Leif S. Pederson, Ma, Mph Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Direct daily operations of the finance and administration for 15 divisions generating $35M in indirect research and clinical revenues. Oversee and manage 240 faculty members focused on meeting organizational goals.Key Achievements: • Department Restructure – Spearheaded the reorganization of the business office with focused process and procedural improvements to optimize productivity and efficiency, reduce costs and errors, while streamlining workflow. • Budget Process – Successful in partnering with College of Medicine, Medical Associates and Hospital management staff to develop and deliver standard budgeting process and financial reporting requirements to provide consistency while reducing errors and improve documentation for decision-making. • Standard Operating Procedures – Led development and introduction of standard operating procedures for Finance and Human Resources departments. Standardization led to identification and collection of $1.5M in accounts receivables. • Grant Funding – Achieved growth in the research portfolio of 3% with additional grant funding.

Rochester, New York Area

Directed finance and administration for Department of Medicine with 13 divisions generating $209M in annual revenues. Led staff comprised of 419 faculty and 192 residents.Key Achievements: • Centralized Services – Significantly reduced billing costs per claim by 37% while increasing the quality of service for the access center by 30% and improved overall scanning quality with moving support services to a centralized location. • Improved Annual Margin – Successful in partnering with clinical and hospital management to move four divisions to hospital-based practices, thus improving the annual margin by $12M. • Revenue & Faculty Growth – Achieved consistent department annual revenue growth by 5% in FY15 and 2% in FY16; clinic revenue grew by 6% in FY15 and 9% in FY16. Faculty grew by 4% in FY15 and by 7% in FY16.

Rochester, New York Area

Led daily operations for Department of Urology with a staff of 85 and 22 clinical providers. Led continuous improvement projects to reduce costs and generate new revenues, while ensuring effective operational efficiency.Key Achievements: • Reduced Closing Cycle – Identified and implemented improved closing procedures that reduced the monthly closing cycle by three days. • Revenue Growth – Successful in development of a strategic plan to double clinical research revenue by $20M annually in under five years, while also significantly reducing overhead expenses by 47%. • Top Ranking – Achieved recognition by US News and World Report with a ranking in the Top 50 Urology Programs for three consecutive years.

Rochester, Ny

Facilitated daily operations with oversight of budget development and cost control, clinical program planning, and assisting with promotional marketing efforts to enhance the growth of the outpatient clinic.Key Achievements: • Reduced Costs – Realized a 5% savings with restructure of the department support services to increase efficiency and productivity. • Bad Debt Reduction – Successful in a focused initiative to reduce bad debt that resulted in collection of over $34K in past due bills.

Danville, Pa

Danville, Pa

Danville, Pa

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Health Services Administration

Master'S Degree, Clinical Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Psychology