Associate Director, Strategic Business Planning

Overview

The Associate Director, Strategic Business Planning, plays a critical role in advancing organizational strategy by leading and managing a portfolio of projects and strategic initiatives within the Strategy Department. The role is responsible for driving structure, organization, and efficiency through proactive planning, project management methodologies, and effective facilitation of cross‑functional collaboration. By coordinating team meetings, maintaining comprehensive project documentation, and monitoring risks and issues, this position ensures clarity, alignment, and consistent communication across all organizational levels.

The individual in this role fosters a high‑performing, engaged environment while providing strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills to guide teams toward successful outcomes.

• Plan, estimate, organize, and manage multiple small to medium projects and larger-scale strategic initiatives for the Strategy Department
• Drive organization and efficiency by leveraging attention to detail, proactive planning, and PMO methodologies
• Facilitate/manage regular core team meetings and ad-hoc project reviews with the Strategy Team
• Foster an environment of enthusiasm, energy, and focus
• Establish effective teamwork, communication, and reporting at all organizational levels
• Develop and maintain documentation that facilitates transparency across the department to maintain a high level of organization, clarity, and process, including Project Charters, Statements of Work, Key Deliverables, Project Plans, Schedules, Inventories, and Timelines
• Document, flag, escalate, and communicate issues and risks within the team and key leaders throughout the enterprise
• Create and manage Communication Plans, Change Management Plans, and Benefit Management Plans
• Facilitate project meetings and distribute agendas and minutes
• Provide leadership through effective communication and negotiation

• Conceptualize, coordinate, and lead initiatives to enhance the position of UI Health Care and ensure the timeliness of responses to changes in market and industry dynamics
• Support strategic planning efforts across UI Health Care, including integrating clinical service line activities with business development/network development efforts
• Work collaboratively with clinical department leadership, system leadership, clinicians, and operators to identify opportunities to add value to existing programs; act as a strategic thought partner by contributing data-driven analyses and recommendations to improve system, department, and service line results
• Develop models to support decision making related to complex business issues including new service line development analysis, current service line portfolio analysis, financial viability of new opportunities, and impacts of regulatory changes; complete complex analysis of business opportunities with support from the department, enterprise and, or other institutional resources
• Provide strategic and financial information, analysis and advice to optimize use of the organization’s resources
• Remain current on industry trends, market events, and regulatory issues that affect the organization and assist in reporting implications to leadership, including impacts to system / key performance enterprise metrics and planned strategic initiatives
• Provide leadership, oversight, and technical support to staff (departmental and otherwise) on initiatives related to strategic planning
• Function not only as a subject matter expert and resource for junior staff, but also as a consultant capable of delivery of work

• Author strategic plans and/or business plans to support the successful attainment of organizational, operational, and clinical service goals
• Partnering with other organizational leaders to develop written plans that contain goals, objectives, relevant market/performance/economic data, measures of success, and methods for evaluating performance to plans
• Assist with assessment and finalization of business development efforts, such as clinical operations, financial/accounting, due diligence, legal,…