Director, VIS Administration (Marketing)

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Job Summary

The Director is responsible for leading a departmental function within Vanderbilt Imaging Services (VIS), aligning strategies with enterprise goals, driving performance, optimizing resources, and developing high-performing teams. This role serves as a key thought partner and collaborator across departments, ensuring operations are efficient, compliant, innovative, and patient-centered. The Director will be responsible for critical administrative functions, with specific assignment to Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute departmental strategies that align with organizational priorities
• Contribute to enterprise planning, goal-setting, and cross-functional initiatives
• Identify and act on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities
• Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of departmental systems, workflows, and reporting structures
• Ensure high-quality service delivery, operational efficiency, and adherence to policies, regulations, and standards
• Manage departmental budgets, vendor contracts, and resource allocations
• Hire, mentor, and retain top talent; foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and growth
• Define clear expectations and development paths for direct reports
• Build collaborative and engaged teams that model VIS values
• Serve as a liaison between senior leadership and frontline teams
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Influence decision-making by providing data-driven insights and strategic recommendations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Marketing & Communications Role

Alignment to VUMC growth plans, market data analysis, new tech assessment, branding, annual & 5-year growth & marketing plans, referring provider relationships, internal communications, manage team of marketing / liaisons

Qualifications

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.