Associate VP Risk Prevention and Management

Froedtert • Menomonee Falls, WI

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Froedtert ThedaCare Health is seeking an accomplished healthcare leader to lead its enterprise Risk Prevention and Management function across a complex, multi-entity nonprofit integrated health system. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, the Associate Vice President is a member of the legal leadership team and provides strategic oversight of risk prevention, event response, claims administration, litigation support, insurance programs, and enterprise risk integration and mitigation.

The AVP serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and partners with executive, clinical, operational, and other stakeholders on patient safety, operational excellence, organizational resilience, and transformation. The role leads a multidisciplinary team of risk management, claims, insurance, and risk prevention professionals, helping strengthen a culture of safety, accountability, transparency, and continuous learning and advance the organization's High Reliability Organization journey.

The position is based in Menomonee Falls or Neenah, Wisconsin, with a hybrid work arrangement. Candidates must reside and work within Froedtert ThedaCare Health's Wisconsin service area.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Eight to ten years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare risk management, claims management, patient safety, legal affairs, insurance administration, healthcare operations, or a related field.
• At least five years of leadership experience leading teams, programs, or functions in a complex healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of professional liability claims management, healthcare operations, patient safety principles, insurance programs, and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives involving multidisciplinary stakeholders and complex organizational structures.
• Demonstrated success mentoring and developing professionals while leading organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance patient safety, legal risk, operational priorities, financial stewardship, and organizational objectives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship-building, influencing, and executive leadership skills.
• Must reside and work within Froedtert ThedaCare Health's Wisconsin service area.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor (JD) or master's degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA), Nursing, Risk Management, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field.
• Experience supporting integrated health systems, healthcare organizations, academic medical centers, or similarly complex organizations.
• Experience overseeing professional liability, general liability, captive insurance, excess insurance, and risk financing programs.
• Knowledge of High Reliability Organization principles, patient safety methodologies, event review processes, and performance improvement frameworks.
• Experience partnering with legal counsel, insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and external service providers on claims and litigation matters.
• Proven ability to lead change, improve organizational performance, and develop high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated success implementing organization-wide risk management, process improvement, governance, technology, and service delivery innovations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Risk Prevention and Management program across hospitals, clinics, physician organizations, and business entities, ensuring consistent integration, alignment, and standardization.
• Establish system-wide risk prevention strategies, priorities, and performance expectations that support organizational objectives, strengthen safety culture, and advance the High Reliability Organization journey.
• Identify emerging legal, regulatory, operational, clinical, financial, and reputational risks and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
• Provide executive guidance on serious safety events, disclosure practices, event reviews, root cause analyses, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee investigation, evaluation, management, and resolution of professional liability, general liability, workers' compensation, and other claims.
• Develop and monitor risk management metrics, dashboards, benchmarking, performance indicators, and reporting frameworks.
• Provide executive oversight of professional liability, general liability, captive insurance, excess insurance, and other enterprise insurance programs.
• Partner with internal and external legal counsel on claims, litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and complex risk-related matters.
• Oversee claims processes, reserve strategies, vendor relationships, outside experts, and third-party service providers.
• Analyze claims and loss trends to identify opportunities for system-wide learning, risk reduction, process improvement, and cost containment.
• Lead development and implementation of standardized risk management policies, procedures, workflows, and best practices across regions and entities.
• Partner with Quality, Patient Safety, Compliance, Human Resources, Medical Staff Leadership, and Operations leaders to improve outcomes and strengthen enterprise risk management capabilities.
• Lead enterprise education and training on risk awareness, patient safety, disclosure practices, event response, and loss prevention.
• Foster a collaborative, service-oriented culture focused on accountability, innovation, organizational learning, and high performance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of risk management, claims, insurance, and prevention professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive