Vice President-Operations, West Lafayette

Indiana University Health

$160K — $200K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred.
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • 8+ years in leadership roles.
  • Proven ability to thrive in a matrixed, relationship-driven environment.
  • Strong operational, financial, quantitative, and analytical management skills.
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and presentation skills.
  • Knowledge of Joint Commission, state, and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with executive and regional leaders to advance operational priorities.
  • Provide oversight for assigned facilities and service lines.
  • Ensure alignment with organizational goals and operational excellence.
  • Drive continuous improvement and standardization of processes.
  • Collaborate with clinical stakeholders to enhance service delivery.
  • Support innovation in care models and service line development.
  • Serve as a link between system strategy and local execution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare package.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Professional development and continuing education support.
  • Wellness programs and initiatives.
  • Generous paid time off and work-life balance support.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Vice President, Operations partners with executive, regional, and facility leaders to advance strategic and operational priorities across assigned hospitals and care delivery sites, supporting growth, access, and high-quality patient care.

This leader provides operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and value-based care principles. In partnership with clinical and operational stakeholders, the Vice President drives continuous improvement, standardizes processes, enhances service delivery, and supports innovation in care models and service line development.

Serving as a key link between system strategy and local execution, the Vice President collaborates closely with facility leaders, physicians, and community stakeholders to meet evolving patient and community needs. This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer & Hospital Administrator or a designated regional executive leader.

Key Relationships

Reports to: Vice President-Chief Operating Officer and Administration

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

  • Bachelor's Degree is required. Master's Degree is preferred.


  • Requires 10 plus years of relevant experience and 8 years of people leader experience.


  • Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed and relationship-driven culture.


  • Demonstrated leadership experience is required with a particular focus on operations, financial, quantitative, and analytical management.


  • Must have the ability to exhibit precise and detail orientated skills so that complicated and/or multifaceted assignments can be completed with a high degree of exactness.


  • Requires interpersonal; negotiation, including problem solving and analytical skills, and presentation skills; with the ability to lead groups and programs.


  • Requires an understanding of Joint Commission, state, and federal guidelines, regulations and standards.


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