Your future role at a glance:
Location: Remote
Department: Strategic Planning
Schedule: Days l Full-time
Salary range: $193,037.04 - $328,162.96
Eligible for annual bonus incentive
How you'll make an impact in this role:
Drive enterprise-wide strategic growth by designing, facilitating, and guiding annual and long-range planning initiatives alongside Finance and Executive Leadership.
Serve as a trusted thought partner for market leaders to evaluate high-impact growth opportunities, optimize provider ecosystem alignment, and inform capital allocation.
Translate complex market dynamics and industry trends into actionable, forward-looking strategic plans that enhance performance across diverse Ministry Markets.
Synthesize cross-functional inputs from operations, finance, and system teams to align internal goals with external competitive realities and business transformation needs.
Monitor and measure strategic progress by supporting monthly market business reviews, ensuring initiatives translate directly into measurable organizational outcomes.
What minimum qualifications you'll need:
Education:
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High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience
required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's
degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years
being in leadership/management.
What additional requirements you'll need:
Specialized experience in healthcare corporate strategy, healthcare strategy consulting, or healthcare finance within a large, complex health system or organization.
Demonstrated history of partnering directly with operational and financial teams to develop and deploy enterprise or market-level strategic initiatives.
Master’s degree preferred; minimum 10 years of overall strategic experience with at least 5 years in a leadership or management capacity.
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity:
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Equal employment opportunity employer:
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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
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Benefits:
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
