Manager of Health Systems Emerging Strategy

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report , we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
The Manager for Health System Emerging Strategies is an integral contributor to UT Southwestern Health Systems mission; providing thought leadership, project management expertise, analytical insights, and operational execution that advances emerging strategies at UT Southwestern.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Master's Degree in business or healthcare administration.

• Experience
  5 years experience in operations, strategic planning, or related, experience in complex organizations.

JOB DUTIES

• Provide management in translating strategy to operational execution and excellence.
• Responsible for the management of a portfolio of key initiatives in emerging strategies.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities - develop hypotheses and deliver analysis by identifying and translating complex data sets into meaningful insights and presenting recommendations to key decision makers.
• Coordinate cross functional design teams charged with defining transformation opportunities, designing prototypes, piloting solutions, and implementing validated opportunities to reimagine the delivery of care for patients.
• Perform primary and secondary research to identify emerging industry trends, understanding competitive positioning, and building business cases to support value creation.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize the evaluation criteria to assess proposed health care delivery transformation projects including guardrails, justification, measurement, communication plan, and timeline.
• Maintain a relentless focus on the scaling of UTSW best practices and emerging strategies to benefit the entire health system.
• Evaluates internal innovation ideas to assess the potential for commercialization by reviewing the market, competitive landscape, and other factors to determine potential opportunity.
• Assist in the continued refinement, enhancement, and execution of UTSW's operational strategies to lead in the markets we serve.
• Develop and maintain positive customer relationships with key stakeholders.
• Create and deliver presentations focused on a narrative of advancing the health system to lead in the development and execution of emerging strategies.
• Creates financial forecasts, benchmarking, and metrics to ensure alignment with overall organization strategic imperatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.