Director, Strategic Planning
About The Position
The Director, Strategic Planning implements programs and projects that enhance patient access and experience, helping make Sutter Health and its regional affiliates the customer-centered system of choice. The role directs strategic planning, business development, new product development, and business planning for Sutter Health and its regional affiliates. It identifies business development and new product opportunities and completes feasibility studies in collaboration with Sutter Health executives. The position ensures that strategies are directly linked to the strategic plan, operating unit business plans, and budget processes. This is an onsite role requiring a minimum of four days in the office. The position is regular, exempt, and full time, with a 40-hour workweek on weekdays. Weekend work may be required as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
- 12 years of recent relevant experience.
- Advanced knowledge of strategic planning, business and product development, risk management and financing, marketing strategies and tactics, and communications planning within an integrated, highly matrixed environment.
- Established knowledge of healthcare operations, physician groups, ambulatory care, and patient care financing.
- Thorough knowledge of healthcare trends, industry direction, regulatory compliance, competitive intelligence, and market research, with the ability to integrate information into actionable strategic and long-range plans.
- Established knowledge of the advanced managed care marketplace and strategies that promote enterprise-wide integrated solutions for payers and plan sponsors.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships across organizational levels and with external organizations.
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities and complete work in a timely manner.
- Verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups.
- Ability to make presentations to persuade others or provide information and instruction.
- Advanced knowledge of developing creative financial solutions and making projections using present and future values, loan computations, and annuity calculations.
- Ability to negotiate and exchange ideas, information, and opinions to formulate policies and programs or jointly reach decisions and solutions.
Responsibilities
- Implement programs and projects that enhance patient access and experience.
- Direct strategic planning, business development, new product development, and business planning for Sutter Health and its regional affiliates.
- Identify business development and new product opportunities.
- Complete feasibility studies in collaboration with Sutter Health executives.
- Ensure strategies are directly linked to the strategic plan, operating unit business plans, and budget processes.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with people across Sutter Health and external organizations.
- Set priorities and complete assignments in a timely manner.
- Communicate effectively with executives, managers, subject matter experts, and diverse groups.
- Make presentations to persuade others, provide information, or deliver instruction.
- Develop creative financial solutions and make financial projections.
- Negotiate and exchange ideas and information to formulate policies and programs or reach decisions and solutions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
