Director Strategic Initiatives and Operational Excellence -Health System Operations-Corporate-Full Time-Days-Hybrid

Director Strategic Initiatives and Operational Excellence -Health System Operations-Corporate-Full Time-Days-Hybrid

Under the direction of the office of the President and Chief Operations Officer and Operational Excellence & Business Innovation leadership, the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operational Excellence works directly with Mount Sinai Health System service line leadership to develop and drive strategic operational priorities, alignment and integration across the multiple locations of care and ultimately improve the overall efficiency, quality, and performance of the service line. .

• Work with service line, health system leadership, and frontline operations to identify, develop, and drive strategic and operational initiatives focused on improving performance in key priority areas that include operational efficiency, patient experience, safety/quality and financial management 
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including DTP, HR, Finance, and Clinical Leadership to ensure collaborative execution of initiatives
• Oversee all aspects of the initiative lifecycle from ideation, scoping, planning, and execution, sustainment and measurement 
• Apply change management principles to ensure successful adoption and sustainment of initiatives
• Own and manage the full portfolio of strategic and operational initiatives 
• Partner with system leadership to define and scope strategic initiatives while also leading the hands-on execution required to implement the work 
• Work with health system and service line leadership to update and develop the overall strategic plan for the service line 
• Monitor performance of the service line’s key operational, financial, quality, people and other performance metrics.  Develop action plans when performance targets are not being met.
• Measure and monitor success and return on investment of all strategic and operational initiatives and
• Provide regular updates on initiatives and overall performance to health system leadership, service line leadership and other key stakeholders
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence by engaging frontline staff, promoting idea generation, and embedding operational excellence principles into daily work
• When appropriate, develop operational and/or business plans to support the successful achievement of departmental goals 
• Manage team members (directly or indirectly) ensuring appropriate approach and execution of strategic initiatives 
• Performs other responsibilities as required 

Qualifications:

• Strong background in healthcare operations either in the ambulatory or inpatient setting including diagnostic and/or procedural areas
• Exceptional project management skills 
• Experience in strategic planning and translating high-level goals into actionable initiatives
• Ability to design and take initiatives from abstract to concrete, can think strategically but also execute operationally with an attention to detail
• Ability to apply continuous improvement methodologies and recommendations in project work 
• Experience with data analysis, interpretation and metric performance monitoring
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels of the organization 

Educational And Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required (Masters preferred) 
• Professional certifications preferred (i.e. PMP, Lean, etc.) 
• 5-7 years of applicable professional experience related to healthcare operations 

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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