Vice President-Operations, West Lafayette

IU Health • Lafayette, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Our leaders shape strategic initiatives, develop passionate teams, and work to improve health outcomes. They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our IU Health’s leadership team in the role of Vice President, West Lafayette. The Vice President, Operations partners with executive, regional, and facility leaders to advance strategic and operational priorities across assigned hospitals and care delivery sites, supporting growth, access, and high-quality patient care. This leader provides operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and value-based care principles. In partnership with clinical and operational stakeholders, the Vice President drives continuous improvement, standardizes processes, enhances service delivery, and supports innovation in care models and service line development. Serving as a key link between system strategy and local execution, the Vice President collaborates closely with facility leaders, physicians, and community stakeholders to meet evolving patient and community needs. This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer & Hospital Administrator or a designated regional executive leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Requires 10 plus years of relevant experience.
• Requires 8 years of people leader experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed and relationship-driven culture.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a particular focus on operations, financial, quantitative, and analytical management.
• Must have the ability to exhibit precise and detail-oriented skills so that complicated and/or multifaceted assignments can be completed with a high degree of exactness.
• Requires interpersonal, negotiation, problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills, with the ability to lead groups and programs.
• Requires an understanding of Joint Commission, state, and federal guidelines, regulations and standards.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with executive, regional, and facility leaders to advance strategic and operational priorities across assigned hospitals and care delivery sites, supporting growth, access, and high-quality patient care.
• Provides operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and value-based care principles.
• Drives continuous improvement, standardizes processes, enhances service delivery, and supports innovation in care models and service line development in partnership with clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Collaborates closely with facility leaders, physicians, and community stakeholders to meet evolving patient and community needs, serving as a key link between system strategy and local execution.

Benefits

• Access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.

What This Job Offers

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