Market President - Community Hospitals

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Paid time off

Employee wellness program

Parental leave

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

UAB Medicine seeks a Market President, Community Hospitals to lead the Birmingham market. This senior executive oversees UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham, UAB St. Vincent's East, and UAB Medical West, aligning strategy with mission and driving excellence in care, operations, and finances.

The role partners with enterprise leaders, physicians, and community stakeholders to foster growth, quality, and access while sustaining workforce engagement and organizational values.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Business, or a related field.
• Ten years of senior administrative experience required.
• Experience in a multi-hospital system and as a hospital president/CEO.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes a unified strategy for the community hospital market.
• Drives growth, market share, service line development, and physician alignment.
• Identifies opportunities to improve access, expand services, and partnerships.
• Provides leadership for operational effectiveness and financial performance.
• Ensures achievement of quality, service, productivity, growth, and sustainability goals.
• Leads strategic planning, capital planning, and resource allocation.
• Promotes excellence in patient outcomes, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Partners with clinical leaders to drive continuous improvement and quality goals.
• Oversees governance relations with hospitals and physician leaders.
• Fosters engagement and accountability within the leadership team.
• Supports talent development, recruitment, and retention initiatives.

Education

Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Business, or a related field

Job description

Position Overview

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

Job Description

The Market President, Community Hospitals serves as the senior executive responsible for the strategic, operational, financial, and clinical performance of UAB Medicine's community hospital network in the Birmingham metropolitan area. This position provides executive oversight to the respective Chief Executive Officers of UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham, UAB St. Vincent's East, and UAB Medical West.

The Market President is accountable for developing and executing a unified market strategy that advances UAB Medicine's mission, vision, and values while ensuring exceptional patient care, operational excellence, financial sustainability, workforce engagement, physician alignment, and community impact. The role serves as a key member of the UAB Medicine senior leadership team and collaborates closely with enterprise leaders, physicians, community stakeholders, and hospital governing bodies to drive the success of the Birmingham-area community hospital market.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes a unified strategy for the community hospital market that aligns with UAB Medicine's mission, vision, and organizational goals.

• Drives growth, market share, service line development, and physician alignment initiatives.

• Identifies and capitalizes on opportunities to improve access, expand services, and strengthen community partnerships.

• Provides overall leadership and accountability for operational effectiveness and financial performance across all market hospitals.

• Ensures achievement of key performance objectives related to quality, service, productivity, growth, and financial sustainability.

• Leads strategic planning, capital planning, and resource allocation efforts across the market.

• Promotes a culture of excellence focused on quality outcomes, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and exceptional patient experiences.

• Partners with clinical leaders to drive continuous improvement and achieve organizational quality goals.

• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

• Providers leadership oversight to the CEOs of the community hospitals.

• Fosters strong partnerships with physicians and clinical leaders to advance organizational priorities and improve patient outcomes.

• Builds an engaged, high-performing leadership culture that supports accountability, collaboration, and professional development.

• Champions a culture that reflects UAB Medicine's values and commitment to excellence, engagement, and service.

• Supports talent development, succession planning, recruitment, and retention initiatives across the market.

• Promotes employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with community leaders, business organizations, government agencies, physicians, and other stakeholders.

• Strengthens UAB Medicine's reputation and visibility throughout the communities served.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Hospital Administration, Business, or a related field and ten (10) years of experience at the senior administrative level required. Experience in a multi-hospital system required. Previous experience as a hospital president/CEO required.

Why Work at UAB Medicine

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world-class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting-edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.2 million patients each year - from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 3,100 physicians. Our key facilities include UAB Hospital - ranked the No. 1 hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report and home to the state’s first ACS-verified Level I adult trauma center and only Magnet-designated hospital - along with UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and five UAB St. Vincent’s hospitals serving central Alabama.

UAB Medicine offers careers across a wide range of practice environments, from our internationally renowned academic medical center and award-winning community hospitals to our primary and specialty care clinics across the state. Whether you’re seeking the fast-paced learning environment of a tertiary care setting or the close-knit environment of a community facility, there’s a place for you on our team where you can become part of a mission-driven organization committed to delivering life-changing care. With nearly every medical specialty represented and unlimited opportunities for growth, you’ll find the right fit for your skills and career goals. We care for you by offering comprehensive, industry-leading benefit packages to support the individual preferences and circumstances of our diverse staff.