VP, IT Strategy & Business Alignment, Innovation

AMSURG•Nashville, TN

5d•Remote

About The Position

The Vice President, IT Strategy, Business Alignment, and Innovation is an enterprise executive accountable for aligning AMSURG’s technology strategy, operating model, investments, and innovation portfolio with business growth and operational performance. As a strategic partner to the CIO and executive leadership team, this leader directs IT strategic planning, business relationship management, IT finance, vendor management, and innovation. The role ensures technology strategy creates measurable enterprise value by enabling growth, improving operational performance, optimizing investment, and strengthening business decision-making. The position is remote.

Requirements

Demonstrated executive-level influence and success translating business priorities into technology investment decisions and measurable results.
Strong experience in financial planning, business case development, vendor negotiations, and performance management.
Proven ability to lead innovation, organizational change, and teams working across business and technology functions.
Exceptional executive communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and analytical skills.
Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 12 years of progressive leadership experience, including executive responsibility for enterprise technology strategy, business transformation, IT operating models, portfolio or investment governance, and organizational change within a complex, multi-site environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Experience operating in healthcare or another regulated, multisite environment and leading technology planning for acquisitions, integrations, or rapid enterprise growth is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, execution, and annual refresh of the multiyear IT strategy, target operating model, and business-aligned technology roadmaps; translate enterprise priorities, growth plans, acquisition activity, operational needs, and technology risk into sequenced investment recommendations, capability plans, and measurable business outcomes.
Build trusted partnerships with corporate, clinical, and center leadership; lead business relationship management and center success to anticipate needs, shape demand, and strengthen accountability for results.
Lead IT budgeting, forecasting, investment analysis, and cost transparency in partnership with Finance; identify spending optimization opportunities and track benefits with accountable business owners.
Own IT vendor strategy, commercial performance, renewal planning, and supplier accountability; partner with Procurement, Legal, and IT leaders on negotiations, consolidation, and value realization.
Lead a disciplined innovation agenda, partner with business and technical leaders to identify opportunities and evaluate emerging technologies, sponsor measurable pilots, and recommend which initiatives to scale, redirect, or stop.
Partner closely with the Chief Technology Officer to lead IT planning and governance for acquisitions, divestitures, and other growth initiatives; jointly define technology strategy, integration principles, investment and capacity requirements, sequencing, decision rights, and performance measures.
Establish the strategic planning cadence and prepare clear recommendations on investment priorities, tradeoffs, and performance for the CIO and enterprise leadership.
Establish enterprise governance for technology demand, architecture, investment, and performance; define decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability across business and IT leaders to improve prioritization, reduce duplication, and align resources with enterprise strategy.
Partner with Portfolio Management & Delivery and other IT leaders to convert approved strategy into an integrated, capacity-informed portfolio of achievable commitments; establish executive ownership, dependencies, adoption expectations, and outcome measures, and hold business and IT sponsors accountable for benefits realization.
Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team with clear accountability, succession plans, and measurable objectives; influence decisions across organizational boundaries and model financial discipline, collaboration, transparency, innovation, and ownership for enterprise results.

Benefits

Paid Time Off: minimum of 20 days and up to 25 days per calendar year, depending on position and accrual.
9 observed holidays.
Paid family leave.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Disability benefits.
Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Limited Healthcare FSA.
FSAs for transportation and parking, and HSAs.
Matching 401(k) plan.
Training and opportunities for professional growth.
Recognition.