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About the Role
The Vice President of Strategy & Network Development is a senior leader within Albany Med Health System's Strategy and Transformation Office. This role is accountable for advancing enterprise strategic priorities, overseeing clinical service line strategies, leading ambulatory care strategy, and driving regional network development to support system growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional network development efforts, establishing and advancing relationships with community hospitals, physician organizations, and health system partners.
- Cultivate and sustain senior-level relationships with community hospital leaders, physician executives, and key regional stakeholders.
- Oversee clinical affiliation negotiations, physician service agreements, and partnership contracts.
- Establish performance frameworks to evaluate the clinical quality, financial, and strategic value of network relationships and growth investments.
- Oversee CRM systems and referral tracking tools to monitor network activity and provide actionable insights.
- Lead the development and implementation of strategies across twelve-plus clinical service lines, ensuring alignment with competitive positioning, market opportunity, and financial sustainability goals.
- Collaborate with clinical department chairs, service line leaders, and the CCO to develop service line strategies.
- Establish a consistent framework for service line strategic planning, including market analysis, gap assessments, competitive benchmarking, and multi-year roadmaps.
- Ensure service line strategies are coordinated with the enterprise strategic plan, network development priorities, and ambulatory growth strategy.
- Track and report on service line strategy execution, providing leadership with regular updates.
- Support the advancement of high-priority service lines through targeted network expansion, programmatic planning, and partnership development.
- Lead the development of system-wide ambulatory care strategy, establishing a multi-year vision for access, growth, and care delivery.
- Define strategic priorities for ambulatory network expansion, including site-of-care optimization, new location development, and partnership with community providers.
- Develop business cases and investment frameworks for ambulatory growth initiatives.
- Integrate ambulatory strategy with digital health, telehealth, and consumer access initiatives.
- Establish performance frameworks to track ambulatory strategy execution, monitor volume trends, and drive accountability for growth outcomes.
- Serve as a key operational leader within the Strategy and Transformation Team, supporting coordination across Strategy, PMO, Network Development, Communications, Government Relations, and Innovation.
- Integrate work across the EVP’s portfolio, helping to resolve resource conflicts, eliminate duplication, and drive execution of shared priorities.
- Represent the EVP in senior leadership meetings, governance forums, and key internal and external engagements.
- Lead or co-lead high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of the EVP, ensuring organizational commitment, cross-functional alignment, and measurable results.
- Support change management efforts tied to major strategic programs.
- Partner with the COO, CFO, CMO and operational leaders to integrate strategy with financial and operational planning cycles.
- Identify barriers to execution and recommend solutions to the EVP and senior leadership team.
- Directly supervise and develop a team of professionals supporting strategy, network development, and ambulatory and service line planning functions.
- Accountable for performance management, talent development, and succession planning within the team.
- Own the development and stewardship of the department’s annual operating budget.
- Ensure resources are allocated effectively and investments deliver measurable strategic value.
Requirements
- Master’s degree required (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent).
- Ten or more years of progressively responsible healthcare leadership experience, with a minimum of three to five years in a VP-level or senior director role at a health system, academic medical center, or comparable organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading strategic planning, service line strategy development, and/or network development in a complex, multi-specialty healthcare environment.
- Experience developing or executing ambulatory care strategy, including network expansion, site-of-care planning, or outpatient growth initiatives.
- Proven ability to build alignment and influence results with physician leadership and senior management in a matrixed organization.
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills; ability to synthesize complex information into clear, executive-ready materials.
- Valid driver’s license; regular regional travel required.
- Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
- Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
- Reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Skills
- Deep knowledge of regional healthcare market dynamics, clinical network strategy, or academic medical center operations.
- Experience with affiliation, acquisition, or joint operating arrangement processes.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience developing business cases and managing departmental budgets.
- Familiarity with digital health, telehealth, and consumer-facing ambulatory care delivery models.
- Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to represent organizational leadership in external settings.
- Strategic thinker who connects day-to-day execution to long-term system priorities and enterprise growth goals.
- Trusted advisor to the EVP and senior leadership, known for sound judgment, discretion, and integrity.
- Influences and leads effectively across organizational boundaries, without relying on formal authority.
- Brings clarity, structure, and accountability to complex, multi-workstream initiatives.
- Communicates with executive-level precision, translating complexity into compelling insights and actionable recommendations.
- Develops talent and fosters a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Location
- Albany, NY
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Vice President
- Senior Director
Education Level
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $298,900 – $397,200 annually
About the Company
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.