Senior Director, Research & Development, Commercial Growth Initiatives

Vizient, Inc

Senior Director shaping early-stage healthcare growth opportunities for Vizient. Evaluating markets, customer needs, and investment cases to guide R&D strategy.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeChicago • Colorado, Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,200 - $236,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong healthcare fluency and the ability to lead complex, ambiguous projects while influencing senior stakeholders. Capable of translating market research and operational realities into actionable executive recommendations.

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Healthcare FluencyMarket ResearchStakeholder InfluenceStrategic PositioningVenture Analysis

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Hard Skills

Market AnalysisProduct StrategyGrowth StrategyOperational RealityEconomic LogicExecutive SynthesisDecision MakingCustomer DiscoveryEvaluation of Investment CasesDocumentation of Assumptions

Soft Skills

Self-DirectionInitiativeSound JudgmentCollaborative ApproachCustomer-Centered Mindset

Certifications & Qualifications

MBA or Equivalent Graduate Business Training

Industry Keywords

Health TechAdTechManagement ConsultingHealth System OperationsEarly-Stage Growth

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead early-stage growth work by understanding healthcare problems and shaping solutions using Vizient's assets, relationships, data, and market position
Shape early product and business theses using customer pain, market dynamics, operational reality, economic value, and strategic position
Provide external market perspective on health system decisions, buyer priorities, budgets, and competitive alternatives
Lead senior-level conversations with internal stakeholders, health system leaders, operators, subject matter experts, and external market participants
Assess whether opportunities are meaningful, fundable, differentiated, and credible enough to pursue
Identify critical assumptions, risks, and decision points for advancing, changing, or stopping opportunities
Translate research, interviews, market analysis, and internal expertise into concise executive recommendations
Document evidence, assumptions, stakeholder input, decisions, and open questions
Influence cross-functional partners and senior stakeholders without formal authority
Help refine evaluation, communication, and prioritization of early-stage commercial growth opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant degree preferred; MBA or equivalent graduate business training is a plus
10 or more years of experience required
Background in management consulting, venture analysis, health system operations, or product and growth strategy, ideally in health tech or AdTech
Strong healthcare fluency
Experience leading complex, ambiguous work as an individual contributor
Experience influencing senior stakeholders and making sound recommendations with incomplete information
Experience evaluating early-stage ideas, new offerings, or investment cases is a plus
Comfort with market research, customer discovery, economic logic, operational reality, and executive synthesis
Customer-centered mindset and ability to translate messy inputs into clear problem statements, decision memos, and executive-ready materials
Ability to distinguish meaningful problems from interesting ideas and identify evidence supporting further investment
Self-direction, initiative, sound judgment, practical judgment, intellectual honesty, and collaborative approach
Willingness to travel

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits plan
Incentive eligible
Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development
Inclusive work environment