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Operations Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in business, operations management, or a related field. Employers filing LCAs for this title typically classify it under SOC code 11-1021. Sponsorship timelines hinge on lottery selection and premium processing availability.
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The Director Radiology Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for radiology and imaging services across an assigned hospital, ambulatory operating unit, or multi-site portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality patient care, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, workforce development, and alignment with organizational goals. The Director serves as a key operational leader for imaging services, partnering closely with clinical leadership, physicians, and administrative teams to advance performance, support growth, and maintain exceptional patient and staff experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Leadership
- Oversee on-site managers and daily operations of imaging services including Diagnostic, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology, mammography, and related modalities.
- Develop, implement, and monitor standardized workflow processes to drive efficiency, throughput, and quality.
- Work closely with access leadership and lead the optimization of scheduling, staffing, and resource allocation to meet volume demands.
- Ensure timely coordination of patient care in partnership with physicians, nurses, and ancillary departments.
- Prepare and implement surge, inclement weather, and other specialized planning efforts to assure patient throughput and staffing plans.
Strategic Planning & Performance Management
- Collaborate with senior leadership to execute strategic priorities, productivity, and service line growth initiatives.
- Utilize performance metrics, dashboards, and data-driven analysis to monitor productivity, cost management, access, and service outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and other operational improvement methodologies.
- Support system capital planning, equipment replacement strategy, and facility process and improvements.
Financial Management
- Develop and manage daily productivity metrics.
- Monitor financial performance, identify productivity and expense variances, and implement corrective action plans to align with hospital and ambulatory OU budgets.
- Ensure appropriate charge capture, documentation accuracy, and compliance with billing best practices.
Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory and accreditation bodies (e.g., Joint Commission, ACR, DOH).
- Ensure adherence to radiation safety standards and maintain oversight of modality specific quality programs.
- Lead and support quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and outcomes.
Leadership & Staff Development
- Provide direct leadership to on-site modality managers, supervisors, and technologists, technical assistants, transport, and other support personnel.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop high-performing team members.
- Conduct performance evaluations and ensure ongoing staff competency.
- Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and patient-centered care.
- Promote staff engagement, retention strategies, and professional development opportunities.
- Responsible for implementing pipeline strategies for staffing. Partner with local schools and programs to secure a consistent flow of students.
- Partner with HR and modality operations leaders to build and grow a competitive platform to attract and recruit best of class talent.
Physician & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Serve as primary administrative liaison to radiologists, procedural physicians, and OU leadership.
- Facilitate effective communication, service recovery, and partnership-building across clinical teams.
- Support interdisciplinary committees, workgroups, and organizational initiatives.
Patient Experience
- Ensure consistent delivery of compassionate, timely, and high-quality imaging care.
- Oversee service recovery, complaint resolution, and patient satisfaction improvement efforts at the OU level.
- Advance initiatives focused on patient access, reduced wait times, improving communication.
- Support technologies focused on an omni-channel scheduling approach and self-service strategies.
Additional Duties as Assigned
Travel: Less than 10% of the time may be required.
Work Type: Hybrid employee - splits time between working remotely and working in the office.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business, Nursing, or a related field.
Experience: 7-10 years of progressive leadership experience in radiology, imaging services, or healthcare operations, including responsibility for multi-modality or multi-site operations. Demonstrated experience with operational improvement, financial management, productivity oversight, and strategic planning.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1. Strong leadership and team building abilities.
2. Exceptional communication and relationship building skills.
3. Operational and financial acumen.
4. Ability to analyze complex data and translate insights into action.
5. Knowledge of Radiology technology, workflows, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
6. Adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement.
7. Working knowledge of accreditation and regulatory standards applicable to radiology and imaging services.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Master's degree.
Licensure/Certification: Current licensure or professional certification relevant to area of clinical expertise, as applicable. Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement training.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium Max 25lbs): up to 25 lbs., 0-33% of the work day (occasionally) Lifting 25 lbs. max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs.; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environmental conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure, Bio-hazardous waste chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors, Communicable diseases, Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
Description:
The Director Radiology Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for radiology and imaging services across an assigned hospital, ambulatory operating unit, or multi-site portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality patient care, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, workforce development, and alignment with organizational goals. The Director serves as a key operational leader for imaging services, partnering closely with clinical leadership, physicians, and administrative teams to advance performance, support growth, and maintain exceptional patient and staff experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Leadership
- Oversee on-site managers and daily operations of imaging services including Diagnostic, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology, mammography, and related modalities.
- Develop, implement, and monitor standardized workflow processes to drive efficiency, throughput, and quality.
- Work closely with access leadership and lead the optimization of scheduling, staffing, and resource allocation to meet volume demands.
- Ensure timely coordination of patient care in partnership with physicians, nurses, and ancillary departments.
- Prepare and implement surge, inclement weather, and other specialized planning efforts to assure patient throughput and staffing plans.
Strategic Planning & Performance Management
- Collaborate with senior leadership to execute strategic priorities, productivity, and service line growth initiatives.
- Utilize performance metrics, dashboards, and data-driven analysis to monitor productivity, cost management, access, and service outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and other operational improvement methodologies.
- Support system capital planning, equipment replacement strategy, and facility process and improvements.
