SVP Chief of Staff to the President & Chief Executive Officer

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President

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Day (United States of America)

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$0.00 - $0.00

Senior Vice President – Chief of Staff to the President & Chief Executive Officer
Albany Med Health System
Reports to: President & Chief Executive Officer
Location: Albany, NY (system-wide responsibilities)


Reporting directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Albany Med Health System, the Chief of Staff (CoS) is a senior executive leader who serves as a trusted advisor, enterprise integrator, and execution partner to the CEO across the full AMHS enterprise.

The Chief of Staff plays a pivotal role in advancing AMHS’s mission as the region’s only academic health system—integrating clinical care delivery, physician enterprise operations, academic medicine, research, and education—while supporting the CEO in leading a complex, multi-entity organization with diverse stakeholders and governance structures.

Operating with broad enterprise visibility and influence, the CoS ensures alignment, disciplined execution, and follow-through on the CEO’s strategic priorities. The role has no direct line authority but exercises significant influence across hospitals, the medical college, faculty practice plans, and corporate functions. The Chief of Staff may represent the CEO as a designee and is expected to lead high-impact initiatives central to system transformation, physician alignment, academic integration, and performance improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Strategy, Integration & Performance Execution
•    Serve as a principal advisor to the CEO on enterprise strategy spanning clinical operations, physician enterprise, academic medicine, research, education, and community impact.
•    Translate AMHS strategic priorities (e.g., One AMHS, physician alignment, quality and safety, academic excellence, financial sustainability, value-based care) into executable, cross-system initiatives.
•    Lead and coordinate major enterprise initiatives that cut across hospitals, ambulatory networks, faculty practice plans, and academic departments.
•    Ensure alignment between the health system and Albany Medical College leadership on shared priorities, decision-making, and execution.
•    Establish and maintain enterprise dashboards and performance management tools to support CEO oversight of quality, access, growth, financial performance, and strategic initiatives.
•    Identify execution risks, organizational friction points, and interdependencies, drive resolution through structured problem-solving and escalation.

2. CEO Office, Governance & Academic Health System Interface
•    Orchestrate CEO priorities, workflows, and leadership rhythms across a complex academic health system environment.
•    Coordinate governance processes for the AMHS Board, committees, and joint academic/clinical forums, ensuring rigor, clarity, and follow-through.
•    Partner with senior executives to ensure board and committee materials are concise, strategic, and aligned with fiduciary and academic responsibilities.
•    Support the CEO in managing relationships with key constituencies, including trustees, academic leadership, physicians, faculty, donors, regulators, and community partners.
•    Serve as the CEO’s representative or designee in internal committees, academic forums, task forces, and external engagements as appropriate.

3. Physician, Faculty & Leadership Alignment
•    Support alignment and collaboration across employed physicians, faculty, clinical leaders, and administrative executives.
•    Reinforce shared leadership norms and operating principles across clinical, academic, and corporate domains.
•    Help manage sensitive, complex issues at the intersection of clinical operations, faculty practice, academic governance, and system strategy.
•    Serve as a trusted connector and neutral integrator across physician, faculty, and executive leadership groups.

4. Change Leadership, Transformation & Culture
•    Lead enterprise change management for major transformation initiatives, including operating model evolution, service line integration, and performance improvement.
•    Drive adoption and sustainability of change through structured communication, stakeholder engagement, and accountability mechanisms.
•    Reinforce AMHS’s mission, values, and cultural commitments through consistent leadership behaviors and engagement.
•    Act as a stabilizing force during periods of organizational change, growth, or external pressure.

Leadership Profile & Qualifications:
Experience & Credentials
•    Master’s degree or terminal degree required; preferred fields include healthcare administration, business administration, public health, medicine, nursing, or related disciplines.
•    Minimum 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in an academic health system, large integrated delivery system, faculty practice plan, or top-tier healthcare consulting environment.
•    Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.
•    Experience working with boards, academic leadership, physicians, and senior executives strongly preferred.
 

Core Competencies
•    Academic Health System Acumen: Deep understanding of the clinical–academic interface, physician enterprise dynamics, and faculty governance.
•    Executive Presence & Judgment: Credibility with CEOs, boards, physicians, faculty, and senior administrators.
•    Influence Without Authority: Proven ability to align diverse stakeholders and drive execution without direct control.
•    Strategic-to-Operational Translation: Ability to move seamlessly from enterprise strategy to disciplined execution.
•    Analytical & Communication Excellence: Strong quantitative skills and ability to synthesize complex issues into clear, executive-ready insights.
•    Integrity & Discretion: High ethical standards and sound judgment in managing confidential and sensitive matters.

Personal Attributes
•    Highly organized, proactive, and resilient in fast-paced, high-stakes academic health system environments.
•    Comfortable navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and politically complex settings.
•    Collaborative, diplomatic, and relationship-oriented, with a strong results orientation.
•    Mission-driven commitment to patient care, education, research, and community service.
 

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.