Director - Clinic Strategy and Operations

Astrana Health Management; Alhambra (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrana Health seeks a Director of Clinic Strategy & Operations to lead growth, expansion, and performance optimization across the clinic network. This role blends strategic planning, financial rigor, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced, mission-driven healthcare environment.

Reporting to the AVP – Clinic Operations, you will translate strategy into clear roadmaps, build operating models, and drive cross-functional initiatives across clinical, finance, people, and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in healthcare strategy, multi-site operations, consulting, or private equity-backed healthcare.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities; experience building operating models and business cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year clinic growth strategy across existing and new markets.
• Identify expansion opportunities (de novo sites, service line growth, partnerships, acquisitions).
• Build financial models and investment cases to support capital allocation decisions.
• Conduct market, competitive, and payer landscape analysis.

Skills

Financial analysis

Operations leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Director - Clinic Strategy and Operations

Department: Clinic Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: 1668 S. Garfield Ave. 2nd Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801

Reporting To: Andrea Wong

Compensation: $150,000 - $165,000 / year

Description

About the Role

The Director of Clinic Strategy & Operations will report to our AVP – Clinic Operations leader. This Director will be a key player in leading strategy, expansion, and performance optimization across our clinic network. This leader will drive measurable growth, improve operational performance, and scale high-quality care delivery models. The role blends strategic planning, financial rigor, and hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven healthcare environment.

You Are

• Comfortable operating without perfectly defined roadmaps
• Biased toward action, moving decisively while others are still aligning
• Resilient with the stamina to push through obstacles and complexity
• Relentlessly resourceful and obsessed with identifying root causes and fixing problems
• Growth-driven and energized by building, scaling, and improving systems
• Deeply mission-aligned and motivated by delivering meaningful impact in healthcare

What You'll Do

Growth & Expansion

• Develop and execute multi-year clinic growth strategy across existing and new markets
• Identify expansion opportunities (de novo sites, service line growth, partnerships, acquisitions)
• Build financial models and investment cases to support capital allocation decisions
• Conduct market, competitive, and payer landscape analysis

Operational Performance

• Own clinic-level KPIs including volume, revenue, margin, quality, and access
• Establish standardized dashboards and reporting to drive accountability
• Improve provider productivity, patient throughput, and cost efficiency
• Lead performance turnaround initiatives where needed

Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across clinical, finance, people, and technology teams
• Drive disciplined project management and risk mitigation
• Translate strategy into clear implementation roadmaps with defined outcomes

Team Leadership

• Build and develop a high-performing strategy and operations team
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 6+ years of experience in healthcare strategy, multi-site operations, consulting, or private equity-backed healthcare
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities; experience building operating models and business cases
• Proven track record leading complex initiatives with measurable results
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across diverse teams
• Healthcare experience required; value-based care experience preferred

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• This position will be fully onsite through an initial training period. Upon successful training completion the role can be converted to hybrid (Up to 2 or 3 days per week). Weekly travel within San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire and Orange County territories is expected.
• The base compensation target pay range for this role is: $145,000 to $155,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location (current or future), experience, and other job-related factors.

Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff… We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail] to request an accommodation.

Additional Information:

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.