughput, and operational excellence across all UCSF Health adult hospitals, this role drives the strategic access and growth priorities that enable UCSF Health to deliver world class care to the communities we serve. Operating as both a strategic architect and enterprise clinical problem solver, the VP/CAO serves as a business unit utility leader who can be flexibly deployed across assigned strategic initiatives, departments, and priorities based on Adult Business Unit organizational needs.


  • Extensive executive management experience in a complex health care organization.
  • 10 years related leadership experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, health administration or clinical degree and/or equivalent experience/training.
  • Expert knowledge of health care delivery models, business and strategic planning, financial management, program development implementation and organizational development.
  • Highly advanced ability to work collaboratively and effectively with medical center executives, campus leadership, external agencies, and other academic medical centers and healthcare institutions.
  • Expert ability to establish and utilize metrics to drive excellence, support operations and facilitate integration.
  • Expert knowledge of capital and operating budget development and management, financial analysis, and reporting techniques.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly advanced interpersonal skills.
  • Expert negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Highly advanced ability to build and maintain a climate of trust that inspires commitment to achieve organization goals.
  • Master's degree in business, health administration or clinical degree preferred.


  • Extensive executive management experience in a complex health care organization.
  • 10 years related leadership experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, health administration or clinical degree and/or equivalent experience/training.
  • Expert knowledge of health care delivery models, business and strategic planning, financial management, program development implementation and organizational development.
  • Highly advanced ability to work collaboratively and effectively with medical center executives, campus leadership, external agencies, and other academic medical centers and healthcare institutions.
  • Expert ability to establish and utilize metrics to drive excellence, support operations and facilitate integration.
  • Expert knowledge of capital and operating budget development and management, financial analysis, and reporting techniques.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly advanced interpersonal skills.
  • Expert negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Highly advanced ability to build and maintain a climate of trust that inspires commitment to achieve organization goals.
  • Master's degree in business, health administration or clinical degree preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

 

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