Vice President, Network Development & Strategic Initiatives

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AMHS - System Strategy, Transformation & Corporate Partnerships

Day (United States of America)

$0.00 - $0.00

Reports to:

EVP, Strategy, Transformation and Corporate Partnerships

Albany, NY (system-wide responsibilities)

Exempt

$298,900 – $397,200 annually, commensurate with experience

Reporting to the Executive Vice President of Strategy, Transformation, and Corporate Partnerships, the Vice President of Strategy & Network Development is a senior leader within Albany Med Health System's Strategy and Transformation Office. This role holds significant accountability for advancing Albany Med's enterprise strategic priorities, overseeing the development of clinical service line strategies, leading ambulatory care strategy, and driving the regional network development efforts that support system growth across the Hudson Valley and Capital Region.

The VP serves as a key operational and strategic leader within the EVP's portfolio — translating enterprise priorities into executable plans, building alignment across clinical and operational leadership, and maintaining active relationships with community hospital partners, physician leaders, and key regional stakeholders. This role requires both strategic depth and execution discipline, with accountability for measurable outcomes across a broad and interconnected portfolio.

• Network Development & Regional Growth
• Lead Albany Med’s regional network development efforts, establishing and advancing relationships with community hospitals, physician organizations, and health system partners across the service area.
• 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, ensuring alignment with system mission, financial targets, and legal requirements.
• 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 to inform strategy.
• Clinical Service Line Strategy
• Lead the development and implementation of strategies across twelve-plus clinical service lines, ensuring each reflects Albany Med’s competitive positioning, market opportunity, and financial sustainability goals.
• Collaborate with clinical department chairs, service line leaders, and the CCO to develop service line strategies that integrate clinical program priorities, volume growth targets, workforce considerations, and capital investment needs.
• 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 to drive integrated system-wide growth.
• Track and report on service line strategy execution, providing leadership with regular updates on progress against defined milestones and performance targets.
• Support the advancement of high-priority service lines — including Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Orthopedics, Oncology, and others — through targeted network expansion, programmatic planning, and partnership development.
• Ambulatory Strategy
• Lead the development of Albany Med’s system-wide ambulatory care strategy, establishing a multi-year vision for access, growth, and care delivery across ambulatory,…