Director, Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Director

Implements programs and projects that enhance patient access and experience to make Sutter Health and its regional affiliates the customer-centered system of choice. Directs the strategic planning, business development, new product development, and business planning for Sutter Health and its regional affiliates. Identifies areas for business development and new products while completing feasibility studies in collaboration with Sutter Health executives. Ensures appropriate strategies have a direct linkage between the strategic plan, operating unit business plans, and budget processes. Embraces innovative approaches to strategy development including the use of AI.

The candidate selected for this role must come on site regularly for work and live in the Northern California Sutter Health footprint. This is not a remote role.

Bachelor's: Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or related field.

12 years recent relevant experience.

Advanced knowledge of methods and techniques for strategic planning, business and product development, risk management and financing, marketing strategies and tactics, and communications planning within an integrated and highly matrixed environment.

Established knowledge of healthcare operations, physician group, ambulatory, and patient care financing.

Diverse and thorough knowledge of healthcare trends, industry direction, regulatory compliance, competitive intelligence, and market research with the ability to integrate the information into actionable strategic and long-range plans.

Established knowledge of the advanced managed care marketplace and strategies that promote enterprise-wide, integrated solutions for payers and plan sponsors.

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with audiences across all areas and levels within Sutter Health as well as external organizations.

Set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner.

Verbal and writing skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups such as: executives, managers, and subject matter experts.

Make presentations to persuade others to accept a specific opinion or action, or to provide information and instruction.

Advanced knowledge of developing creative financial solutions and make projections using present and future values, loan computations, and annuity calculations.

Negotiate or exchange ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and/or to arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.

Pay Range is $77.70 to $124.32 / hour. Emeryville Pay Range is $88.29 to $141.27 / hour.