Vice President, Hospital Operations

Primary Location Oakland, California Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Schedule Full-time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Day Salary $364500 - $455625 / year

Job Number 1445262 Date Posted 08/28/2026

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Job Summary:

The VP (Vice President) , Hospital Operations Strategy & Performance serves as a senior enterprise and operational leader responsible for advancing systemwide hospital performance strategy while ensuring execution at the medical center and regional level.

This role integrates:

• Enterprise strategy leadership (e.g., Hospital Operations, value-based performance, regulatory readiness), and
• Operational execution (e.g., hospital throughput, quality, workforce, and cost performance)

The leader acts as a critical connector across Hospital Operations, Health Plan, and Permanente Medical Groups, translating policy, payment models, and strategic priorities into measurable operational outcomes across hospitals.

Accountable for both:

• Designing systemwide strategies, and
• Driving operational performance through influence and (where applicable) direct hospital accountability,

this role ensures quality, affordability, access, and regulatory performance improve in a measurable, sustainable way.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Hospital Strategy
• Define and advance the national hospital operations strategy
• Translate enterprise priorities into clear expectations for hospital performance and operations
• Align strategy across Hospital Operations, Medical Groups, and Health Plan partners
• Ensure strategy is grounded in scalability, standardization, and measurable outcomes
• Operational Alignment and Performance
• Works in partnership with hospital operations, finance, quality, and care delivery leaders to improve hospital operations performance across quality, utilization, access, and cost.
• Identifies opportunities to standardize and scale best practices that improve Hospital operations, quality metrics, and member experience.
• Supports hospitals in preparing for and responding to CMS audits, surveys, and regulatory oversight
• Establishes enterprise-level monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track hospital operational performance and readiness.
• Communication and Relationship Management
• Builds trusted relationships with senior leaders across Hospital Operations, Health Plan, Permanente Medical Groups, Finance, Quality, Compliance, and IT.
• Represents Hospital Operations in hospital-related governance forums, strategy discussions, and cross-enterprise workgroups.
• Provides executive-level communication, presentations, and analysis to support informed decision-making by senior leadership.
• Facilitates alignment and shared accountability across regions and medical centers through structured governance and influence.
• Leadership and Change Management
• Leads complex, cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination across multiple entities without direct authority.
• Acts as a change agent to support hospitals and regions
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ensures that operational, clinical, and financial perspectives are integrated into Hospital strategy and execution.
• Hospital Operations Performance
• Drive improvement in key operational domains
• Throughput and length of stay
• Capacity management and access
• Quality and patient safety
• Workforce performance and productivity
• Joint Operating Committees: structure, partnerships, best practices
• Partner with market COOs to ensure consistent execution and accountability
• Identify and address systemwide performance gaps

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, strategy, government programs, or hospital operations.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience.

Education

• Bachelors Degree required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• Experience leading complex, enterprise-level initiatives across hospitals, health plans, and physician organizations.
• Strong executive communication, analytical, and change leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree (Health Administration, Public Health, Business, Policy, or related field) preferred.

Primary Location: California,Oakland,Ordway Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon - Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Worker Location: Flexible Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE Executives|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Executive/VP Department: Po/Ho Corp - Hospital Systems Ops - 0308 Pay Range: $364500 - $455625 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate''s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location. Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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