VP, KCG Analytics Decision Support and Applied AI

The Clinical Financial Operations leader of the Knight Cancer Institute (KCI) is a functional leader who has oversight and accountability for all key financial processes and programs that enable optimization of the operational and financial performance of KCI accounting for $1B+ of revenue scope. Essential duties include preparation of materials for KCG Board meetings, annual operating and capital budgets, operating efficiency, clinical performance and operating reviews and assessments, clinical capacity optimization, business case development and execution, and overall process/tool/system improvements.

The role is responsible for ensuring that financial resources are efficiently and optimally deployed in support of KCI strategy, through close partnership and engagement with physician leaders, operations, nursing, pharmacy, facilities and others.

In partnership with the CFO, the role is also responsible for working collaboratively, and supporting, strategic and operational programs and processes in close partnership with OHSU Finance.

This role maintains the highest standards of integrity, loyalty and enthusiasm, is self-confident and has the presence, knowledge base, and stature to gain the respect of peers, subordinates, physicians, staff, board members, executives, external stakeholder groups – and is effective in working within and across the enterprise.

Finance Leadership

• Participates as a member of the CFO’s leadership team.
• Acts as a key strategic partner to the operational and clinical leaders in KCI and OHSU (CNE, Pharmacy, Ambulatory, Ancillary, Physicians) representing finance at key clinical operations forums.
• Assures that financial resources are appropriately deployed across KCI that result in optimizing the operational and financial performance of KCI, including labor, capital, and strategic initiatives.
• In partnership with OHSU finance and operations, leads Vizient ODB productivity benchmarking efforts across all operational areas, ensuring KCI leaders have clear visibility into performance drivers, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, and partnering with leaders to sustain optimal productivity levels and cost structure.
• Supports and guides the annual KCI budgeting process, including establishing financial targets, defining labor ratio benchmarks, aligning assumptions with operational strategy, and ensuring financial targets are achievable, transparent, and operationally grounded.
• Maintains the highest standards of integrity, loyalty, and enthusiasm, projecting self-confidence and having the presence, knowledge base, and stature to gain the respect of peers, subordinates, physicians, staff, board members, executives, and external stakeholder groups.
• Leads a team and develops talent – raises the bar related to operational finance capabilities and standards on the team, holds team to increasing performance standards, creates growth opportunities for critical operational finance talent, creates formal and intentional capabilities development plans for finance team members, and creates a culture of talent development.

Financial Operational Partnership & Entity Support

• Partners with CFO on the development of Board of Directors (BOD) materials for KCI.
• Assesses the operations and financial performance of ongoing clinical and operational programs within KCI through the performance of periodic reviews focusing on process improvements, emerging risks in the market, changes in payor mix and resultant profitability, operating costs and wage changes to eliminate waste and maximize return on investment, ensuring the ongoing viability of the program.
• Leads active and regular assessments of operational efficiency and financial performance…