Financial Management
- Develop and manage daily productivity metrics.
- Monitor financial performance, identify productivity and expense variances, and implement corrective action plans to align with hospital and ambulatory OU budgets.
- Ensure appropriate charge capture, documentation accuracy, and compliance with billing best practices.
Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory and accreditation bodies (e.g., Joint Commission, ACR, DOH).
- Ensure adherence to radiation safety standards and maintain oversight of modality specific quality programs.
- Lead and support quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and outcomes.
Leadership & Staff Development
- Provide direct leadership to on-site modality managers, supervisors, and technologists, technical assistants, transport, and other support personnel.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop high-performing team members.
- Conduct performance evaluations and ensure ongoing staff competency.
- Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and patient-centered care.
- Promote staff engagement, retention strategies, and professional development opportunities.
- Responsible for implementing pipeline strategies for staffing. Partner with local schools and programs to secure a consistent flow of students.
- Partner with HR and modality operations leaders to build and grow a competitive platform to attract and recruit best of class talent.
Physician & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Serve as primary administrative liaison to radiologists, procedural physicians, and OU leadership.
- Facilitate effective communication, service recovery, and partnership-building across clinical teams.
- Support interdisciplinary committees, workgroups, and organizational initiatives.
Patient Experience
- Ensure consistent delivery of compassionate, timely, and high-quality imaging care.
- Oversee service recovery, complaint resolution, and patient satisfaction improvement efforts at the OU level.
- Advance initiatives focused on patient access, reduced wait times, improving communication.
- Support technologies focused on an omni-channel scheduling approach and self-service strategies.
Additional Duties as Assigned
Travel: Less than 10% of the time may be required.
Work Type: Hybrid employee - splits time between working remotely and working in the office.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Business, Nursing, or a related field.
Experience: 7-10 years of progressive leadership experience in radiology, imaging services, or healthcare operations, including responsibility for multi-modality or multi-site operations. Demonstrated experience with operational improvement, financial management, productivity oversight, and strategic planning.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1. Strong leadership and team building abilities.
2. Exceptional communication and relationship building skills.
3. Operational and financial acumen.
4. Ability to analyze complex data and translate insights into action.
5. Knowledge of Radiology technology, workflows, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
6. Adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement.
7. Working knowledge of accreditation and regulatory standards applicable to radiology and imaging services.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Master's degree.
Licensure/Certification: Current licensure or professional certification relevant to area of clinical expertise, as applicable. Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement training.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Medium Max 25lbs): up to 25 lbs., 0-33% of the work day (occasionally) Lifting 25 lbs. max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs.; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environmental conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure, Bio-hazardous waste chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors, Communicable diseases, Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Operations Director
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires a direct relationship between your degree field and the Operations Director role. A general business degree usually qualifies, but a degree in an unrelated field will trigger an RFE. Gather transcripts and have equivalency evaluations ready before applying.
Filter employers by LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to identify companies that have actively filed LCAs for Operations Director or similar management titles. This filters out employers who express interest in sponsorship but have no documented filing history with DOL.
Target cap-exempt employers to skip the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt. Operations Directors at these organizations can be sponsored outside the annual H-1B lottery, giving you a filing window any time of year.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Look up the Level III or IV wage for SOC code 11-1021 in your metro area using the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage, so knowing the floor strengthens your negotiating position.
Request premium processing in your offer negotiation
USCIS premium processing reduces the I-129 adjudication window to 15 business days. Negotiate for the employer to elect premium processing at the time of filing, not after delays arise, since adding it later extends your uncertainty period.
Build a specialty occupation evidence file early
Operations Director petitions face heightened scrutiny because the title sounds generalist. Collect job postings from your target employers, your O*NET occupation profile, and any industry certifications that tie your specific duties to a specialized degree requirement.
H-1B Visa Operations Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Operations Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business administration, industrial engineering, or supply chain management. Roles where any degree field is acceptable, or where experience substitutes freely for education, are harder to support. Your employer's internal job description and industry norms both factor into USCIS's assessment.
How do I find employers who have actually sponsored H-1B visas for Operations Directors?
Migrate Mate shows verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history by occupation, so you can see which companies have filed for Operations Director or closely related management titles. This is more reliable than asking during interviews, since many employers express willingness to sponsor without having ever completed the process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Operations Director role is eliminated or restructured?
Your H-1B is tied to the specific employer and position on the approved petition. If the role is eliminated, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, transfer your H-1B, or change status. If your duties change substantially, your employer should file an amended I-129 before the change takes effect to avoid a status violation.
Can my employer transfer the H-1B petition if I move into a more senior operations role?
A promotion to a materially different title, such as Chief Operating Officer or VP of Operations, typically requires an amended or new H-1B petition rather than a simple update. USCIS treats significant changes in duties, supervisory scope, or SOC code as a new specialty occupation determination. Your employer should file before the promotion takes effect.
Is it possible to get H-1B sponsorship for an Operations Director role at a startup?
Yes, but startups face additional scrutiny because USCIS may question whether a small company genuinely needs a specialty occupation professional at the director level. A strong offer letter detailing specific technical or analytical duties, an organizational chart showing the reporting structure, and evidence of operational complexity in the business all strengthen the petition.