Sr. Advisor - Health and Wellness

Indiana University Health System • Indianapolis, IN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Indiana University Health is seeking a visionary, data-driven, and mission-focused health strategist to lead IU Health's "Healthiest Workforce" initiative. This is a brand-new individual contributor role that operates cross-functionally, requiring deep partnership with medical directors, EOHS, population health, and healthy results teams. This role drives the enterprise health and wellness strategy across IU Health, including owning and advancing the "Healthiest Workforce" strategy as IU Health's primary subject matter expert and champion. It also oversees the strategy, governance, implementation, and enterprise alignment of employee health initiatives, aligns and integrates cross-functional priorities, manages a portfolio of interrelated health initiatives, defines KPIs and leverages data to evaluate performance, leads executive-level communications, and builds external employer-facing opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in health administration, public health, or a related field is required.
• Requires 7-10 years of experience in a clinical or operational management role, or experience in quality improvement.
• Requires proven experience in healthcare such as public health, population health, care management, or health plans.
• Requires social determinants of health (SDOH) awareness.
• Requires knowledge of health regulations and compliance expectations such as HIPAA and ERISA.
• Requires proficiency in data analytics tools, clinical knowledge, strong communication, project management, and change management.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic & Systems Thinker: You see the big picture, manage interdependencies across a complex portfolio, and connect dots others miss.
• Data-Driven: You analyze workforce health metrics, identify trends, and translate data into action
• Influential Without Authority: You're skilled at building consensus, gaining buy-in, and moving initiatives forward across a matrixed organization without direct control.
• Executive Presence: You communicate with confidence and credibility at every level.
• Innovative & Undaunted: You bring fresh thinking and are not afraid to try new approaches.
• Operationally Grounded: You understand how strategy becomes reality and how to transition programs into sustainable operations.
• Mission-Connected: You are genuinely passionate about improving the health of the people who power IU Health's mission every day.

Responsibilities

• Owning and advancing the "Healthiest Workforce" strategy as IU Health's primary subject matter expert and champion
• Overseeing the strategy, governance, implementation, and enterprise alignment of employee health initiatives including Healthiest Workforce, Project Prevention, Healthy Results, and EOHS
• Aligning and integrating cross-functional priorities across clinical, operational, and administrative teams
• Managing a portfolio of interrelated health initiatives, including interdependencies, sequencing, and risk mitigation
• Defining KPIs and leveraging data to evaluate performance, identify trends, and drive action
• Leading executive-level communications and presenting to senior leadership and steering committees
• Building external employer-facing opportunities and positioning IU Health as a leader in workforce health
• Ensuring successful operational transition of programs into clinical, pop health, and ambulatory quality teams

What This Job Offers

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