Overview
The Vice President of Business Strategy will lead the development of comprehensive strategies across the Institute, integrating cross-institute initiatives, departments, service lines, disease centers, and business units. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Business Strategy, this position requires close collaboration with executive leadership, department heads, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with the Institute’s strategic objectives. The Vice President will focus on strategic planning, business strategy planning, long-range strategies, performance optimization, and performance monitoring. This role integrates strategic planning, performance improvement initiatives and advanced analytics to deliver transformative results. Working strategically with leadership, the Vice President will drive the achievement of organizational goals, fostering innovation, operational improvements, and market expansion while ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value and are in alignment with Dana-Farber’s mission.
This role demands a deep understanding of competitive positioning, patient needs, research priorities, and emerging oncology trends, supported by advanced forecasting and data-driven insights to guide long-term sustainable growth and organizational excellence. Strategy consultant experience is a priority for this role. Spanning clinical, research, and educational domains, the Vice President’s responsibilities are cross-institutional in scope. The Vice President will champion a culture of strategic agility and foster collaboration and innovation, equipping the Institute to adapt effectively to evolving healthcare regulations, technological advancements, and shifting expectations of external stakeholders. At times, the Vice President will be tasked with implementing or overseeing specific strategic initiatives. Ultimately, the Vice President of Business Strategy is dedicated to advancing the Institute’s vision of transforming cancer care and improving lives.
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow’s physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
Responsibilities
Business Strategy Planning and Long-Range Strategies
Performance Improvement
Central Business Performance Analytics
Supervisory Responsibilities
Other Responsibilities
Qualifications
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.