Senior Director, Service Line & Network Integration

Responsibilities:

• Build flexible and robust disease team infrastructure to respond quickly to health reform, market forces, and the rapidly improving world of patient-centered care. Report on the Service Line Current State quarterly, as it pertains to volumes, program and financial trends, and any notable changes.

• Provide leadership for disease team care pathways, implementing and overseeing the ongoing success of clinical pathways and programs while engaging stakeholders across the health system, clinical disciplines and research arms to innovate and to support both advanced care and care standardization.
• Translate career pathways and programs into appropriate business and marketing plans for both external campaigns as well relates to the growth and maturation of network affiliations.
• Collaborate with the CAO to lead the CSL Network and Market Strategy Committee. The committee is inter-entity and multidisciplinary and is focused on exploring growth and integration opportunities across our expanding region.
• In conjunction with the CAO, oversee and direct the financial management of the cancer service line. Financial management includes the development and monitoring of annual operating and capital budgets across the service line, the development of fiscal plans and the monitoring of these plans for disease team and quality initiatives, and the management of financial planning for cancer service line growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with Service Line Director of Quality to develop and maintain appropriate quality, financial and operational metrics and dashboards; support performance improvement across teams through the use of metric identification and reporting, where appropriate; incorporate bundled payment programs as appropriate.
• Engage and work across service lines to ensure alignment in goals, system care and strategy, as required or as assigned.
• Collaborate with CSL Shared Services Clinics on strategies to optimize organizational development, access, and operations of the service line as it continues to grow. Work closely with service line marketing and liaison teams to implement strategies integrating market development, operations and quality strategies to effectively support service line growth and integration.
• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Master's Degree (Required); preferably an MBA, MHA or MPH.
• 7+ years of experience in Healthcare or related field (Required). 
• Experience in business development (Preferred).

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to use Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to use Microsoft SharePoint
• Experience with Project Management tools and methods
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
• Demonstrated consultative, team building, and group facilitative skills
• Experience in the healthcare industry, ideally with a strong understanding of clinical care delivery, provider financials, and major industry trends impacting health care providers
• Motivated, high-energy individual; anticipates and removes roadblocks to meet deadlines and deliver work products efficiently
• Able to lead and influence a cross-functional group of leaders to consensus and action
• A thoughtful individual, politically astute with strong diplomatic skills. 
• Outstanding relationship building skills