Director of Industry Partnerships, SHC (Hybrid)

Stanford Medicine is one of the world’s most innovative health care systems, and it is situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the world’s most innovative geographic regions. The potential to co-create technology, products, and services with industry to make magnitude-level changes to patient care and clinical operations has never been greater. Stanford Medicine is seeking a Director of Industry Partnerships, SHC to lead our co-creation efforts with industry. The Director will lead a five-part effort to discover the best opportunities for Stanford Health Care adult hospital to invest its time and energy to develop order-of-magnitude improvements in patient care and clinical operations. The five-phase cycle includes: Discovery - gathering opportunities for consideration Due Diligence - performing a 360 enterprise stakeholder review to create a balanced scorecard Selection - making recommendations to leadership and overseeing contract negotiations Pilot - oversight, KPI tracking, and problem mitigation as the pilot project executes in the health care system Exit - advise leadership and industry partner on next steps post-pilot The Director of Industry Partnerships, SHC will work with Sr. Executives in the Stanford Health Care (SHC) system and Sr. Leaders across Stanford Medicine. It will also work with Sr. VPs or Execs of Fortune 500 companies and founders of young start-up companies. Most projects will run inside of SHC, but due to Stanford Medicine’s multi-entity structure, the Director will need to manage and influence leadership across multiple boundaries, including the adult hospital, the children’s hospital, Stanford University, and School of Medicine (SoM). As such, the work of the Director will have a broad and significant impact on SHC and SoM. The projects the Intake team will work on will total millions of dollars annually in funding and staff resources. In the first pilot year, there will be one Project Manager direct report. In future years, there will be additional direct reports to round out the team with analysts, PMs, facilitation, and technical staff. The Director will be politically and organizationally astute to work across organizational boundaries to ensure buy-in, support, and success. This is a new program that will require new SOPs that will be developed with input from many departmental and administrative entities. Change management and crisp communication will be a top priority as we expand the knowledge of this new program both internally and externally to Stanford Medicine. The Director will have a strong track record of performing complex due diligence and evaluating complex business programs. A deep understanding of hospital administrative and clinical operations will be necessary. The Director will have a demonstrative history of facilitating VIP governance boards and presenting high-stakes projects to C-suite level executives. The Director will report to the Executive Director of the Stanford Medicine Industry Relations group. Duties include: Direct staff and provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization. Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, professional development and accountable for the performance of direct reports. May independently or in collaboration with human resources managers, guide supervisors in the interpretation and implementation of human resources policies, procedures and programs. Develop and direct strategic plans for organization or program(s) managed. May develop multi-year business plans. Identify and resolve strategic issues of substantial significance that affect the overall functioning beyond the immediate unit, consult and advise senior leadership. Make decisions that establish objectives for the overall direction/operation of a significant organization. Oversee allocation of all resources. Evaluate the effectiveness of the organizational structure and programs to ensure success, development of employees and appropriate use of staff resources Responsible for the financial viability and success of the organization, including long term planning. Advise senior management on programmatic and policy development. May provide input to university leadership on institutional administrative policies and guidelines. * - Other duties may also be assigned DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 7-10 years of hospital administration experience as well as an MHA or MBA degree. Demonstrable skills in conducting deep business due diligence, including financial analysis and projecting TAM and future revenues. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED): Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management, or combination of education and relevant experience. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED): Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, planning and change management skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to influence people, solve problems, trouble shoot, think creatively and resolve conflicts. Advanced financial expertise in budget planning, and financial forecasting. Advanced analytical and problem solving skills Strong knowledge of industry standards and/or regulatory requirements. Subject matter expertise for area(s) of responsibility. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*: Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks. Frequently sitting. Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, use a telephone, writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds; Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds. *- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. WORKING CONDITIONS: Occasionally work evenings and weekends. WORK STANDARDS: Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors bases on training and lessons learned. Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, . The expected pay range for this position is $176,000 to $241,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website () provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. 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