Vice President-Operations, West Lafayette

Indiana University Health; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health seeks a Vice President, West Lafayette to lead strategic and operational initiatives across assigned hospitals and care sites. You will partner with executive leaders to advance growth, access, patient care quality, and financial performance, ensuring regulatory compliance and value-based care alignment.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer & Hospital Administrator, you will oversee facilities and service lines, drive standardization, and foster innovation in care

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with 8+ years in people leadership.
• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed, relationship-driven culture.
• Strong leadership with focus on operations, financial, quantitative and analytical management.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills; ability to lead groups.
• Understanding of Joint Commission, state and federal guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight for assigned facilities, service lines and ancillary functions.
• Partner with clinical and operational stakeholders to drive growth, access and high-quality care.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardize processes and innovate care models.
• Collaborate with facility leaders, physicians and community stakeholders to meet evolving needs.
• Align with strategic goals, regulatory compliance and value-based care priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Operations Mgmt

Financial Acumen

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

Overview

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

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• 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. We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.