Director, Allied Health Development Strategies

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a Director of Allied Health Development Strategies to lead enterprise workforce initiatives for priority allied-health roles across the system. The role focuses on occupations requiring extensive education, credentialing, and clinical readiness, with attention to budget, governance, and equitable access.

You will build partnerships with colleges, state agencies and external funders while shaping strategies with clinical and operational leaders to improve staffing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise workforce strategies for priority allied-health occupations.
• Analyze workforce demand, vacancy trends, retirement risk and education program capacity.
• Develop business cases and a balanced portfolio of workforce solutions.
• Lead allied-health student placements and partnerships with colleges and education bodies.
• Collaborate with executives, HR, Talent Acquisition, Finance and education leaders.
• Establish governance, operating standards and performance measures.
• Develop and manage budgets and supervise team members.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

The Director, Allied Health Development Strategies reports to the Assistant Vice President, Workforce Planning and Development and leads the development and execution of enterprise workforce strategies for critical allied-health occupations across Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH).

The role focuses particularly on difficult-to-fill positions requiring significant education, clinical preparation, credentialing, licensure, or extended lead time, including radiologic technologists, advanced imaging modalities, surgical technologists, and other priority roles identified through workforce data and operational need.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-term enterprise workforce strategies for priority allied-health occupations, aligned with operational needs and BILH workforce plans.
• Analyze workforce demand, vacancy and turnover trends, retirement risk, labor-market supply, education-program capacity, clinical-placement capacity, and time-to-qualification.
• Establish transparent criteria for prioritizing occupations and investments.
• Develop business cases and a balanced portfolio of workforce solutions.
• Lead BILH's strategy for allied-health student placements.
• Build strategic relationships with colleges, universities, workforce boards, community organizations, state agencies, grant funders, and other external partners.
• Build strong partnerships with clinical and operational executives, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and local education leaders.
• Collaborate with Workforce Planning and Development colleagues to ensure an integrated portfolio.
• Establish consistent governance, operating standards and decision criteria.
• Design programs with an equitable-access lens.
• Define and monitor performance measures and use data to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and manage operating and grant-funded budgets.
• Hire, onboard, develop, and manage team members.
• Represent Allied Health Strategies on the Workforce Planning and Development Leadership Team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in workforce development, workforce strategy, allied-health education, healthcare operations, academic partnerships, talent pipelines, complex program leadership, or related work.

Physical Requirements & Environment

• Ability to travel throughout Eastern Massachusetts as needed.
• Hybrid work model with expectation of at least two days per week on site.

Pay Range

$140,000.00 USD - $165,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled