VP, Chief Business Development Officer

Role Overview

Baptist Health, founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a comprehensive health system committed to improving the health of the communities it serves across Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes nine hospitals, more than 400 points of care, and a broad network of employed and independent physicians providing inpatient, outpatient, urgent care, diagnostic, surgical, home care, fitness, and rehabilitation services. Baptist Health’s hospitals collectively provide thousands of licensed beds, including the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, operated as a joint venture with Deaconess Health System. The organization employs more than 23,000 team members and is the first U.S. health system to have all hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designations. Its medical group encompasses nearly 1,500 providers and an extensive independent physician network, offering diverse opportunities for collaboration and leadership in a mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth opportunities and build high-impact partnerships to transform strategy into measurable results across Baptist Health’s integrated health system.
• Partner with operational leaders to develop and execute market growth strategies that expand access, strengthen competitive position, and improve patient experience.
• Evaluate emerging market opportunities, identify strategic partnerships, and lead initiatives that support sustainable long-term growth.
• Develop and execute enterprise growth strategies, create joint ventures, and bring complex healthcare projects from concept through implementation.
• Lead initiatives such as freestanding emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient expansion, and other innovative care delivery models.
• Evaluate and implement centralized support services, including pharmacy, laboratory, laundry, supply chain, and other shared services.
• Build relationships with health systems, payers, employers, developers, community organizations, and other strategic partners while identifying opportunities for mergers, affiliations, joint ventures, and innovative business models.
• Influence executive decision-making and deliver measurable growth through strategic vision, operational execution, market intelligence, financial analysis, and collaborative leadership.
• Navigate ambiguity, negotiate complex partnerships, lead cross-functional teams, and challenge conventional thinking to create new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (MBA, MHA, or related field)
• 10+ years of progressive healthcare leadership in business development, strategic planning, corporate development, or growth strategy
• Proven success in developing market expansion strategies, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures
• Experience leading complex healthcare initiatives from business case through implementation
• Exceptional executive presence, communication, negotiation, financial acumen, and relationship-building skills