SVP, Real Estate Development Healthcare

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• Lead all phases of healthcare development projects, including site analysis, entitlements, leasing support, and turnover, while building trusted relationships with clients to ensure alignment with strategy, financial goals, and long-term needs.
• Partner with Design and Construction Managers to oversee delivery, ensuring budgets, schedules, and quality standards are consistently met while maintaining client and stakeholder confidence.
• Identify and evaluate new development opportunities through market and feasibility analyses, cultivating relationships with healthcare providers, municipalities, and community stakeholders to advance projects.
• Direct the selection and coordination of architects, engineers, contractors and consultants in collaboration with Design & Construction leadership; negotiate contracts that strengthen partnerships and advance project objectives.
• Establish and uphold healthcare-specific design and development standards, incorporating market trends, regulatory requirements, and client/tenant feedback to drive long-term value.
• Manage project financial performance, including pro-formas, cost tracking, and risk assessments, ensuring transparency and accountability with executive leadership and clients.
• Oversee negotiation and execution of leases, development agreements, and other real estate contracts in collaboration with Legal and Finance, maintaining strong relationships with tenants and capital partners throughout.
• Actively develop, foster, and manage relationships with key external stakeholders, including tenants, healthcare providers, municipalities, and consultants to support entitlements, permitting, and long-term partnership success.
• Collaborate with leasing and operations to ensure tenant improvement (TI) projects are delivered efficiently, in compliance with healthcare standards, and aligned with tenant expectations.
• Serve as the primary executive contact for clients and tenants throughout development, strengthening relationships through consistent communication, seamless project turnover, and high levels of satisfaction.

• Bachelors degree in Real Estate, Architecture, Business, or related field - Required
• MBA - Preferred
• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale real estate development projects, preferably healthcare-related
• Strong expertise in site acquisition, entitlements, regulatory processes, and healthcare facility standards
• Proven ability to structure and negotiate real estate, lease, and development agreements
• Deep financial acumen including pro formas, ROI/NPV analysis, and cost management
• Experience collaborating with design, construction, leasing, and finance leaders to deliver complex developments
• Strong knowledge of zoning, permitting, building codes, and healthcare regulatory requirements
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills; ability to manage stakeholders at all levels
• Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000 / year
• Eligible for discretionary benefits: performance bonus target and additional compensation