Job Description
The Vice President, Operational Excellence establishes and leads the Accelerating Excellence Office and its portfolio of strategic and operational transformation initiatives. This position serves as the institution's senior administrative leader for transformation governance, value creation, portfolio prioritization, benefits realization, and transition of major initiatives to sustainable operational ownership.
The Vice President partners with the executive, physician and operations leaders as well as faculty and administrative leaders to translate institutional priorities into measurable improvements in financial and operational performance, and organizational value.
The Vice President is accountable for the AE operating model, portfolio governance, initiative prioritization and performance, executive escalation, reporting and project management discipline, consultant transition, and development of internal transformation capability. The position ensures that major initiatives have clear accountability, adequate resources, measurable outcomes, disciplined execution, and sustainable performance beyond implementation.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health, clinical field, finance, strategy, operations, or a related field. (minimum)
Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health, clinical field, finance, strategy, operations, or a related field. (preferred)
Experience:
Twelve years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare, academic medicine, healthcare consulting, strategy, operations, finance, transformation, or a related field. (minimum)
Seven years of experience leading complex enterprise transformation, operating-model change, performance improvement, portfolio governance, or large-scale organizational change.
5 years experience in a large academic medical center, integrated health system, physician enterprise, or similarly complex, matrixed organization.
5 years experience leading initiatives involving revenue growth, cost improvement, productivity, access, capacity, clinical operations, workforce effectiveness, enterprise integration, or organizational performance.
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)