Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

AVP Strategic Clinical Affiliation Management

Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; 10 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare and partnership management.
  • Expertise in managing complex cross-functional initiatives and supporting executive governance bodies.
  • Proven track record in overseeing strategic partnerships and developing executive-level communications.
  • (Preferred) Master's degree in a related field.
  • (Preferred) Experience with academic medical centers and complex contractual environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the strategic clinical affiliations to align with organizational priorities and financial objectives.
  • Advise executive leadership on partnership opportunities, risks, and solutions for success.
  • Oversee clinical affiliation agreements and maintain partnership records.
  • Support stakeholders in agreement implementation, renewals, and compliance.
  • Administer and improve the funds flow methodologies including planning and reporting processes.
  • Evaluate funding models in collaboration with finance and clinical leaders.
  • Coordinate cross-organizational initiatives to ensure shared strategic priorities are met.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
  • Flexible spending accounts and life/disability insurance.
  • Retirement plan options and employee assistance programs.
  • Onsite health clinic and tuition reimbursement.
  • Generous paid vacation and sick leave policies.
  • Paid holidays and parental leave.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Associate Vice President, Strategic Affiliation Management reports to the Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Clinical Growth Officer (or designee) and serves as the enterprise leader responsible for managing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center's strategic clinical affiliation portfolio.

 

This role provides executive oversight of key clinical partnerships, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities through effective governance, financial stewardship, operational integration, and relationship management. The AVP serves as the central point of coordination across affiliated organizations, maintaining institutional knowledge of partnership structures, agreements, governance processes, financial methodologies, and operational commitments.

 

Working closely with executive leadership and stakeholders across strategy, business development, finance, legal, clinical operations, service lines, and partner organizations, the AVP supports successful partnership execution, enterprise decision-making, and long-term strategic growth.

Responsibilities

Strategic Affiliation Management

  • Lead and oversee Fred Hutch's portfolio of strategic clinical affiliations, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, governance structures, operational commitments, and financial objectives.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership by identifying partnership opportunities, risks, dependencies, and solutions that support long-term organizational success.

Partnership Agreements & Relationship Management

  • Maintain enterprise oversight of clinical affiliation agreements, governance documents, financial arrangements, and related partnership records.
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support agreement implementation, renewals, amendments, and compliance with organizational commitments.

Funds Flow Administration & Financial Stewardship

  • Lead the administration and continuous improvement of departmental funds flow methodologies, including annual planning, validation, implementation, and reporting processes.
  • Collaborate with finance, operations, and clinical leaders to evaluate funding models, monitor outcomes, and support executive decision-making.

Enterprise Partnership Integration

  • Coordinate cross-organizational initiatives involving Fred Hutch and affiliated partners, ensuring successful execution of shared strategic and operational priorities.
  • Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders, resolve barriers, and promote effective implementation of partnership commitments.

Other Duties

  • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, or a related field, and 10 years of progressive leadership experience in academic medicine, integrated health systems, healthcare administration, strategy, operations, finance, partnership management, or a related environment.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives, supporting executive leadership and governance bodies, overseeing strategic partnerships, and developing business cases, financial analyses, and executive-level communications.

Preferred:

  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, or a related field.
  • Experience with academic medical centers, physician organizations, research enterprises, complex contractual relationships, and enterprise governance structures.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $246,937.00 to $434,241.00, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position is eligible for relocation assistance.Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks). 

Additional Information

About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases. It was founded in 1975 by Dr. William Hutchinson in honor of his brother Fred, who died of lung cancer at the age of 45. The center is located in Seattle, Washington and employs over 3,000 scientists, physicians, and staff. It is one of the largest and most respected cancer research centers in the world, and has made significant contributions to the development of bone marrow transplantation and other cancer treatments.
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