Sutter Health

Director, Strategic Planning

Sutter Health$161K — $258K *
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or related field (equivalent experience accepted)
  • 12 years of recent relevant experience
  • Advanced knowledge of strategic planning and business development techniques
  • Established understanding of healthcare operations and financing
  • Diverse knowledge of healthcare trends and regulatory compliance
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong negotiation and presentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Implement programs that enhance patient access and experience
  • Direct strategic planning and business development initiatives
  • Conduct feasibility studies for new products and business opportunities
  • Ensure linkage between strategic plans and operating unit business plans
  • Develop creative financial solutions relevant to the healthcare sector
  • Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Prioritize tasks to ensure timely completion of projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity for professional growth within the organization
  • Engagement in a customer-centered healthcare system
  • Ability to influence strategic direction and operational planning
  • Work-life balance with a Monday to Friday schedule
Full Job Description
Organization:
SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley

Position Overview:
Implements programs and projects that enhance patient access and experience to make Sutter Health and its regional affiliates the customer-centered system of choice. Directs the strategic planning, business development, new product development, and business planning for Sutter Health and its regional affiliates. Identifies areas for business development and new products while completing feasibility studies in collaboration with Sutter Health executives. Ensures appropriate strategies have a direct linkage between the strategic plan, operating unit business plans, and budget processes.

Job Description:

EDUCATION:
Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.
  • Bachelor's: Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or related field


TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
  • 12 years recent relevant experience


SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
  • Advanced knowledge of methods and techniques for strategic planning, business and product development, risk management and financing, marketing strategies and tactics, and communications planning within an integrated and highly matrixed environment.
  • Established knowledge of healthcare operations, physician group, ambulatory, and patient care financing.
  • Diverse and thorough knowledge of healthcare trends, industry direction, regulatory compliance, competitive intelligence, and market research with the ability to integrate the information into actionable strategic and long-range plans.
  • Established knowledge of the advanced managed care marketplace and strategies that promote enterprise-wide, integrated solutions for payers and plan sponsors.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with audiences across all areas and levels within Sutter Health as well as external organizations.
  • Set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner.
  • Verbal and writing skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups such as: executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
  • Make presentations to persuade others to accept a specific opinion or action, or to provide information and instruction.
  • Advanced knowledge of developing creative financial solutions and make projections using present and future values, loan computations, and annuity calculations.
  • Negotiate or exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and/or to arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.


Job Shift:
Days

Schedule:
Full Time

Days of the Week:
Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:
As Needed

Benefits:
Yes

Unions:
No

Position Status:
Exempt

Weekly Hours:
40

Employee Status:
Regular

Pay Range is $161,616.00 to $258,585.60 / annual salary

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

About Sutter Health

Sutter Health is a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, headquartered in Sacramento. It includes doctors, hospitals and other health care services in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns. Major service lines of Sutter Health-affiliated hospitals include cardiac care, women’s and children’s services, cancer care, orthopedics and advanced patient safety technology.
Learn more about Sutter Health
Size
58,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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