VP, Chief of Staff

About the role

The Vice President, Chief of Staff serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the President and CEO of Atlantic Health. This individual supports the CEO in advancing organizational priorities, driving enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, facilitating executive decision-making, and ensuring effective execution of the health system's mission, vision, and strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as chief steward of CEO's time and energy. Optimizes the CEO's effectiveness by helping him/her strategically prioritize and delegate tasks, ensuring the CEO focuses on areas that deliver the greatest impact and value to the enterprise.
• Proactively and strategically manage the CEO’s calendar, planning well in advance for events, communications, travel, internal meetings, etc. as well as sufficient time for decision-making, strategic planning, and reflection.
• Filter incoming requests, using judgement to discern which can be delegated, which require the CEO’s time and the relevant urgency. Ensure the CEO is informed and prepared with the information necessary for key decisions.
• Regularly obtain feedback from the CEO on his/her time allocation.
• Directly accountable to the CEO for the effective leadership of the Office of the CEO team and the execution of all relevant functions. Lead and develop the team within the Office of the President & CEO, setting the standard for discretion, judgment, and execution.
• Provide support and handles day-to-day tactical activities within the Office of the President & CEO.
• Partner closely to develop, refine, communicate, and execute organizational strategic priorities. Drive enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and special projects that advance the health system's clinical, operational, financial, workforce, and community goals.
• Monitor progress against strategic objectives and key performance indicators, identifying risks, barriers, and opportunities. Ensure alignment among executive leaders and departments to support achievement of organizational priorities.
• Support business planning, organizational transformation, mergers, affiliations, partnerships, and growth initiatives as directed by the CEO.
• Shape the substance and narrative of the CEO's major internal and external communications, including system-wide messages, town halls, and physician and community forums. Serve as an expert on “voice of the CEO,” guiding and advising in the development of CEO or CEO-related communications.
• Prepare executive communications, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, and reports. Lead preparation for executive meetings, board meetings, retreats, and strategic planning sessions. Conduct research, analysis, and synthesis of complex information to support executive decision-making.
• Partner with the CEO to structure, run, and follow up on Executive Leadership Team meetings so that they produce real decisions and clear accountability rather than status updates. Act as an honest broker among members of the executive team, surfacing disagreement early and helping resolve it without becoming a bottleneck or a shadow decision-maker.
• Help the CEO calibrate how the executive team is working together, and raise concerns about alignment, capacity, or performance directly and constructively.
• Partner with the CEO and the Corporate Secretary or General Counsel's office to ensure board and committee materials are substantively strong, strategically framed, and delivered on schedule. Help the CEO prepare for board and committee meetings, anticipating questions and ensuring the Board has what it needs to govern effectively.
• Track follow-through on board commitments and decisions between meetings.
• Aid in maintaining productive relationships between executive leadership and the Board.
• Support the CEO's engagement with community, civic, donor, and government stakeholders, helping prioritize the CEO's external time against enterprise impact. Represent Atlantic Health, at the CEO's direction, in select external forums, coalitions, and partnership discussions. Help translate the regulatory, reimbursement, and public-policy environment into implications the executive team needs to act on.
• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
• Analyze organizational performance data and provide actionable recommendations to the CEO and executive team. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and organizational performance. Support enterprise-wide initiatives related to quality, patient experience, workforce engagement, access, growth, and financial sustainability.
• Lead special projects and emerging priorities requiring executive sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience within a complex healthcare organization, academic medical center, integrated delivery system, or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives, leading enterprise initiatives, and managing cross-functional teams.
• Significant experience in strategic planning, healthcare operations, executive leadership, project management, and organizational transformation.
• Experience interacting with boards, senior executives, physicians, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and operate effectively in complex, fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Strong project management, workflow optimization, and calendar management skills.
• Deep understanding of healthcare industry trends, regulatory requirements, reimbursement models, and health system operations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Demonstrated political savvy, emotional intelligence, and executive presence.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and complex initiatives simultaneously.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

Benefits

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive).

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance