Healthcare Strategist, Cardiology Service Line

Healthcare Strategist, Cardiology Service Line

Florence, SC, United States (On-site)

Join an Award-Winning Team as a Strategic Leader in Heart & Vascular Services

Are you a strategic thinker passionate about shaping the future of cardiovascular care? At McLeod Health, we offer more than just a job—we offer the opportunity to drive the long-term direction, growth, and performance of our marquis Heart & Vascular program. Join a mission-driven organization as we seek a Cardiovascular Service Line Strategist to lead system-wide initiatives that expand access, enhance clinical excellence, and improve patient outcomes across our seven-hospital regional health system.

Why McLeod Health

McLeod Health is the region's destination for medical excellence. Our excellence extends from the Midlands to the Coast along the border of North and South Carolina – serving more than one million people. As medical needs grow – we grow, expand, and improve our facilities and services. The McLeod Health network is comprised of 7 hospitals with locations in Florence, Dillon, Manning, Cheraw, Loris, Little River, and Myrtle Beach.

Founded over a century ago, McLeod is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system that features the strength of more than 900 members of medical staff, 2,900 registered nurses, and more than 18,000 team members. McLeod constantly seeks to improve patient care with efforts that are physician-led, data-driven, and evidence-based.

Our Mission & Vision

• Mission: To improve the overall health and well-being of people living within South Carolina and eastern North Carolina by providing excellence in health care.
• Vision: To be the region's choice for medical excellence.

Our Values: The Foundation of Who We Are

At McLeod Health, we are guided by four core values that shape how we lead, serve, and collaborate:

• THE VALUE OF CARING: Our leaders don't focus solely on tasks. They embrace opportunities to respond with compassion, supporting both team members and the patients who entrust us with their cardiac care.
• THE VALUE OF THE PERSON: In every interaction, the people of McLeod are committed to sharing a generosity of spirit, offering courtesy, resilience, and respect to physicians, colleagues, and the communities we serve.
• THE VALUE OF QUALITY: For more than 100 years, McLeod has been the choice for medical excellence. Our mission requires us to have highly skilled personnel and a spectrum of advanced technology in cardiovascular medicine.
• THE VALUE OF INTEGRITY: We expect leaders within the McLeod Health family to display honesty, wisdom, discipline, and an intense desire to accept the responsibility of delivering exceptional heart and vascular care.

Your Role & Impact

As the Cardiovascular Service Line Strategist, you will shape the long-term strategic direction, growth, and performance of McLeod Health's marquis Heart & Vascular program. Supporting a seven-hospital regional health system—including one tertiary hospital serving as the hub for comprehensive cardiac and vascular care—you will partner closely with operational leaders, physician leaders, administrators, and system executives to advance clinical excellence, strengthen care coordination, expand access, and optimize performance across the continuum.

While this position does not initially hold direct operational authority, it is highly influential and requires strong leadership, collaboration, and relationship-building skills to drive system-wide alignment.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Planning & Growth

• Develop Comprehensive Strategy: Create a multi-year strategy for the Heart & Vascular service line aligned with system goals, population needs, and emerging clinical trends.
• Conduct Market Assessments: Perform competitive analyses and service gap evaluations across the McLeod Health service area.
• Recommend Strategic Investments: Identify opportunities in programs, technologies, providers, and sites of care to expand market share and improve access.
• Evaluate Outreach Opportunities: Strengthen referral management, transfer pathways, and system capture of cardiac patients.

Program Development & Optimization

• Design New Programs: Partner with clinical and operational leaders to develop advanced heart failure, structural heart, EP service expansion, and vascular surgery optimization initiatives.
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