Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer - Baptist Jacksonville

Job Summary

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Baptist is seeking a visionary Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to join our Executive Leadership team. This key role is responsible for shaping, driving, and supporting strategic initiatives that fuel organizational growth and long-term success.

Working closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership, the CSO will lead the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide strategic roadmap. This includes managing and evolving the strategic planning process, ensuring alignment across departments, and translating high-level strategies into actionable plans that drive results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Executive Leadership to identify and prioritize strategic growth opportunities.

• Design and lead the organization’s strategic planning process, including the development of long- and short-term goals.

• Create a cohesive strategic execution plan and ensure alignment across business units.

• Establish clear, measurable objectives and key results (OKRs), and develop systems for tracking and reporting progress.

• Identify and assess risks to strategic initiatives and develop effective mitigation strategies.

• Communicate strategy clearly across the organization to foster understanding, alignment, and engagement.

• Drive change management efforts to support strategic implementation and organizational transformation.

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Proven experience in strategic leadership roles, preferably within healthcare or similarly complex industries.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing at all levels of the organization.

• A track record of driving organizational growth and managing change effectively.

• An MBA, MHA, or related advanced degree is preferred.

Education Required

Master's Degree

Education Preferred

Master's Degree

Experience

• Over 10 years Strategic Planning Required
• Minimum 10 years of related experience Required

License and Certification

None

Location

Location Overview

Baptist Health, founded in 1955, is North Florida’s most comprehensive health care system and the area’s only non-profit, mission-driven, locally governed health care provider. Baptist Health has over 200 points of care throughout the Northeast Florida region, including our six award-winning hospitals: Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Baptist Medical Center Clay, Baptist Medical Center Nassau and Baptist Medical Center South. The most preferred health care system in the region, Baptist Health also includes 57 primary care offices, as well as home health, behavioral health, pastoral care, rehabilitation services, occupational health and urgent care.