The Director, Strategy will play a key role in identifying, developing, and implementing key strategic and business initiatives that contribute to the growth of USPI. The role will be responsible for evaluating new market opportunities as the transition to ambulatory surgery care continues across specialties, codifying and implementing system-wide best practices as well as supporting special projects. The role will collaborate extensively with USPI corporate and operations leadership as well as Tenet Healthcare enterprise functional leaders.
The Director’s role will include the following:
- Support and lead USPI Corporate Strategy activities to identify strategic, organic growth opportunities across the portfolio
- Develop and implement system-wide best practices, growth programs, and key strategic initiatives, including:
- Detailed assessment of opportunities
- Program and project management
- Effective and timely implementation and full adoption of initiatives
- Development of standards, processes and tools
- Ongoing management and process ownership of certain initiatives to ensure successful adoption, maintenance and continuous enhancement
- Communications and trainings for enterprise, market and facility leaders
- Support USPI Market Chief Strategy Officers to evaluate and implement market-specific opportunities, aligned with business plan goals
- Develop business cases and financial assessment of new initiatives to inform prioritization
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track performance of initiatives and overall organic growth metrics
- Conduct analysis, prepare reports, present findings and manage tools
CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE, ATTRIBUTES, AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, public health, or a related field required; MBA, MPH, or other advanced degree strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, healthcare consulting, hospital/ambulatory operations, or related field; experience with large-scale rollouts preferred.
- 3+ years at top tier consulting firm preferred.
- Proven ability to independently drive strategic initiatives with minimal oversight in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive to actionable solutions
- Strong ownership mentality with exceptional problem-solving, critical thinking, and project management skills.
- Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex inputs and tailor messaging to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and building organizational alignment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data systems (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, Power BI dashboards), comfortable independently gathering data, conducting analyses and providing data backed recommendations.
Travel:
- Up to 20% travel as needed.
- Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, public health, or related field
- MBA, MPH, or other advanced degree
- 5+ years progressive experience in corporate strategy, healthcare consulting, hospital/ambulatory operations, or related field
- Experience with large-scale rollouts
- 3+ years at a top tier consulting firm
- Proven ability to independently drive strategic initiatives with minimal oversight in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive to actionable solutions
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and project management skills
- Superior written and verbal communication skills and ability to tailor messaging to diverse audiences
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and building organizational alignment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data systems (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, Power BI dashboards) and ability to gather and analyze data to make recommendations
- Willingness/ability to travel up to 20% and pass a Motor Vehicle Records check
What We Do
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas. Our care delivery network includes United Surgical Partners International, the largest ambulatory platform in the country, which operates ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. We also operate a national portfolio of acute care and specialty hospitals, other outpatient facilities, a network of leading employed physicians and a global business center in Manila, Philippines. Our Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers, and other clients. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by our mission to deliver quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.tenethealth.com.
