[Hiring] Vice President, IT Strategy, Business Alignment, and Innovation @AMSURG

Role Description

The Vice President, IT Strategy, Business Alignment, and Innovation is an enterprise executive accountable for aligning AMSURG’s technology strategy, operating model, investments, and innovation portfolio with business growth and operational performance. As a strategic partner to the CIO and executive leadership team, this leader directs IT strategic planning, business relationship management, IT finance, vendor management, and innovation. The role ensures technology strategy creates measurable enterprise value by enabling growth, improving operational performance, optimizing investment, and strengthening business decision-making.

Essential Responsibilities

• Enterprise strategy: Lead the development, execution, and annual refresh of the multiyear IT strategy, target operating model, and business-aligned technology roadmaps.
• Business alignment: Build trusted partnerships with corporate, clinical, and center leadership.
• IT finance: Lead IT budgeting, forecasting, investment analysis, and cost transparency in partnership with Finance.
• Vendor management: Own IT vendor strategy, commercial performance, renewal planning, and supplier accountability.
• Innovation: Lead a disciplined innovation agenda, partnering with business and technical leaders to identify opportunities.
• Acquisition strategy and governance: Partner closely with the Chief Technology Officer to lead IT planning and governance for acquisitions.
• Executive decision support: Establish the strategic planning cadence and prepare clear recommendations on investment priorities.
• Technology governance: Establish enterprise governance for technology demand, architecture, investment, and performance.
• Enterprise execution: Partner with Portfolio Management & Delivery and other IT leaders to convert approved strategy into an integrated portfolio.
• Leadership: Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team with clear accountability and measurable objectives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated executive-level influence and success translating business priorities into technology investment decisions and measurable results.
• Strong experience in financial planning, business case development, vendor negotiations, and performance management.
• Proven ability to lead innovation, organizational change, and teams working across business and technology functions.
• Exceptional executive communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated success operating in healthcare or another regulated, multisite environment.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 12 years of progressive leadership experience, including executive responsibility for enterprise technology strategy.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
• Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Limited Healthcare FSA
• FSAs for Transportation and Parking & HSAs
• Matching 401(K) Plan
• 9 observed holidays and paid family leave