Manager, Strategy

**Work Type: Full Time - Hybrid Work Schedule**
- St. Mary’s General Hospital’s renewed vision of ‘Inspiring excellence. Healthier Together’ lays out a plan for growth, and innovation that will keep pace with the community and region that it serves. It also reflects our strong culture and values of compassion, respect, inclusion, integrity, collaboration and innovation that we bring to each interaction with patients and each other within the hospital and extends that commitment to how we will work with our partners across the health system. When you join St. Mary’s, your contribution will make a positive impact to the quality of life for patients and families. You will contribute to our mission: Living the legacy - Compassion. Faith. Discovery. _

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**Please Note**:New employees must provide documentation/proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB screening, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at St. Mary’s General Hospital. Staff will require clearance from Employee Health and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within SMGH.

**Position Summary**:
The Strategy Manager will report to the Director of Strategy and Planning (“Director”).

The role will engage closely with cross functional teams to develop and implement strategic solutions across a range of areas. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and presentation development abilities, and a passion for delivering high-impact results.

The role includes oversight and management of the various objectives of the Strategic Plan, facilitating key stakeholders who are accountable for the objective, developing action plans, monitoring the implementation and regular reporting of outcomes, barriers and recommendations to achieve our measures of success.

**Responsibilities at a Glance**:
**_Strategy and Strategic Initiatives Development _**
- **Support leading cross organizational efforts to create momentum, cohesion and common set of purpose of our efforts to develop the strategic plan for the integrated organization. This includes developing the operating systems, scorecards, engagement plans and tools to be successful.**:

- **Develop and evaluate strategic options. Develop and maintain strategic plans and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and funding realities.**:

- **Establishes consistent frameworks and processes for project management of all initiatives and provides direction for use among leaders and staff.**:

- **Develops detailed milestone plans related to all strategic initiatives.**:

- **Support the development of proposals and business cases for new programs and opportunities, and with health system partners as opportunities arise.**:

- **Displays high level of health care knowledge, competence and sophistication.**:

- **Demonstrates initiative to carry out assigned responsibilities, keeping constantly alert to strategic planning and/or research/evaluation opportunities, techniques, and approaches preferred and has the ability to anticipate and manage issues proactively.**:

- **Ensures quality & patient safety are paramount within the strategic plan objectives and the development of all project deliverables.**:

- **Participates in Committee, as required**:

- **Contribute to the development of RFI/RFQ/RFP, as required.**:

- **Participate and/or lead in special projects as necessary**:

- **Collaborate with multiple departments, programs, corporate functions such as PMO and partners**:

- **Other duties as assigned.**

**_Strategy and Strategic Initiatives Monitoring _**
- **Manage and monitor strategic plan performance including project logs, issues, action items, risks, change management and escalation.**:

- **Provides leadership and management for Strategic Plan reviews including opportunity identification, planning, and management, facilitation of key stakeholders, implementation and tracking.**:

- **Monitors the deliverables and reports variances on a routine basis to the Director/Executive Sponsor of the strategic plan priorities.**:

- **Establishes and maintains a portfolio approach to the strategic initiatives determined to be organization priorities.**:

- **Reinforces the alignment of projects with the operational & strategic goals of the Health Network - leveraging continuous improvement principles and project management methodologies.**:

- **Ability to effectively communicat