Hiring Range: $225,000 - $300,000
Chief Operating OfficerWhat You'll DoAs COO, you will:
- Provide executive leadership for major hospital operations and business units.
- Partner with the CEO and senior leaders to execute NMC's strategic plan and organizational priorities.
- Lead efforts to improve operational performance, quality, service excellence, and financial outcomes.
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Build strong partnerships with physicians, medical staff, and community stakeholders.
- Identify and implement growth opportunities that enhance market position and expand services.
- Drive operational and service excellence initiatives across the organization.
- Oversee significant workforce, resource, and operational decisions.
- Mentor and develop leaders, strengthening succession planning and organizational capability.
- Serve as acting executive leader in the absence of the CEO.
Leadership ScopeThe COO provides executive oversight for key operational areas, including:
- Outpatient Provider Clinics
- Laboratory Services
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Facilities & Support Services
- Restaurant & Catering Services
- Additional departments and operational functions as assigned
This role works closely with the Board of Directors, executive leadership team, physicians, regulatory agencies, community partners, and employees across the organization.
What Success Looks LikeThe successful candidate will:
- Inspire teams around a shared vision and strategic direction.
- Build high-performing leadership teams and develop future talent.
- Lead through change with transparency and resilience.
- Utilize data and financial insights to drive decision-making.
- Improve operational efficiency while maintaining exceptional quality and patient outcomes.
- Create meaningful relationships that enhance collaboration throughout the organization.
QualificationsRequired- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of progressive healthcare leadership experience in a hospital setting.
- Demonstrated success leading complex operations and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong financial, operational, and strategic planning capabilities.
Preferred- Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field.
- Experience leading large-scale operational improvement and growth initiatives.
- Experience working within complex healthcare systems and matrixed environments.
If you are a collaborative executive leader who is energized by operational excellence, strategic growth, and making a lasting impact, we invite you to explore this opportunity.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare at Northwestern Medical Center. 
