Strategic VP, Neonatal & Fetal Services Leader

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a strategic, senior leader to chart and execute the system-wide Neonatal and Fetal Services strategy, spanning multiple sites. This role partners with physicians, academic leaders, and system leadership to align clinical priorities with financial and operational goals, delivering high-quality, family-centered care from fetal diagnosis through infancy.

You will oversee budgeting, capital planning, performance metrics, and multi-site operations, build

Qualifications

• Experience Minimum of 10 years management/administrative experience in a healthcare setting
• Education A bachelor’s degree in business, or related field is required
• Master’s degree preferred in nursing, business, or other healthcare fields

Responsibilities

• Serves as dyad strategic/operational leader with Chief of Neonatology and all Neonatal/Fetal Medical Directors.
• Leads the system-wide Neonatal/Fetal strategy and execution across Children’s including the development and execution of strategic, annual, and multi-year operational plans for Neonatal/Fetal.
• Manages and leads all partnerships with other entities (in coordination with CPG leadership) including the partner principles, structures, financial arrangements, and oversight to achieve optimal performance.
• Provides executive clinical, operational, and financial leadership to ensure high-quality, efficient, family-centered, comprehensive care from fetal diagnosis through infancy.
• Aligns strategy and operations with Chiefs/Medical Directors, academic leaders, and perinatal partners across the continuum of care.
• Leads change management efforts, internally and externally, including development and execution of communication strategies, to support adoption and sustainment of key initiatives.
• Builds and manage external relationships to grow referrals, regional partnerships, and market presence.
• Partners with clinical team, providers, and system leadership to evaluate and optimize operational, financial, and quality performance and to enhance Neonatal/Fetal operations, clinical excellence, and patient outcomes.
• Manages Children’s responsibilities of the Regional Perinatal Center and partners with Finance to ensure the funding sources of the RPC.
• Drives top-decile performance in quality, safety, access, experience, and financial metrics, strengthening our national standing and recognition.
• Determines prioritization across competing initiatives to focus on the highest-impact, value-driven work and provides regular reporting on project portfolio status, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership.
• Optimizes multi-site operations, including capacity, staffing, workflows, and technology.
• Oversees budgeting, capital planning, and performance metrics for Neonatal and Fetal Services.
• Recruits develop, and engage leaders, providers, and clinical and support staff to foster a high-performance, team-based culture.
• Advances research, education, innovation, and technology in alignment with academic mission.
• Serves as the key operational leader and partner in philanthropy efforts to support strategic and operational priorities.

Skills

ROI evaluation

KPI dashboards

Fast-paced environment

Financial acumen

Leadership presence

Stakeholder alignment

Relationship building

Strategy execution

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Master’s degree in nursing or business or related field

Job description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a strategic, senior leader to chart and execute the system-wide Neonatal and Fetal Services strategy, spanning multiple sites. This role partners with physicians, academic leaders, and system leadership to align clinical priorities with financial and operational goals, delivering high-quality, family-centered care from fetal diagnosis through infancy.

You will oversee budgeting, capital planning, performance metrics, and multi-site operations, build