VP Corporate Development, USPI - Florida

Job Summary

COMPANY BACKGROUND:

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas. Our care delivery network includes United Surgical Partners International, the largest ambulatory platform in the country, which operates ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. We also operate a national portfolio of acute care and specialty hospitals, other outpatient facilities, a network of leading employed physicians and a global business center in Manila, Philippines.

Our Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides revenue cycle management and value-based care services to hospitals, health systems, physician practices, employers, and other clients. Across the Tenet enterprise, we are united by our mission to deliver quality, compassionate care in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit  and

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Vice President of Development will be responsible for leading and executing transactions in the ambulatory surgery center space. As a part of this work, developing and cultivating physician practice and health system relationships is key.
The role will be focused on the Southeast market; significant travel will be required in order to effectively execute on team initiatives.
An understanding of the regulatory context of the Healthcare industry is also needed, as is a sound understanding of contracts and comfort level partnering with counsel to help drive opportunities to closure.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Lead process for and execute on key strategic transactions; develop and guide due diligence and negotiations for new opportunities.
• Develop & maintain a robust M&A pipeline management process.
• Foster and maintain relationships with USPI’s potential and existing health system and physician partners.
• Develop & prepare short-term & long-range development plans and budgets based on corporate goals & objectives and recommend their adoption to members of the Executive Team.
• Partner with business leaders before, during and after the M&A processes, to ensure the deals make strategic sense, fit with forward-looking business plans, and are integrated smoothly and fully optimized.
• Interface and communicate effectively with all company departments.
• Evaluate general & specific business conditions and keep executive team informed on these matters, as well as participate with other Executives in developing strategy and corporate objectives and plans for their achievement, including key investment criteria and thresholds.
• Direct & organize activities to achieve or exceed budgeted results and other financial criteria to enhance growth & value of the company.
• Ensure post-acquisition synergies & expected performance targets are met during & after the business integration period.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a top-tier university and an MBA or relevant graduate degree is preferred.
• Extensive experience investing in and working with healthcare services organizations whose recognition & reputation for excellence & quality place them at or near the top of the healthcare delivery system.
• Strong operational & negotiating skills with the ability to understand & define markets. Courage & openness in seeking input & counsel from various sources without abdicating responsibility for timely & forceful decision making.
• Represent the organization at all times. Be supportive of other managers and set an example of high personal & professional conduct & integrity for employees & others.
• Ability to identify strategic priorities & drive them to completion.
• Strong decision-making capabilities with understanding of inherent risks & implications of decisions and the courage to commit appropriate resources within the context of the strategy.
• Willingness to challenge status quo by encouraging openness to new ideas & aggressively changing existing strategies, current structures, systems & processes to better utilize resources & take advantage of opportunities.
• Embrace collaborative leadership style; ability to seek input & counsel from a wide constituency, without losing decisiveness or ability to take action & inspire others to action, as appropriate.
• Ability to travel 50% of time in market. Selected candidate will be required to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.

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