Managing Principal, Healthcare

Responsibilities

• Owns the growth strategy, financial performance, and long-term resilience of the healthcare industry, aligning market direction with firmwide goals and practice priorities.
• Contributes to firmwide strategic planning while positioning healthcare for long-term growth, expanded market presence, and greater national impact through deep understanding of evolving expertise, market trends, and funding dynamics.
• Provides leadership and performance oversight for Principals and senior studio leaders, aligning teams around shared priorities while reinforcing quality, consistency, design excellence, and exceptional client experience.
• Builds and strengthens executive-level client and partner relationships, advancing strategic pursuits, long-term partnerships, and Dekker's reputation within the healthcare industry.
• Aligns healthcare industry strategy with operational execution to support strong project outcomes, sustainable growth, and consistent performance across the industry.
• Uses key performance indicators and market insights to guide decision-making, measure industry health, and improve growth, performance, and client satisfaction.
• Develops future industry leaders through mentorship, succession planning, and talent development that strengthen the long-term health and resilience of the studio.
• Acts as a firmwide leader and culture carrier, strengthening collaboration, accountability, and shared success across studios.
• Communicates industry trends, strategic priorities, and measures of success across the firm to support alignment, awareness, and informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in design, with significant leadership experience within healthcare planning, design, and delivery.
• Proven success leading healthcare practices, studios, business units, or market sectors with responsibility for growth, profitability, and strategic direction.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute business development strategies resulting in sustained revenue growth and expanded market presence.
• Established network of healthcare industry clients, partners, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting, profitability, utilization, and key performance metrics.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence clients, executive stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Pioneered ability to mentor and develop leaders, build high-performing teams, and support succession planning initiatives.
• Deep understanding of healthcare industry trends, regulatory requirements, funding mechanisms, and emerging opportunities.
• Industry-specific credentials such as EDAC and ACHA are preferred.

Benefits

Dekker offers competitive benefits and salary packages based on education and experience. For a full list of our benefit options, please visit our careers page.