Director of Strategy and Innovation

About the Role

Develops and executes strategic plans and innovation initiatives that drive measurable organizational impact. Supports the VP of Strategy and Innovation in planning, budgeting, and staffing allocation. Ensures project goals and objectives are achieved within the established scope and timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Develops and presents comprehensive business value propositions and plans to support strategic initiatives.
• Creates and executes strategic action plans from stakeholder assessments.
• Facilitates frequent updates to executive leadership on goals and progress related to high-priority strategic initiatives.
• Embeds an entrepreneurial spirit to develop new business models that diversify the company's portfolio.
• Evaluates a portfolio of strategic and innovation initiatives to identify opportunities that fulfill strategic priorities and optimize resource allocation.
• Coordinates and facilitates engagement and readiness activities, including workshops and meetings.
• Establishes structured processes and frameworks for rapid and disciplined decision-making, prototyping, and execution.
• Provides executive leadership in the design, build, and scaling of strategic and operational initiatives.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to advance initiatives from concept through implementation and scaling.
• Drives the development of strategic frameworks and initiatives by structuring complex issues into phased workstreams and deliverables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or other related field (Required).
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a leadership role such as healthcare management, operations, strategy, or development (Required); 7+ years of experience (Required).

Skills

• Strong executive presence
• Ability to provide strong leadership
• Strong relationship building skills to work with internal and external stakeholders and campus/system leaders across the organization
• Effective strategic and analytical thinking with the ability to understand and work through vague concepts to establish clarity and plan for execution
• Ability to work in fast paced dynamic environment while meeting established deadlines
• Exercise objective, independent judgment and critical thinking skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects related to new businesses and financial information
• Strong organization, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to relate strategy, corporate development, operational performance and financial/business models in the healthcare environment
• Performs a variety of tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude
• Ability to work in high stress environment managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously
• Ability to develop, initiate, and execute, in collaboration with executives and physicians, strategic and operational goals and objectives to develop and grow
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex information in understandable terms to gain support and consensus among varied groups
• Effective computer skills including Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work in a matrix-management environment to achieve organizational goals
• Team-building ability
• Corporate contracting, fundraising and partnership development
• Executive leadership, team building, budgeting and direct financial accountabilities
• Government affairs and political support building
• International strategy, corporate and affiliation development
• New revenue creation and new business model development
• Proven healthcare operational and management experience
• Strategy, corporate development, operations management of new healthcare businesses
• Large scale project development and management oversight (Preferred)
• Proven track record and business experience in new ventures and new business creation (Preferred)
• Ability to lead and manage a portfolio of strategic and innovation initiatives across a complex, matrixed organization (Preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders to advance organizational priorities (Preferred)
• Strong ability to translate strategy into execution, including planning, implementation, and scaling of initiatives (Preferred)
• Experience developing business cases, financial analyses, and value-based proposals to support strategic decision-making (Preferred)
• Ability to operate effectively in environments with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and multiple concurrent initiatives (Preferred)
• Knowledge of innovation methodologies, process improvement, and/or program development approaches (Preferred)
• Ability to drive alignment, accountability, and results across cross-functional teams without direct authority (Preferred)
• Strong executive presence (Preferred)
• Ability to provide strong leadership (Preferred)
• Development and execution of new business initiatives (Preferred)
• Development and management of project specific working groups and teams (Preferred)
• Portfolio management skills (Preferred)
• Detailed working knowledge of hospital operations, management, and financial functions (Preferred)
• Deep knowledge of design thinking (Preferred)
• Ability to work with ambiguity (Preferred)

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

Pay

$127,310.90 - $236,789.66

Schedule

Full time, Day shift