Responsible for supporting Seattle Children's executive team to develop and execute system-wide strategic plans. Leads team in finance with daily and indirect reporting to strategy and business development office. Provides strategic finance vision and thought leadership to service lines and complex system-wide functions. Directs and develops system-wide processes that determine the allocation of strategic, financial, capital and human resources across the organization. Serves as co-chair, facilitates, and/or leads key system-wide committees and leadership retreats. Identifies, evaluates, develops, and implements multi-year strategies and tactics to fulfill the key business objectives and strategic goals of the system. Long-term (5 to 15 year) focus on strategic planning and positioning and associated financial positioning and sustainability. Applies substantial depth of skill and experience in developing business plans, pro-forma, feasibility assessments, implementation plans, and performance measures. Independently identifies, gains alignment, obtains approval and resolution of highly complex or unusual problems, and serves as the program director, as needed, during the planning and implementation of selected strategies and tactics. Provides leadership in all strategic finance functions and mentorship of staff. Seen as a trusted advisor across the executive leadership team and Board.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or healthcare related field.

• Minimum ten (10) years in consulting, strategic planning, business development, financial analysis and project leadership in healthcare or related industries.

• Minimum eight (8) years working in complex health care setting in a leadership/management role.

• Demonstrated successful experience working with executive team, third party providers, governmental agencies, health plans, external vendors, consultants and other purchased services.

• Experience leading a large project team on complex and/or highly unusual projects (budget, impact or time); full cycle from initiation to project close.

• Proven track record of project completion through use of methodologies, including project and time management, team development and status reporting.

Required Credentials

• N/A.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration or healthcare related field.

• Eight years progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, business development or project management.

• Vast working knowledge and expertise in leading complex change management in an multifaceted organizational setting.

• General knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, CPI and or Kaizen.

• Certified Public Accountant and/or project management professional certification.

Compensation Range

$202,917.00 - $304,375.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits .

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America’s best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.