Executive Director Strategy (hybrid/remote)

About the role

Serves as a senior enterprise strategy leader responsible for service-line strategy, market development, growth evaluation, strategic partnerships, major-investment analysis, and disciplined execution across a large integrated healthcare system. Acts as the primary extension of the Vice President, Strategy for assigned portfolios, provides leadership to the Strategy team, and converts complex clinical, market, operational, and financial evidence into recommendations, decisions, and measurable action.

Location: 9521 San Mateo NE Albuquerque, NM 87113-2237

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Lead development and periodic refresh of multi-year service line strategic plans. Own the service line planning methodology, including: market assessment, competitive positioning, demand forecasting, access and capacity analysis, provider resource planning, financial performance evaluation, strategic priority development.
• Growth and Investment Strategy: Direct evaluations of: organic growth opportunities, market expansion initiatives, partnerships and affiliations, joint ventures, acquisitions, major enterprise investments.
• Strategic Analysis and Due Diligence: Lead cross-functional diligence efforts. Integrate findings across: strategy, clinical operations, finance, legal and regulatory affairs, technology, workforce planning.
• Executive Decision Support: Develop decision-ready recommendations that clearly outline: strategic options, key assumptions, value creation opportunities, risks and sensitivities, dependencies, implementation requirements.
• Strategy Execution and Governance: Establish governance structures for approved strategies, including: roadmaps, milestones, accountable owners, key performance indicators (KPIs), benefits tracking, escalation processes.
• Executive Stakeholder Engagement: Prepare and deliver presentations for executive leadership and governance forums. Facilitate alignment among: executive leaders, physicians, nursing leadership, operations leaders, finance, analytics teams.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop Strategy Managers and Analysts. Allocate resources and ensure analytical quality, consistency, and execution excellence.
• Executive Backup and Representation: Serve as deputy and backup to the Vice President, Strategy. Represent the function in leadership forums and on enterprise strategic priorities.
• Service Line and Initiative Scope: Support enterprise priorities across multiple service lines. Representative scope includes: service line growth, access, capacity, network, and market-position strategies; new site, new program, and care model evaluations; payer-provider