Vice President, Accelerator and Community Health

We are proud to partner with Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) as they seek a Vice President, Accelerator and Community Health to lead and advance clinical outcomes and community engagement as part of their Health Accelerator.

Boston Medical Center Health System’s Accelerator was created in 2021 to pioneer a new approach for advancing health outcomes, addressing limitations in traditional methodologies. To better understand and mitigate drivers of social, economic, and health inequities, the Accelerator challenges conventional thinking by re-evaluating conclusions derived from standard statistical analyses and incorporating insights from data subjects and community partners to provide context and clarity. With focused, multidisciplinary teams, the Accelerator is designed to be dynamic, innovative, and action-oriented, breaking from convention to drive meaningful change to improve health outcomes. It is guided by principles of transformation, accountability, and outcomes, emphasizing a bias toward swift action and results.

The key pillars of the Accelerator’s work are to:

• Transform - scale infrastructure to enable innovative, focused, programming and partnerships.
• Deliver - continue to scale focused clinical programs such as cancer screenings, outcomes improvement programs for perinatal patients, and achieving improved outcomes in Diabetes (AcHTD) and other clinical entities.
• Elevate - scale our national impact through expanding BMC’s research portfolio and securing new external funding.

The accelerator purposefully brings together clinical care, community and social support, research and education, and policy advocacy to develop and execute comprehensive solutions. Boston Medical Center Health System’s Accelerator was made possible through seed funding from our longstanding and dedicated corporate supporters: John Hancock, the MassMutual Foundation, and Takeda.

Principal Responsibilities:

BMCHS is seeking a strategic and collaborative Vice President to lead the Accelerator. The Vice President will bring a rare combination of clinical training, business sophistication, operations acumen, community insights, and leadership experience, to drive the work of the Accelerator forward. This role will be responsible for:

• Catalyzing how we transform BMCHS as both a clinical care provider and a payer in order to improve health outcomes across our community.
• Partnering with all Accelerator workgroups to support the development and execution of their annual goals, with a keen focus on sustainability and scalability of initiatives.
• Progressing the hospital health incentive work to ensure capture of full annual amount.
• Collaborating with senior leadership to advance the impact of the Accelerator and share best practices for advancing an organizational transformation to achieve improved health outcomes in our community.
• Building accelerated, improved, health outcomes throughout the system as a health leader and thought partner.
• Innovating beyond ‘status quo’ practices and programs to eliminate health differences and gaps in life expectancy / quality of life.
• Elevating accelerated, accountable, and measurable improved health outcomes across the system and externally by developing and delivering a crisp narrative around the work and vision of the Accelerator; leveraging this narrative for fundraising.
• Developing, applying and socializing the business investment framework for new initiatives.

To be successful in this role, a candidate should possess a blend of leadership qualities, relevant clinical and professional experiences and the ability to work across a highly matrixed organization to enable them to effectively lead the work of an organization focused on intentional approaches to improve health outcomes across its system.

Qualifications: 

• Medical degree preferred; or master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of broad exposure leadership experience.
• Experience in healthcare administration, strategic planning, health outcomes-informed programming, and/or organizational development is beneficial.
• Strong business acumen, financial management skills, and experience managing budgets, contracts, and grants. 
• Demonstrated experience in creating, launching, and managing clinical excellence and accountability in improved health outcomes programs or community health initiatives.
• Proficiency in assessing program effectiveness and using data to refine strategies.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels of the organization.
•  Ability to navigate complex, changing environments and respond proactively to challenges or barriers to progress.
• Adapting to new strategies, tools, or methods that support transformative health outcomes.
• Proven leadership abilities, including the ability to inspire, support, and motivate teams, drive change, foster innovation, and achieve results in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Commitment to transformative outcomes with a deep understanding of the complexity of achieving stable health and an ability to thrive.  
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams / Sharepoint, and other relevant software applications.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to foster teamwork and build partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Unwavering commitment to ethical practices, transparency, and integrity.

Candidates with interest should submit their resumes/CV in confidence to Page Ettle at [email protected]

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.