The Area Patient Experience Leader guides the strategic plan for initiatives to achieve positive, measurable changes in organizational culture, practices, environment, and behaviors that result in exceptional experiences for our patients and members as demonstrated through membership growth, retention, and patient experience (HCAHPS). As a member of the hospital executive team the Patient Experience Leader ensures that patient experience and creating a culture of caring is a priority in daily operations and care delivery. The Patient Experience Leader supports executive and clinical leaders as a subject matter expert in patient experience evidence-based practices and industry best practices by leveraging performance improvement methodology and human-centered design skills, to improve culture and patient/member experiences. Job Summary: Serves as lead consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects. Provides expertise and drives the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Develops business strategy and ensures alignment and prioritization of organizational objectives and business initiatives. Manages complex projects or project components, leads change management activities, and performs complex data analyses to drive business initiatives. Participates in vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures.