Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy

Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy

Stanford University is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy to work with Stanford Medicine leadership in developing, designing enterprise-wide initiatives as it relates to clinical enterprise / service lines, and establishing key strategic priorities and translate them into comprehensive strategic plans. Develop inclusive planning processes that result in clear and specific strategies and paths forward on key initiatives.

Duties include :

• Drive key strategic initiatives from the inception phase. Scope and implement special projects and strategic initiatives to support the long-term strategic vision as well as to meet short-term objectives. Lead programs that require cross-functional engagement with key staff across the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with institutional leadership, hospital leadership, faculty, special committees, and consultants to support the planning and execution of key initiatives and strategies.
• Ensure that strategic planning projects and priorities are aligned at all levels of Stanford Medicine : departmental / unit strategic planning projects reflect organizational strategic priorities and organizational strategic priorities reflect Stanford Medicine priorities.
• Work closely with the Dean, hospital CEOs, and Stanford Medicine leadership teams to establish and review key strategic priorities and translate them into a comprehensive strategic plan. Translate the strategies into actionable and quantitative plans and roadmaps, i.e., operational plans detailing 1, 2, and 5-year schedules and metrics. Collaborate with faculty and staff at the hospitals and school to ensure execution of the strategies.
• Provide analytical / strategic thinking and leadership support that enables teams to : isolate business issues; design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, etc.); develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis); and create documents that inform critical strategic issues and decisions.
• Lead efforts to research, analyze, and present data to support strategic and operations decision-making. Direct effective responses to internal and external surveys and data requests. Make projections based on current trends and future expectations. Ensure action and resource requirements are properly aligned to allow for goals to be met. Develop strategic analytic and planning capabilities across the school.
• Keep Stanford Medicine current and aligned with emerging trends and opportunities. Keep abreast of pertinent federal, state, and University regulations, laws, and policies as relevant to health care trends and academic medical centers.
• Provide input into and help develop content for engagements with key internal and external boards and committees, including the SHC Board of Directors, Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows, and Stanford University Board of Trustees.
• Develop strong working relationships with and serve as a strategic partner to chairs and institute directors.
• Monitor the execution of the strategic plan. Evaluate progress against plans, including the development and monitoring of performance benchmarks.

Desired qualifications :

Education & experience (required) : Bachelor's degree and seven years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, skills and abilities (required) : Demonstrated leadership and supervisory, planning and change management skills. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Excellent communication skills. Able to influence people, solve problems, troubleshoot, think creatively and resolve conflicts. Advanced financial expertise in accounting budget planning, and financial forecasting. Advanced expertise in grants and contract administration. Advanced analytical and problem solving skills Strong knowledge of industry standards and / or regulatory requirements. Strong negotiation and effective interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and accuracy. Advanced expertise in business and management computer applications and databases. Subject matter expertise for area(s) of responsibility. Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines.

Physical requirements

Working conditions : Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Work standards : Interpersonal skills : Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote culture of safety : Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.