Job Details
Level
Senior
Job Location
HQ - Washington, DC
Position Type
Full-Time
Travel Percentage
Up to 50%
Job Category
Executive
POSITION SUMMARY
As the Chief of Strategic Initiatives and Member Engagement, with a $20 million budget and 30 staff, you will lead the strategic initiatives that have the greatest impact on our members. You will be the voice of the member in every conversation, building consensus for change and anticipating how initiatives will be received by our members. The strategic initiatives you lead will propel change management, improve operational effectiveness, encourage innovation, drive revenue generation, improve member service, build brand recognition, and produce lasting value. The issues are often complex, involving a deft political balance and a keen sensitivity to the disparate impact of each decision on our membership.
Weve already launched significant initiatives including the creation of a national CMS Qualified Clinical Data Registry to advance evidence-based treatment practices; development of best practices in integrated care blending behavioral health with other medical services in a collaborative care model; taskforces to address structural racism and social determinants of mental health; the development of robust community programs to address disparities in care.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Operations, Strategic Development and Coordinator
Ensure operational efficiencies and effective organization structure to accomplish results.
Responsible for forming cross-functional teams to implement organizational initiatives of the Board of Trustees and the CEO & Medical Director to achieve results.
Develop programs and resources that meet the evolving needs of APAs membership components, especially those who are in training or early career.
Periodically review and evaluate programs throughout the organization to make recommendations regarding their maintenance, improvement, or discontinuation.
Influence and facilitate the analytical work performed by staff assigned to units throughout the organization to coordinate efforts and ensure the information is broadly disseminated to inform decision making, stimulate new ideas, eliminate duplication, and better utilize staff capacity.
Collaborate across all units to gather intelligence, identify what is working and what is not, and design better ways to deploy resources and stimulate collaboration across the organization.
Promote an organizational culture that is sensitive and responsive to the needs, interests, and values of the entire membership.
Works with the CEO and Medical Director to maintain equilibrium between revenue producing and mission driven areas.
Has signing authority for the organization with the CEO and CFO.
Located in the CEO and Medical Directors Office with the Chief of Staff, helps to coordinate workflow and resolve emerging political issues.
Departments and Fiscal Responsibility
Champion an organizational culture that is sensitive and responsive to the needs, interests, and values of the entire membership. Serve as a senior advisor on all operational matters necessary to achieve the objectives of the APA, creating the organizational structure necessary to efficiently achieve results. Form cross-functional teams to implement key organizational initiatives, putting in place the necessary metrics to monitor and report on progress.
Lead the strategic engagement process with executive leadership, the board, the APA Assembly (elected representatives from the states/district branches in our Congress), and other governance components. Facilitate communication of initiatives, organize responses to emerging issues, and ensure the smooth functioning of governance within the association. Ensure appropriate planning and execution of all governance meetings including those of the board of trustees, the Joint Reference Committee, and the Assembly.
Collaborate across all units to gather intelligence and design better ways to deploy resources and stimulate collaboration across the organization. Promote the use of data-driven approaches to decision making, using data and analysis to stimulate new ideas, eliminate duplication, and better utilize staff capacity.
Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS
Masters degree in healthcare administration or business administration required. Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation is highly desired.
10 years of executive experience in a large, complex, and fast-paced national association with a proven record related to operations, strategic development and implementation.
Demonstrated experience identifying, initiating, managing, and evaluating research/analytical projects, programs, and services to achieve strategic goals.
Seasoned professional that has demonstrated knowledge and experience working across an organization to remove barriers, cultivate staff buy-in and consider the needs of a diverse physician leadership structure.
Able to interface with a variety of constituencies with different needs and demands to achieve strategic goals.
Strong relationship builder and communicator with experience forming and leading diverse work teams to achieve results.
Has a track record of fostering and negotiating external partnership where mutually beneficial.
Strong track record as an implementer who thrives on leading a variety of key initiatives concurrently.
Exceptional writing and editing experience with a variety of print and online communications.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail a key.
EOE, including disability/vets
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities
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