Stanford University · 2 months ago
Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy
Stanford, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$207K/yr - $262K/yr
7+ years expStanford University is a premier research-intensive medical school seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy to develop and implement enterprise-wide initiatives related to clinical services. The role involves collaborating with leadership to establish strategic priorities, translating them into actionable plans, and ensuring alignment across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Drive key strategic initiatives from the inception phase
Scope and implement special projects and strategic initiatives to support the long-term strategic vision as well as to meet short-term objectives
Lead programs that require cross-functional engagement with key staff across the organization and with external stakeholders
Collaborate with institutional leadership, hospital leadership, faculty, special committees, and consultants to support the planning and execution of key initiatives and strategies
Ensure that strategic planning projects and priorities are aligned at all levels of Stanford Medicine: departmental/unit strategic planning projects reflect organizational strategic priorities and organizational strategic priorities reflect Stanford Medicine priorities
Work closely with the Dean, hospital CEOs, and Stanford Medicine leadership teams to establish and review key strategic priorities and translate them into a comprehensive strategic plan
Translate the strategies into actionable and quantitative plans and roadmaps, i.e., operational plans detailing 1, 2, and 5-year schedules and metrics
Collaborate with faculty and staff at the hospitals and school to ensure execution of the strategies
Provide analytical/strategic thinking and leadership support that enables teams to: isolate business issues; design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, etc.); develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis); and create documents that inform critical strategic issues and decisions
Lead efforts to research, analyze, and present data to support strategic and operations decision-making
Direct effective responses to internal and external surveys and data requests
Make projections based on current trends and future expectations
Ensure action and resource requirements are properly aligned to allow for goals to be met
Develop strategic analytic and planning capabilities across the school
Keep Stanford Medicine current and aligned with emerging trends and opportunities
Keep abreast of pertinent federal, state, and University regulations, laws, and policies as relevant to health care trends and academic medical centers
Provide input into and help develop content for engagements with key internal and external boards and committees, including the SHC Board of Directors, Stanford Medicine Board of Fellows, and Stanford University Board of Trustees
Develop strong working relationships with and serve as a strategic partner to chairs and institute directors
Monitor the execution of the strategic plan
Evaluate progress against plans, including the development and monitoring of performance benchmarks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and seven years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management, or combination of education and relevant experience
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory, planning and change management skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills. Able to influence people, solve problems, troubleshoot, think creatively and resolve conflicts
Advanced financial expertise in accounting budget planning, and financial forecasting
Advanced expertise in grants and contract administration
Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements
Strong negotiation and effective interpersonal skills
Attention to detail and accuracy
Advanced expertise in business and management computer applications and databases
Subject matter expertise for area(s) of responsibility
Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines
Preferred
Demonstrated success in strategic leadership, planning and change management in complex environments; current in healthcare trends; experience in healthcare strategy consulting firm or internal strategy function highly preferred
Expert analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent leadership skills and leadership track record, particularly without direct control; ability to inject energy, when and where it's needed; ability to demonstrate a high level of diplomacy in persuading and influencing a wide variety of people at various levels to achieve results
Demonstrated ability to identify key issues-'connect the dots'- critical to the achievement of long-term strategic goals
Ability to translate and communicate complex topics in a variety of forums, tailoring communications to effectively fit and influence the targeted audience
Excellent judgment and ability to make quick, effective decisions under pressure; resilient
Team player; respects the talent and unique contributions of every individual and treat all people in a fair and equitable manner
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to cultivate strong collaborative relationships with faculty and able to anticipate faculty needs
Exceptional negotiation and effective interpersonal skills; good instincts and political acumen
Able to think creatively and resolve conflicts
High energy/drive, a relentlessly positive attitude, and is results oriented
Benefits
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position.
The Cardinal at Work website ( https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards ) provides detailed information on Stanford's extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees.
Company
Stanford University
Stanford University is a teaching and research university that focuses on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.52MKey Investors
National Institutes of HealthCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineGRAMMY Museum
2025-09-08Grant
2025-01-30Grant· $5.6M
2023-08-17Grant
Leadership Team
Nadia Roumani
Co-founder and Senior Designer, Designing for Social Systems (DSS) Program, d.school
Howard Wolf
Vice President for Alumni Affairs
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