VP, Data & Digital Strategy

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We are looking for a seasoned executive who will partner with the President of Vizient’s Data and Digital business to guide the development and execution of divisional strategy. This individual is an expert in strategy-related activities and takes on a team leadership role without specific direct reports. This person will have a high degree of visibility with senior management and is a critical hire for the organization. This role is based in Chicago, IL or remote with up to 50% travel and will report to the Enterprise Chief Strategy Officer.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, execution and governance of divisional strategy that delivers sustainable top-line growth and bottom-line performance for the company.
• Create and leverage analytical frameworks to inform key questions regarding the Data and Digital strategy; facilitate trade-off decisions with the leadership team to drive focus.
• Support the President in defining the M&A roadmap for the division, identifying potential acquisition targets, and assessing strategic fit; collaborate with the leadership team and corporate development to evaluate and execute M&A opportunities.
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the health care industry with the ability to communicate complicated concepts to a variety of internal stakeholders.
• Identify and track key market trends and competitor activity that would warrant an adjustment or recalibration of the BU strategy.
• Fully comprehending the Vizient business model including target customers and needs, product and service offerings, revenue models and go-to-market strategies.
• Provide exceptional project management for key strategic initiatives within the division.
• In partnership with divisional Chief of Staff, facilitate performance tracking of key strategic initiatives and associated OKRs, including preparing reports for various governing bodies.
• Coordinate with other shared service/hybrid resources, namely finance, marketing and the People Team, to appropriately align resources to top strategic priorities and to simplify and streamline support for BU.
• Serve as a critical integrator across business and functional units, driving cross-team collaboration for the benefit of Vizient customers.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of consulting experience focused on the healthcare provider market, and/or senior-level product strategy roles in the healthcare sector, including but not limited to early-stage SaaS companies. 
• Ideal candidate has experience working in or with businesses with multiple revenue streams and analyzing trade-offs/opportunities across business lines.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills required to effectively quantify financial and operational benefits for key strategic initiatives, identify risks to achieving projected outcomes, and develop and implement solutions to address gaps or risks.
• Strong business development experience.
• Demonstrable project management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills at the senior executive and board levels, including business writing skills.
• Solid technical and analytical computer skills, including excellent Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel software skills.
• Proven track record of leading effectively through influence and building collaborative working relationships with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Candidates must be willing to “roll up their sleeves” and be motivated, proactive, disciplined, flexible, and able to work with effective autonomy.
• Based in Chicago, IL or remote with willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.
• An MBA (or comparable degree) and Management Consulting experience is strongly preferred.

Estimated Hiring Range:

$187,800.00 - $293,400.00

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

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