Vice President Corporate Development & Growth

Department Overview

Reporting to the Knight Cancer Group CFO, the Corporate Development & Growth Leader is responsible for supporting Knight Cancer’s growth strategy and capital deployment in partnership with the CFO, the Knight Cancer Executive Leadership Team and the KCG Board. The leader is responsible for the full corporate development lifecycle (identifying, valuing, structuring, negotiating, and closing acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures, and partnerships), optimizes the performance of existing collaborative relationships (joint operating agreements, ventures, affiliations) expands the regional and broader cancer-care network through physician alignment, new-site and service-line development. Incumbent carries strategies through execution by overseeing integration, tracking performance against business cases, and applying lessons to future investments.

This position operates in partnership with OHSU and consistent with established agreements between OHSU and Knight Cancer Group. The Knight Cancer Group provides management, coordination, oversight and accountability for the Knight Cancer Institute, the cancer program at OHSU. 

Function/Duties of Position

• Knight Cancer Growth & Capital Deployment: In partnership with the CFO, engage members of the Knight Cancer Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to develop and formulate and execute Knight's long-term enterprise growth strategy. Translate strategic priorities into actionable market, network, investment and development roadmaps. Identify, evaluate and prioritize organic and inorganic growth opportunities. In partnership with CFO, lead development of strategic and financial business cases supporting strategic growth investments. Establish frameworks for evaluating, prioritizing and monitoring Knight's portfolio of strategic investments for ongoing review with ELT and KCG Board of Directors. Support executive and governance decision-making regarding deployment of growth capital and organizational resources.
• Corporate Development, M&A & Strategic Partnerships: Support Knight Cancer’s corporate development activities across acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures, partnerships and other transaction structures. Direct the transaction lifecycle from opportunity identification and strategic assessment through valuation, diligence, structuring, negotiation, approval and closing. Coordinate internal and external financial, legal, regulatory, operational and clinical resources supporting transactions to ensure successful activation and ongoing operations. Develop and maintain a disciplined pipeline of strategic opportunities aligned with Knight's long-term objectives. Support Knight Cancer Group President, CEO, CFO in discussions with potential partners, physician organizations, health systems and other strategic counterparties.
• Network Development & Market Expansion Lead: Development of strategies to expand Knight's regional and broader cancer-care network. Identify priority markets, clinical capabilities, physician relationships and partnership opportunities supporting network growth. Develop physician alignment, affiliation and partnership models appropriate to individual markets and strategic objectives. Builds relationships with external referring physicians and practices to grow new patient referrals, communicate Knight Cancer’s clinical capabilities, promote engagement between Knight Cancer providers and external referring providers, and facilitate patient access to care.  Integrate ambulatory development, service-line expansion and new-site opportunities into Knight's broader growth strategy. Partner with clinical and operational leadership to ensure growth initiatives support Knight Cancer’s clinical, academic and patient-care objectives.
• Growth Execution, Integration & Performance: Translate approved growth strategies and transactions into detailed implementation and execution plans. Establish clear accountability, milestones, financial objectives and performance measures for major strategic initiatives. Lead or oversee integration planning associated with acquisitions, affiliations and other significant growth initiatives in partnership with relevant Knight Cancer and OHSU teams. Monitor performance against approved business cases and identify actions necessary to realize strategic and financial objectives. Ensure lessons from completed initiatives inform future investment and execution decisions.
• Enterprise Capability & Organization Building: Assessthe organizational capabilities required to support Knight Cancer’s evolving strategic growth agenda. Recommend organizational structure, talent, analytical capabilities, governance processes and external resources required to execute the strategy. Build, reorganize and develop internal strategic growth and corporate development capabilities as organizational needs evolve. Establish repeatable processes and decision frameworks for strategy development, investment evaluation, transactions and integration. Develop a high-performing team and external advisory network appropriate to Knight Cancer's growth ambitions.
• Enterprise Leadership: Serve as a senior resource to the CEO and CFO and the broader ELT on major strategic and organizational priorities. Participate in enterprise planning, investment prioritization and other leadership activities extending beyond individual transactions or growth initiatives. Build productive relationships across Knight Cancer Group, OHSU, clinical leadership and external stakeholders necessary to advance strategic priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business administration, healthcare administration, finance or related field.
• Significant progressive leadership experience in corporate development, healthcare strategy, investment banking, health-system growth, network development or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex strategic initiatives and transactions from concept through execution.
• At least 10 years of experience in healthcare management, business planning, and/or business development.        
• Senior healthcare executive with significant experience leading enterprise growth strategy, corporate development, transactions (JOA, PSA), network expansion and strategic partnerships.
• Experience working across clinical, physician, operational, financial and governance stakeholders in complex healthcare environments.
• Expert knowledge of finance and valuation methodologies and practical application required.
• Demonstrates superior skills in working with physician leaders and developing relationships with outside organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into executable initiatives, investment decisions and measurable operating and financial outcomes.
• Strong transaction capabilities, including strategic assessment, valuation, diligence, structuring, negotiation and integration planning.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities
• Ability to operate effectively in a developing enterprise, build new capabilities and create structure where processes and organizational models are still evolving.
• Executive presence and judgment appropriate for representing Knight Cancer with senior internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or relevant professional credentials preferred
• Cancer care, academic medicine, physician enterprise, ambulatory network or other complex healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Experience developing clinical network with successful activation.
• Rigorous physician recruitment planning, deployment, growth.

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]