Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Director, Venture and Innovation

Position Status: Full-time, Day Shift

Position Location: Hybrid position that also offers a Remote option. Travel to on-site locations as necessary to facilitate successful venture and innovation initiatives. Talent Acquisition Specialist will be happy to discuss work scheduling options.

Standard Working Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM (ET).

Position Summary:

The Director, Venture and Innovation will be responsible for working with the Senior Director, Venture & Innovation on Sentara’s strategic growth and innovation initiatives, and partnership opportunities.

The Director will be asked to lead business planning processes with cross-functional leadership teams, lead the vetting and solution design for innovation opportunities, and extract and share the embedded intelligence within Sentara’s strategic healthcare investment portfolio. 

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
•Support the Sr. Director of Venture & Innovation in implementing new venture and innovation infrastructure and processes for Sentara Health
•Lead business case vetting and business planning processes with Sentara leadership for new, enterprise innovation opportunities
•Lead enterprise level venture and innovation initiatives from planning through implementation
•Produce business opportunity assessments including opportunity mapping, operation and financial modeling, and market research for senior leadership to allow better understanding of actionable opportunities and emerging healthcare innovations
•Develop and maintain relationships with key internal operational and strategic leaders to prioritize and facilitate innovation and incubation opportunities
•Lead solution design and implementation for new models of care and consumer engagement models
•Produce consumable research reports including primers, white papers, and company analysis in areas of healthcare innovation that can be distributed to key stakeholders within Sentara
•Facilitate introduction of innovative ideas and companies to leaders within Sentara while ensuring introductions are relevant to business needs

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Level Degree (Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration)
• Master's Level Degree preferred but not required
• PMP (Project Management Professional) preferred
• CPPS (Certificate Professional in Patient Safety) preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt ( LSSGB) or Black Belt Certification ( LSSBB) preferred

Diversity and Inclusion at Sentara

Our vision is that everyone brings the strengths that come with diversity to work with them every day. When we are achieving our vision, we have team members that feel they belong and can be their authentic selves, and our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve.

We are realizing this vision through our Diversity and Inclusion strategy, which has three pillars: A diverse and talented workforce, an inclusive and supportive workplace, and outreach and engagement with our community. We have made remarkable strides in these areas over the past several years and, as our world continues to evolve, we know our work is never done.

Our strategies focus on both structural inclusion, which looks at our organizational structures, processes, and practices; as well as behavioral inclusion, which evaluates our mindsets, skillsets, and relationships. Together, these strategies are moving our organization forward in an environment that fosters a culture of mutual respect and belonging for all.

Please visit the link below to learn more about Sentara’s commitment to diversity and inclusion:

https://www.sentara.com/aboutus/mission-vision-and-values/diversity.aspx

Sentara Overview
For more than a decade, Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked Sentara Health as one of the nation's top integrated healthcare systems. That's because we are dedicated to growth, innovation, and patient safety at more than 300 sites of care in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, including 12 acute care hospitals.
Sentara Benefits
As the third-largest employer in Virginia, Sentara Health was named by Forbes Magazine as one of America's best large employers. We offer a variety of amenities to our employees, including, but not limited to: 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement funds with matching contribution
• Supplemental insurance policies, including legal, Life Insurance and AD&D among others
• Work Perks program including discounted movie and theme park tickets among other great deals
• Opportunities for further advancement within our organization

Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We're setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For information about our employee benefits, please visit: Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com)Join our team! We are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, and growth!

Please Note: The yearly Flu Vaccination is required for employment.

Note: Sentara Health offers employees comprehensive health care and retirement benefits designed with you and your family's well-being in mind. Our benefits packages are designed to change with you by meeting your needs now and anticipating what comes next. You have a variety of options for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, and voluntary benefits as well as Paid Time Off in the form of sick time, vacation time and paid parental leave. Team Members have the opportunity to earn an annual flat amount Bonus payment if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

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• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Certification - Six Sigma Global Institute (SSGI)
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) - Certification - Other/National

• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Bachelor's Level Degree
• Master's Level Degree
• Master's Level Degree
• Master's Level Degree

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