Career Opportunity
Vice President Operations – Healthcare Services
Vice President, Operations
Healthcare Services Organization | Midwest
The Opportunity
This role is with a large, multi-site healthcare services organization undergoing continued growth and operational evolution. The business delivers care across a diverse set of service lines and operates within a complex, physician-centric environment, balancing both fee-for-service and value-based care models.
The Vice President of Operations will serve as a senior leader responsible for a significant portion of the organization’s operating footprint, overseeing multiple service lines and a P&L exceeding $150M. This individual will report directly to executive leadership and play a critical role in driving performance, standardization, and scalable growth across the platform.
This role will have responsibility for a core portion of the organization’s Midwest footprint, partnering closely with leadership to support continued expansion and operational consistency across markets.
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced operator who thrives in dynamic healthcare environments and is comfortable navigating complexity, ambiguity, and scale.
Role Overview
The Vice President will lead operations across a broad portfolio of clinical services, partnering closely with physician leadership, functional executives, and frontline teams to improve access, efficiency, financial performance, and patient outcomes.
This role requires a leader who can operate both strategically and tactically—setting direction while also ensuring disciplined execution across a multi-site environment. The VP will be expected to drive alignment across service lines, elevate operational consistency, and build infrastructure to support continued growth.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership & Performance
- Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple service lines within a large, multi-site healthcare platform
- Drive performance across key metrics including access, throughput, patient experience, and financial outcomes
- Establish and maintain operating rhythms, reporting structures, and accountability frameworks
P&L Ownership & Financial Management
- Hold full accountability for a $150M+ P&L, including revenue growth, cost management, and margin improvement
- Partner with finance to develop budgets, forecasts, and performance improvement plans
- Identify and execute opportunities to improve efficiency and optimize resource allocation
Physician & Clinical Partnership
- Collaborate closely with physician leaders to align operational priorities with clinical objectives
- Support service line growth, provider engagement, and practice optimization initiatives
- Build trust and credibility across clinical and administrative stakeholders
Strategic Execution & Transformation
- Lead key enterprise initiatives, including service line expansion, operational redesign, and performance improvement efforts
- Translate strategic priorities into executable plans with clear milestones and outcomes
- Drive change management across a distributed organization with diverse stakeholders
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and develop a team of operational leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Build organizational capabilities to support scale, including talent development and succession planning
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, ideally within multi-site provider organizations
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale operations with significant P&L responsibility
- Strong track record of driving operational performance and leading complex initiatives
- Experience working closely with physicians and clinical leadership in ambulatory or outpatient environments
- Familiarity with both fee-for-service and value-based care models
- Proven ability to lead through influence in matrixed, fast-paced organizations
Profile
- Strategic thinker with strong execution orientation
- Comfortable operating in complex, evolving environments
- Data-driven decision maker with strong financial acumen
- Collaborative leader with executive presence and the ability to influence at all levels
- High level of ownership, accountability, and adaptability
Location
- Midwest-based preferred, with regular in-market presence required
Why This Role
This is an opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a scaled healthcare organization at an important inflection point. The position offers meaningful scope, direct exposure to executive leadership, and the ability to drive impact across a broad operational footprint.
The ideal candidate will be energized by the opportunity to lead at scale, influence strategy, and drive measurable results across a complex, multi-site healthcare environment.
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