Chief Strategy Officer

Ascension • Pensacola, FL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief Strategy Officer is responsible for building relationships with physicians, businesses, and communities to establish partnerships and affiliations. The role leads market growth and long-range strategic planning in collaboration with Florida market leaders, aligning strategies with system priorities, financial objectives, and community needs. It identifies and executes opportunities to expand market share, improve access, and support sustainable revenue growth, informed by industry trends, competition, regulation, and emerging market opportunities.

The role provides executive oversight of service-line strategy, growth planning, and performance across the market. It partners with clinical and operational leaders on service expansion, geographic growth, network development, and care-model innovation, and helps prioritize investments. It also leads the strategic roadmap for the ambulatory portfolio, including ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient surgical services, imaging, physical therapy, pharmacy, and other services, while navigating diverse payer environments.

The Chief Strategy Officer builds relationships with independent and employed physicians, medical groups, local businesses, and community stakeholders, and structures, negotiates, and operationalizes alignment models, joint ventures, and clinical affiliations. In partnership with Finance, the role oversees financial targets and KPIs, prepares and manages annual operating and capital budgets for assigned surgical and ambulatory service areas, and evaluates organizational structures and asset utilization to improve efficiency and patient access.

The position is hybrid, with a preference for residence in Jacksonville, Florida, and required travel to Pensacola, Florida. It is eligible for an annual bonus incentive.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience required, including 5 years in leadership or management.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive healthcare leadership experience concentrated in strategic growth and/or healthcare business development.
• Proven track record of scaling surgical and ambulatory service lines, driving top-line revenue, and navigating physician recruitment and alignment strategies.
• Commitment to servant leadership, advancing health equity, and championing care for underserved populations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Master's degree (MHA, MBA, or MPH) is highly preferred.
• Deep familiarity with the Florida healthcare landscape, regulatory environment, and regional payer mix is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with physicians, businesses, and communities to establish partnerships and affiliations.
• Define and oversee financial targets in support of business goals.
• Prepare annual operating budgets for assigned service areas.
• Evaluate organizational functions and structure to determine effective allocation and utilization of services.
• Partner with Florida market leaders to develop and lead a comprehensive market growth strategy aligned with system priorities, financial objectives, and community needs.
• Identify, evaluate, and execute opportunities to expand market share, enhance access, and drive sustainable revenue growth.
• Lead long-range strategic planning and translate enterprise vision into actionable market strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor industry trends, competitive intelligence, regulatory changes, and emerging market opportunities to inform decisions.
• Provide executive oversight of service-line strategy, growth planning, and performance optimization across the market.
• Partner with clinical and operational leaders to identify service expansion, geographic growth, network development, and care-model innovation opportunities.
• Drive prioritization and investment decisions to maximize service-line performance and market differentiation.
• Lead the strategic roadmap for the ambulatory portfolio, including ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient surgical services, imaging, physical therapy, pharmacy, and other services.
• Formulate and execute growth plans suited to diverse payer environments.
• Build and sustain relationships with independent and employed physicians, medical groups, local businesses, and community stakeholders.
• Structure, negotiate, and operationalize alignment models, joint ventures, and clinical affiliations.
• Partner with Finance to define, monitor, and champion financial targets and KPIs aligned with regional growth objectives.
• Collaborate with Finance to formulate and manage annual operating and capital budgets, strategically aligning and prioritizing resources across assigned surgical and ambulatory service areas.
• Evaluate organizational functions, clinical structures, and asset utilization to optimize resources, efficiency, and patient access.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual bonus incentive.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, with HSA/FSA options.
• Employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Pro-rated paid time off and holidays.
• Ascension-paid tuition through Vocare, tuition reimbursement, ongoing professional development, and online learning.
• Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care, and stress management resources.
• Parental leave, adoption assistance, and family benefits.
• Optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings, and other benefits.

What This Job Offers

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