Chief Strategy Officer

Position Summary:

Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Chief Strategy Officer is responsible for leading the development, communication, implementation, and sustaining strategic initiatives for SYHealth, including the Organizational Strategic Plan.  In addition, the Chief Strategy Officer will forge new working relationships and synergies across the organization, and ensure transparency and accountability for those carrying out SYHealth’s strategy.

In addition, the Chief Strategy Officer will work cooperatively with the CEO, Executive VP and Executive team, while maintaining a role that is flexible enough to accommodate the dynamic nature of SYHealth’s needs. 

Essential Functions of the Job: 

Strategic Planning and Implementation

• Lead the development and implementation of the Organizational Strategic Plan, as well as, the detailed current year operating plan, while adhering to directions set by the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Translate strategies into actionable and quantitative plans. Partner with the executive team to ensure their division and department objectives are aligned with the strategic plan.
• Develop proper channels of accountability and oversight of the strategic plan and collaborate with Sr. Executives and other key positions to set standards and expectations for the implementation of the strategic plan.
• Collaborate with executive team to communicate, and deliver, the messaging associated with SYHealth’s strategic plan(s), both internally and externally, so that all employees, partners, suppliers, and contractors understand relevant strategies and outcomes of the company-wide strategic plan.
• Remain informed and forward-thinking about opportunities and risks in the industry and convey those to CEO and executive team members.
• Receive and analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials and articulate goals and action plans clearly.

Growth & Profitability

• Promote revenue growth, increased profitability, and overall growth as an organization.  Coordinate and communicate SYHealth’s business development policies, objectives, and initiatives. 

• Maintain awareness of both the external and internal competitive landscapes, opportunities for expansion, customer acquisition, new market opportunities, and new industry developments and standards.
• Evaluate, document and communicate deals related to M&A, or Affiliation, opportunities. Lead the successful transition and integration all M&A, or affiliation, practices into SYHealth’s corporate culture and community. 


Leadership & Management

• Act as a key advisor on critical changes in the competitive landscape, relevant marketplace, and external business environment.
• Collaborate with leaders across the organization; fostering a culture of accountability and innovative thought leadership for achieving plans and performance targets.
• Identify and resolve problems quickly and effectively by fully understanding the root causes of the problem, identifying and enlisting the expertise of key stakeholders, and fully comprehending the implications of decisions prior to implementing the determined course of action.
• Develop staff to ensure continued professional growth and talent management to support the growth and long-term success of the organization.
• Build and support effective collegial relationships with applicable internal and external stakeholders and organizations, ensuring and fostering a high level of collaboration in order to develop partnerships, coordinate activities, review work, exchange information, and/or resolve problems.  Promote and model positive relationships among various entities.

Public Relations & Community Involvement

• Promotes SYHealth to local, regional, and national constituencies.
• Represent SYHealth at legislative sessions, committee meetings, and at formal functions.
• Promote SYHealth through written articles and personal appearances at conferences and multi- media interfaces. 


Board Matters

• Provide adequate and timely information to the CEO and Board to enable it to effectively execute its oversight role.  Ensure accountability to our stakeholders, partners, and employees. 


Other

• Performs all other duties requested by the CEO.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objective quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Presents reports on strategy, operations, corporate compliance and other related matters to the CEO and the Board of Directors regularly, or as determined by the Board.
• Attend meetings as reasonably required and participate on committees as directed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or reasonably requested.

Job Requirements

Education Required (Minimum level of education):  

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field. Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience Required (Minimum level of experience):  

• 5 years in related management, public relations or healthcare administration.
• 5 years in healthcare environment.

Verbal and Written Skills Required to Perform the Job:

• Excellent oral and written Communication.

Technical Knowledge and Skills Required to Perform the Job:

• Superb organizational ability and exceptionally analytical.

Equipment Used:

Personal Computer

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:  

• Long, irregular hours. May work weekends. Prolonged periods of sitting, and constant walking and standing. Driving and occasional travel required.

Universal Requirements

Pre employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre employment PPDs.

About Us San Ysidro Health is a Federally Qualified Health Care organization committed to providing high quality, compassionate, accessible and affordable healthcare services for the entire family. The organization was founded by seven women in search of medical services for their families and community. Almost 50 years later, San Ysidro Health now provides innovative care to over 108,000 patients through a vast and integrated network of 47 program sites across the county. San Ysidro Health could not serve our patients without the dedication of our passionate and hardworking employees. Apply today and become a part of our mission-driven team! San Ysidro Health has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants for employment.  Employment decisions including, but not limited to, those such as employee selection, performance evaluation, administration of benefits, working conditions, employee programs, transfers, position changes, training, disciplinary action, compensation, and separations are made without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, national origin, nationality, citizenship status, domestic partnership status, ancestry, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, civil union status, family status, age, mental or physical disability (including AIDS or HIV-related status), atypical heredity cellular or blood trait of an individual, genetic information or refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.