Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · 14 hours ago
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Business Strategy Officer
Brookline, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$720K/yr - $921K/yr
10+ years expDana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life-changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. The Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Business Strategy Officer will oversee the finance and business strategy functions, working closely with executive leadership to ensure alignment with the Institute's goals and financial health.
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Responsibilities
Partner with senior executive leaders to serve as a strategic resource to carry out both mission-related and operational goals. Engage with members of the executive and faculty leadership teams and the Board of Trustees as a trusted advisor, and confidant
Champion a diverse and inclusive culture and ensure diversity in the workforce
As an executive leader, provides strategic direction to the Institute through finance and business strategy formulation, decision making, forecast/budgeting and implementation/monitoring. Establishes and implements internal controls and ensures efficient and effective financial operations as per industry benchmarks
Provides executive leadership and strategic direction for External Affairs, including local, state and national regulatory, legislative and government relations. Oversees a patient-centric legislative agenda and advocacy in support of DFCI’s mission and programs
Ensure that Financial and Accounting policies & procedures are in accordance with statutory regulations and standards and comply with risk management and internal controls
Lead the evaluation and development of cost-effective and efficient systems, processes and contract relationships to maximize return on investment and impact
Lead the design and assessment of financial strategy and performance as it relates to managing against the annual budget and long-term goals while fostering organizational effectiveness and sustainability
Develops finance and business strategies by providing financial and accounting information, analytics and recommendations and establishing functional objectives in line with the Institute’s organizational goals and objectives
Create and sustain productive vendor, banking and contractual relationships and serve as primary liaison with related third parties
Develops financial well-being of the organization by providing financial projections, analytics and growth plans
Review and manage (and establish as needed) internal systems, controls, processes, and procedures to ensure the integrity, accuracy, compliance, and usefulness of financial information and reporting
Oversee human capital strategy and human resources activities, including hiring, professional development, performance management, salary administration, and succession planning
Monitors financial performance by measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions, and minimizing the impact of variances
Updates job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated success as a strategic advisor to executive level leadership
Strong business acumen and fiscal stewardship capabilities including the ability to prioritize competing priorities and deliver high quality service with limited resources
Executive presence and the ability to engender trust and confidence across all levels of the workforce, including front-line staff, senior executives, faculty, community partners and the Board
Experience in leading/managing multiple Finance disciplines including Finance, Accounting, Revenue Cycle, External Affairs, Business Initiatives & Strategy, Payer Contracting
Experience in overseeing complex regulatory/compliance audits
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to manage a large, diverse workforce and anticipate the information needs of the workforce
Demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders
Ability to extract meaning from numbers and present analysis clearly and concisely to people with varying degrees of financial knowledge
Innovative and improvement mindset. Experience articulating incremental improvements related to long term strategy
Visionary in approach to work, seeing things conceptually
An engaged and inclusive leadership style that puts the employee first in all decision making and models the Dana-Farber Inclusive Behaviors framework of Curiosity, Commitment, Courage, Consciousness, Cultural Intelligence, Collaboration
Effective leader of teams, able to foster collaboration while driving results
Demonstrated ability to attract and retain high caliber Finance talent
Bachelor's required, Master's degree or CPA highly preferred
Advanced study in areas such as Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics
Ten plus years demonstrated senior finance and accounting leadership experience in complex organizations
Healthcare or academic medical experience is beneficial to effectively navigate the matrixed, hospital-specific relationships and compliance requirements unique to the industry
Company
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a center dedicated to carrying out adult and pediatric cancer treatment activities and advanced research.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$88.08MKey Investors
Elaine and Eduardo Saverin FoundationThe DeGregorio Family FoundationLlama
2025-11-24Grant· $20M
2025-05-06Grant· $1M
2024-09-24Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Edward Benz
CEO
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