President of Comer Children’s Hospital

Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system,
UChicago Medicine
, as the inaugural
President of Comer Children’s Hospital responsible for operational and strategic leadership of the Children’s Hospital reporting to the President of The UChicago Medicine Health System (UChicago Medicine).

The President of Comer Children’s Hospital will work with key stakeholders across the enterprise to set the strategic direction for UChicago Medicine’s approach to pediatric care, in alignment with the health system’s overarching strategic plan, translating that vision into actionable priorities and measurable outcomes. This leader will ensure the effective stewardship of clinical, operational, and financial resources and foster a culture of collaboration among governance, medical staff, and system leadership, and will partner across the organization to advance an integrated delivery strategy that enhances care and health outcomes for the patients and communities UChicago Medicine serves.

The President of Comer Children’s Hospital will also partner closely with the Chairs of Pediatrics and OB/GYN and the Physician-in-Chief of Comer Hospital to ensure strategic alignment and strong communication between the medical staff and hospital administration, ensuring that both clinical excellence and organizational goals are met. The president will also advance a culture of innovation by empowering leaders and teams to develop new models of care, programs, and partnerships that strengthen Comer’s position as a provider of choice across the continuum of care.

Who you are:

A strategic and collaborative healthcare executive with:

• Master’s degree in healthcare related field, such as MBA, MHA, MPH or similar.
• 10 years of progressive executive leadership experience in healthcare, ideally within a pediatric hospital; clinical background valued but not required.
• Strong business acumen, deep understanding of pediatric healthcare economics, and the ability to navigate complex, competitive markets to make informed, strategic decisions that ensure financial strength and institutional success.
• Understanding of tertiary care delivery and academic medical center operations and capability to lead within complex, academic healthcare environments.
• Significant pediatric healthcare experience, with a deep understanding of pediatric care and family-centered services across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
• Deep appreciation for and ability to navigate the unique dynamics of obstetrics and pediatrics and ability to build trust and partnership with OB and pediatric providers.
• Proven success leading large-scale initiatives or new facility development projects.
• Efficiency balancing the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.
• Track record of advancing safety culture and operational excellence and the ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance; tenacious and accountable in driving results.
• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainly and the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
• Experience recruiting top talent, motivating staff, delegating effectively, celebrating diversity, and managing performance while encouraging others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrating and supporting the success of the team.
• The ability to connect and build relationships with others and communicate clearly and persuasively while inspiring trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in your beliefs, and active drive.
• Success collaborating with physicians, boards, and executive governance bodies to achieve positive organizational outcomes and ability to cultivate and maintain extramural partnerships that enhance program growth and community impact.

What you’ll gain as President of Comer Children’s Hospital:

• Opportunity to develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with external health systems, specifically the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance, to advance shared goals in…