Director, Strategic Planning

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FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Mon-Fri

Position Summary

Essential Functions

1. Assist in Developing an Enhanced System-Wide Strategic Planning Process

Working with the Senior Vice President & Chief Growth Officer, as well as the Vice President, Strategy & Business Development to conceptualize, draft, and implement a new, enhanced system-wide strategic planning process for MultiCare Health System. This new strategic planning process must help provide greater organization and clarity as to the objectives, priorities, and initiatives that will be pursued by business units throughout the health system. Once created, the strategic planning process will be refined and iterated upon over time.

2. Facilitate Strategic Planning Meetings

The Director, Strategic Planning will be required to facilitate numerous strategic planning meetings across the health system, ensuring the meeting timelines and goals are met. The role will ensure that such planning sessions identify and document the system's optimal strategic objectives, key performance measures, and initiatives/tactics.

3. Develop Process for Making Market Assessment, Environmental and Demographic Data Available to Internal Stakeholders

Working with Data Analytics teams, the Director, Strategic Planning is expected to provide key market assessment, environmental and demographic data to strategic planning stakeholders. The data provided will be in a format that is easy to review and actionable.

4. Cascade the Strategic Planning Process Across the System

This role will work with stakeholders across the system to ensure that the health system strategic objectives are cascaded down to each business unit of the company to improve alignment and organization across the system. The Director, Strategic Planning will also work with business unit leaders and the Finance team to effectively coordinate the strategic planning process with the capital and operating budget.

5. Assist with Strategic Growth Projects

MultiCare is engaged with a number of strategic growth projects throughout the year, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and affiliations. On an as needed basis, this role will assist the Vice President, Strategy & Business Development in organizing the health system approach to such projects, as well as helping to execute upon the primary work streams for such projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, nursing, or a related healthcare field.

• Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or a related field preferred.

• Seven years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare operations, enterprise strategy, or related roles.

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives involving senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience preparing strategic deliverables that inform leadership decision making and then operationalizing on such plans.

• Experience facilitating planning sessions with senior executives and clinicians.

• Experience integrating programs and services to create greater system and customer value.

• Experience within a multi-market or integrated healthcare delivery system preferred.

• Direct experience supporting or managing ambulatory surgery center, rehabilitation, or other joint venture arrangements preferred.

• Experience partnering with enterprise strategy or strategic planning functions preferred.

• Completion of a healthcare administrative fellowship or formal leadership development program preferred.

• Experience developing or using KPI dashboards, scorecards, or enterprise reporting tools preferred.

• Internal applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements may be considered based on demonstrated competencies, relevant experience, and performance within the organization.

Why MultiCare?

• Rooted in the local community - Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years

• Growth and education - Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in your future

• Well-being and support - Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared for at work and in life

• Living our values - Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other

• Belonging for all - Employee Resource Groups, inclusion initiatives and outreach programs support a workplace where every voice is valued

• Pacific Northwest lifestyle - Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.