• Support fellows in developing a comprehensive understanding of pediatric health care operations
• Provide a variety of learning opportunities through exposure to both clinical and non-clinical settings
• Prepare fellows for future health care leadership roles specifically in pediatric systems

The fellow will be accountable to the Chief Operating Officer and supervised by two preceptors. In addition, the fellow will have access to many other senior leaders through their project work who will provide guidance throughout the fellowship.

They will provide support to the fellow and conduct performance reviews every three months to provide the fellow with feedback on their performance. In addition, the fellow will also provide direct reports to hospital operations vice presidents. The fellow will also be expected to provide updates on their project work with the leader sponsoring that particular project.

Qualifications/Eligibility

• Master's degree in health care administration, business administration or related field
• Basic knowledge of health care operations from previous employment, such as an internship, is preferred
• Must be a graduate by the time the fellowship position begins
• We do not sponsor visas for this program

Key Competencies for Fellowship

Collaborates

• Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Partners with others to get work done
• Gains trust and support of others

Communicates Effectively

• Is effective in a variety of communication settings, one-on-one, small and large groups or among diverse styles and position levels
• Attentively listens to others
• Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization

Instills Trust

• Follows through on commitments
• Keeps confidences
• Shows consistency between words and actions

Self-Development

• Shows personal commitment and takes action to continuously improve
• Accepts assignments that broaden capabilities
• Learns from new experiences, from others, and from structured learning

Being Resilient

• Maintains a positive attitude despite adversity
• Bounces back from setbacks
• Grows from hardships and negative experiences

Job posting opens: Monday, June 2, 2025

Informational webinar: Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 5-6 p.m. via Zoom and Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, 5-6 p.m. CST via Zoom

Application deadline: Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Applicants invited to complete video interviews: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Finalists notified of onsite interview offer: Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Finalist onsite interviews at Children's Wisconsin: Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, and Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

Selection notification: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

Fellowship begins: July 2026

The following items are required to be emailed as one PDF document to AdminFellow@childrenswi.org by the deadline of Sept. 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CST:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Official Graduate School Transcripts
• Personal statement (addressing your career goals, your decision to pursue a pediatric administrative fellowship, specific skills you would bring to the organization, and attraction to Children’s Wisconsin). One page maximum.

Letters of recommendation

Two (2) letters of recommendation are required:

• (1) Academic
• (1) Professional

Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the submitter to AdminFellow@childrenswi.org. The subject line of the email should read "Letter of Recommendation — Name of Applicant".

Letters of recommendation must be received by the application deadline date — Sept. 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. CST.

Interview/Selection Process

After a thorough review of all complete applications, we will notify applicants who have been selected for an interview.

Onsite Interview
Candidates invited to interview on-site will participate in a dinner on the evening of September 28, 2026, and a day long series of individual and panel interviews with various Children’s Wisconsin executives, leaders and former fellows on September 29, 2026. Candidates should plan on arriving the ahead of the dinner on September 28. Overnight accommodations and travel plans will be coordinated as appropriate. On-site interviews will take place September 29, 2026. 

Selection:
The candidate selected for fellowship will be notified by Oct. 2, 2025.

Year 1

The first year of the fellowship is designed to immerse the fellow in the operations of Children's Wisconsin. Initially, the fellow will meet with all members of senior leadership at both the system and hospital level and then with different department leaders to gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the organization. To fully appreciate the operations of a health system, during the first year the fellow will shadow front-line staff to better understand the connection and impact of the decisions made by leadership teams. In addition, the first year will include project work core to the development of a future health care leader, as well as exposure to a fellow's particular area(s) of interest.

Year 2

In the second year of fellowship, the fellow will take the lead on various hospital and system-level initiatives in addition to pursing projects of interest. In addition, second year fellows will have the opportunity to mentor new first year fellows.

Sample projects and areas of exposure may include:

• Construction and process improvement projects
• Broader exposure to system level activities (including an introduction to system governance and Board relations)
• Deeper exploration of health care finance and operational efficiencies
• Hospital or system level quality improvement efforts
• Interim leadership opportunity