Vice President-Operations, West Lafayette

IU Health; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health seeks a Vice President, Operations in West Lafayette to advance strategic priorities across campuses and care sites, aligning clinical excellence with financial performance. The role partners with executive leadership to drive growth, access, and high-quality patient care while shaping standard operating models and value-based care initiatives.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this leader oversees facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions, guiding continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's preferred.
• Requires 10+ years of relevant experience and 8+ years in people leadership.
• Demonstrates ability to operate in a highly matrixed, relationship-driven culture.
• Demonstrated leadership across operations, financial, quantitative, and analytical management.
• Must exhibit precise, detail-oriented skills for complex assignments.
• Requires interpersonal skills, negotiation, problem solving, and strong presentation abilities.
• Understanding of Joint Commission, state, and federal guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions to align with org goals.
• Partner with executive, regional, and facility leaders to advance strategic and operational priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardize processes, and foster care model innovation.
• Collaborate with clinicians, leaders, and community stakeholders to meet evolving patient and community needs.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Communication & negotiation

Regulatory compliance understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Overview

Our leaders shape strategic initiatives, develop passionate teams, and work to improve health outcomes.They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our IU Health's leadership team in the role of Vice President, West Lafayette.

The Vice President, Operations partners with executive, regional, and facility leaders to advance strategic and operational priorities across assigned hospitals and care delivery sites, supporting growth, access, and high-quality patient care.

This leader provides operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines, and ancillary functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and value-based care principles. In partnership with clinical and operational stakeholders, the Vice President drives continuous improvement, standardizes processes, enhances service delivery, and supports innovation in care models and service line development.

Serving as a key link between system strategy and local execution, the Vice President collaborates closely with facility leaders, physicians, and community stakeholders to meet evolving patient and community needs. This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer & Hospital Administrator or a designated regional executive leader.

Key Relationships

Reports to

Vice President-Chief Operating Officer and Administration.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required. Master's Degree is preferred.
• Requires 10 plus years of relevant experience and 8 years of people leader experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed and relationship-driven culture.
• Demonstrated leadership experience is required with a particular focus on operations, financial, quantitative, and analytical management.
• Must have the ability to exhibit precise and detail orientated skills so that complicated and/or multifaceted assignments can be completed with a high degree of exactness.
• Requires interpersonal; negotiation, including problem solving and analytical skills, and presentation skills; with the ability to lead groups and programs.
• Requires an understanding of Joint Commission, state, and federal guidelines, regulations and standards.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. IU Health leaders play a crucial role in advancing the mission of our organization and inspiring teams to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. As one of Indiana's largest employers and the most comprehensive medical system in the state, our vision is to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

IU Health is the largest health system in Indiana with nearly 40,000 team members, 15 hospitals and $8.64 billion in operating revenue. The system's programs in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplants have received national recognition for quality patient care. IU Health, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, bring together highly skilled physicians, researchers, and educators into close collaboration to provide world-class care for children and adults and improve the health of patients and communities across Indiana.

Indiana University Health is dedicated to a fair hiring process and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all individuals, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, or veteran status.