Dir, Strategic Planning

UF Health•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

UF Health is establishing a new Enterprise Strategy Office and seeks a Director, Strategic Planning to lead the strategic agenda for an assigned market. Reporting to the System Vice President of Strategy, the Director develops and executes market-level strategic plans that drive growth, improve performance, and align with enterprise priorities. The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, identifying opportunities, evaluating market trends, building strategic partnerships, and overseeing initiatives from concept through execution. The Director works with executive leaders, physicians, finance, and operational teams and has significant autonomy in helping establish the new enterprise strategy function.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Five or more years of progressive experience in healthcare strategy, management consulting, corporate strategy, business development, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience leading strategic initiatives from concept through execution.
Strong financial acumen and ability to evaluate growth opportunities, return on investment, and business performance.
Experience working with executive leadership and influencing decisions across complex organizations.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and build alignment among diverse stakeholders.
Experience developing executive presentations, strategic plans, and performance reporting.
Demonstrated success mentoring or leading team members.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, or related field).
Experience within an academic medical center, integrated health system, healthcare consulting firm, payer organization, or healthcare services company.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of comprehensive market strategic plans aligned with enterprise goals.
Identify and evaluate growth opportunities through market research, competitive analysis, and industry trends.
Partner with Market Presidents, physician leaders, Finance, Marketing, and operational teams to align priorities and drive strategic initiatives.
Translate strategic priorities into actionable implementation plans with defined timelines, financial impact, and measurable outcomes.
Lead market-specific strategy engagements, including partnership implementation, facility optimization, and other transformational initiatives.
Support mergers, acquisitions, and integration planning in collaboration with Finance and System Strategy leadership.
Develop financial targets, performance metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting to monitor strategic progress.
Build collaborative relationships across the organization, including College of Medicine leadership and key physician stakeholders.
Prioritize competing opportunities and guide leadership toward initiatives with the greatest strategic value.
Mentor and develop strategy analysts while helping establish best practices, governance, and strategic planning processes.