Director Strategy and Growth

Hello humankindness 

Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.  Look for us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Located conveniently off the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, Arizona, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a campus of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, is the centerpiece of Dignity Health’s West Valley expansion.  With a vision of “Partnering with patients, physicians, employees and communities to improve the health of all we serve”; St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is collaborating with groups to build an organization that meets today’s changing healthcare needs.

As part of the new 35-acre medical campus, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center features new approaches to healthcare via its onside collaboration with Dignity Health partners. The Westgate team has a solid patient/physician focused style to customer service; actively partnering with patients and physicians to plan for the continuum of care.  It is with Dignity Health’s humankindness movement that gives St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center the opportunity to open a hospital that is based upon partnerships with patients, physicians, employees, and the community.

Under the direction of the VP Strategy and Business Development for the Arizona Market, the Director of Strategy and Growth directs and executes the implementation of broad business objectives for St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, and St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center.

Drives profitable growth and expansion of services for the Market and Region by facilitating the planning, design, implementation and maintenance of Strategy and Growth functions including: strategic planning, program, service line and service development; capital planning and acquisition, and physician alignment strategy and development planning.

Provides objective research and analysis that enables leadership teams to make informed decisions and achieve strategic growth.

Directs and motivates subordinates and project teams to achieve functional goals and carry out initiatives.

May oversee Market/ Care Setting independent Physician Recruitment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Planning: Works with market leadership and facilitates the development of strategic plans focused on market position, growth, network development, and diversification. Facilitates Service Line plan development and implementation in partnership with service line leadership.
• Growth Initiatives / Business Development: Directs and executes the implementation and deployment of strategies and broad business objectives at a market or care setting level. Leads business development for key programs and services and supports. Supports master plan development. Proactively works with key business units on their strategies, initiatives, and/or other business development activities that are aligned with the strategic plan. Manages initiatives including development and writing of certificate of need applications, market assessments, white papers, business plans, innovation and growth plans, strategic plans and any other applicable research and planning activities.
• Business and Tactical Plans: Creates, implements and monitors business and tactical plans that are aligned with key business and strategic initiatives. Develops and plans service lines. Develops and supports implementation of plans for assigned service lines and aligns goals and objectives and performance metrics of key stakeholders.
• Assessment and Analysis: Partners with analytics team to develop and provide objective data and synthesized analysis that enables Market leadership to make informed decisions and achieve strategic growth. Ensures credible and current access to strategic market intelligence; monitors and analyzes trends in the environment. Provides synthesis of analysis and recommendations for service line development, implementation and rationalization. Runs complex analysis, forecasts and builds data models.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Works with key internal and external stakeholders including physicians to ensure growth strategies are effectively deployed and results are monitored. Promotes corporation and ensures positive stakeholder relations through active community engagement.
• Physician Strategy/ Physician/ Development Planning: Implementation of Physician Development / Alignment strategy in concert with Physician Enterprise and Market leadership. Oversees Physician Workforce planning/ and provider development plans.
• Provider Recruitment: As part of overall physician development strategy, responsible for physician recruitment process for independent providers including: candidate identification, screening and site visits; legal contracting and onboarding. Collaborates with Physician Enterprise regarding recruitment and retention of employed providers.
• Partnerships, Acquisitions and Integration: Identifies opportunities to strengthen the market position through integration of innovative partnerships and models. Supports market level strategic acquisition activities including assessing ventures, business plans development, informing negotiations, and participation in due diligence, implementation and integration planning, post-transition integration, and monitoring.
• Management and Budget: As appropriate, plans, directs and evaluates the work of subordinate management in accordance with the content, spirit and intent of applicable internal/external regulations and standards for human resource management. Motivates subordinates to achieve functional goals and carry out initiatives efficiently and with regard to cost and quality. Exercises effective cost control by monitoring and adjusting expenses as needed to stay within budget.
• Other Duties: Partners with other Growth functions locally, regionally and nationally including marketing, communications, and sales to develop and implement market strategies and growth plans. Partners with operations and clinical functions to implement strategies and growth plans. Performs other duties and projects as assigned by manager.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required and/or additional job related experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in healthcare strategy, business development or related field required and
• 3-5 years of management experience.

Preferred Education:

• Master's Degree

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training:

• Strong understanding of healthcare trends, regulations, and best practices; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. Understanding of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning and ability to apply organizational acumen to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex information to various audiences. Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and leaders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaborative work style.
• Ability to work in a large geographically diverse system.
• Strategic Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
• Ability to utilize the processes, tools and techniques for gathering, analyzing, and communicating information about the competitive environment.
• Knowledge of business development tools, techniques and approaches. Ability to explore and develop potential areas of business growth for the organization.

We offer great benefits to support you and your family, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance (no premium option for employee benefits)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Matching 401(k) retirement program
• Fully Funded Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mental Health Benefit
• Employee Life Insurance
• Eligible for annual incentive pay based on company performance
• Relocation assistance if applicable
• Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees in Arizona. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!