Associate Vice President – Strategic Planning

Advocate Aurora Health

Lead Strategic Planning for Advocate Health, directing strategy projects and team development efforts. Collaborate with executives to drive planning processes and enhance organizational capabilities.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $86,750 - $138,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead development and implementation of capabilities within the planning phase of the strategic lifecycle framework.
Engage and collaborate with executive leaders across shared services and operational functional areas to build cohesive plans and strategies leveraging industry knowledge, strategic planning expertise and enterprise strategic rationale.
Develop, manage, prioritize, and execute multiple, concurrent projects involving multiple constituencies, including scoping, resources and managing projects to senior leader expectations.
Lead development of planning discipline best practice knowledge and skills across strategy function team.
Responsible for team development, coaching, professional guidance, and high performance of the team within direct area of responsibility and across the strategy department as part of the strategy leadership team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare or related field from an accredited college or university is required
Minimum 10 years of experience in health systems management, business planning and/or strategic planning
Experience in cross-functional leadership and program management in complex organizations.
Familiarity with academic medical health system operations, strategic planning processes, and leadership facilitation.
Demonstrated expertise in business planning and strategic planning.
Knowledge of issues facing integrated health delivery systems.
Knowledge of the health industry and major trends.
Skilled user of Microsoft Office suite of tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Paid Time Off programs
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

business planningstrategic planningprogram managementproject managementplanning discipline best practiceshealth systems managementleadership facilitationcross-functional leadershipteam developmentcoaching

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationstrategic thinkingexecutive engagementprofessional guidancehigh performance management