System Administrative Officer - MUSC Children's and Women's Hospital

The Medical University of South Carolina Health System is seeking a strategic healthcare executive to serve as Childrens and Womens System Administrative Officer. This leader will provide strategic oversight and operational direction to childrens and womens clinical programs across MUSC Health.

This is a highly visible leadership role in a complex, highly matrixed academic health system. The successful candidate will bring strong executive presence, influence-based leadership, exceptional relationship management skills, and demonstrated success aligning clinical, academic, and administrative resources across childrens and womens programs.

Key Responsibilities:
The Childrens and Womens System Administrative Officer is responsible for providing strategic
oversight, operational direction, performance leadership, and academic integration for childrens and womens clinical programs across MUSC Health.
Strategy
Partners with MUSCH Strategic Planning to develop and execute a multi-year strategic plan with a clearly aligned operational roadmap supporting system growth.
Supports affiliation, network, and partnership development as related to CHW-specific clinical and geographic expansion.
Drives initiative development and execution tied to ICCE strategic priorities.
Acts as a principal strategic thought partner to the ICCE Chief, translating vision into actionable
enterprise strategies across pediatrics and womens services.
Identifies white-space opportunities for growth, differentiation, and integration across childrens and womens care delivery models.
Anticipates future system needs and positions the ICCE proactively rather than reactively.
Operational Oversight
Collaboratively leads or directs care team members; holds leaders accountable for patient
experience, workforce engagement, and clinical outcomes.
Collaborates with local, divisional, and system resources (HR, marketing, external affairs, etc.) to
achieve ICCE and health system goals.
Monitors throughput, capacity, and resource utilization; sponsors performance improvement
initiatives.
Ensures compliance with MUSCH policies, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
Oversees ICCE-specific initiative implementation, including project sponsorship and management.
Continuously evaluates care variation and aligns performance with benchmarks and best practices.
Partners with the ICCE Chief on contract development, execution, and compliance, when
applicable.
Oversees timely scorecard reporting; develops action plans for Opportunities for Improvement
(OFIs) and shares best practices.
Supports patient safety and High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles, including
implementation of Just Culture.
Staffs and supports the ICCE Executive Committee as the primary performance and governance
forum.
Creates and maintains an environment that supports education, research, and scholarly activity
across MUSCH, collaborating with MUSC COM Department Chairs and leadership to align
academic priorities and initiatives within and across ICCE.
Adheres to the mechanism(s) that integrate ICCE clinical activities and priorities with MUSC
research and education initiatives.
Serves as an enterprise integrator across childrens and womens programs, ensuring alignment
across sites, specialties, and service lines.
Demonstrates exceptional relationship management skills, using credibility and trust to influence outcomes in areas without direct authority.
Brings composure, executive presence, and clarity in complex, ambiguous, and high-stakes
environments.
Performance and Growth
Responsible for ICCE growth, contribution margin, and financial sustainability.
Leads ICCE participation in annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting in partnership with system and divisional finance.
Advises on capital planning and major investment decisions.
Monitors supply costs and collaborates with Supply Chain leadership to identify efficiencies.
Oversees improvement in Pillar KPIs aligned with the system scorecard.
Oversees quality performance in partnership with the ICCE Quality & Safety Manager; reports to system and divisional quality committees.
Supports referring-provider relationships and ensures timely access to tertiary and quaternary
care.
Engages in payor strategy and value-based performance initiatives relevant to CHW programs.
Ensures access to care across all CHW specialties and disciplines.
Balances growth ambition with operational discipline, ensuring scalability without erosion of
patient experience or workforce engagement.
Acts as a visible ambassador of CHW programs internally and externally, strengthening MUSC
Healths market presence.
Academic Integration
Creates and sustains an environment that supports education, research, and scholarly activity.
Collaborates with MUSC College of Medicine department chairs and leaders to align academic
and clinical priorities.
Ensures clinical operations support education and research missions without compromising
operational excellence.
Champions the integration of clinical excellence, academic distinction, and innovation as a
unifying enterprise strategy.

MUSC Children's Health | South Carolina's #1 Choice for Pediatric Care

The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital and Pearl Tourville Womens Pavilion were designed to transform how care is delivered to children and women by bringing pediatric and obstetrical
services together in one integrated facility. Located in Charleston, the building supports a seamless model of care that connects childrens health, maternal care, labor and delivery, and advanced fetal care in a coordinated environment built around safety, efficiency, and family experience.

The facility was built with innovation and adaptability at its core. MUSC describes it as a hospital designed for the future, with integrated technology that helps track patients, supplies, and staff in real time to support coordinated care. The model also improves transparency and connection
for families throughout the care journey while reinforcing a family-first design approach.

A major differentiator is the integration of womens and childrens services under one roof. The Pearl Tourville Womens Pavilion manages obstetrical care ranging from routine to highly complex cases and includes dedicated obstetrical operating rooms to enhance safety and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies. A dedicated stork elevator links key access points directly to maternity services, while the broader facility includes labor and delivery, mother/baby care, neonatal intensive care, advanced fetal care, pediatric emergency services, critical care, cardiac care, cancer and blood disorder services, therapy space, and family-centered amenities throughout the building.

-Masters degree in hospital administration, healthcare administration, business administration,
public health, or related field required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience; at least five (5) years in
healthcare management strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years in senior leadership within childrens healthcare preferred.
• Demonstrated success in a complex academic medical center or highly matrixed health system.
• Strong financial acumen, including P&L oversight, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, and grow integrated clinical programs.
• Effective communicator with the ability to motivate and align diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strength in physicianadministrator partnership models.
• Strong project and change management skills.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Demonstrated passion for mission-driven healthcare leadership, with a strong connection to
childrens and womens health.
• Recognized as a high-potential executive leaderbringing chief executive level mindset,
presence, and strategic orientation.
• Exceptional emotional intelligence, credibility, and interpersonal skill in relationship-heavy
leadership environments.