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Organization:

VIS Leadership

Job Summary:

The Director is responsible for leading a departmental function within Vanderbilt Imaging Services (VIS), aligning strategies with enterprise goals, driving performance, optimizing resources, and developing high-performing teams. This role serves as a key thought partner and collaborator across departments, ensuring operations are efficient, compliant, innovative, and patient-centered. The Director will be responsible for critical administrative functions, with specific assignment to Marketing.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and execute departmental strategies that align with organizational priorities

Contribute to enterprise planning, goal-setting, and cross-functional initiatives

Identify and act on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities

Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of departmental systems, workflows, and reporting structures

Ensure high-quality service delivery, operational efficiency, and adherence to policies, regulations, and standards

Manage departmental budgets, vendor contracts, and resource allocations

Hire, mentor, and retain top talent; foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and growth

Define clear expectations and development paths for direct reports

Build collaborative and engaged teams that model VIS values

Serve as a liaison between senior leadership and frontline teams

Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners

Influence decision-making by providing data-driven insights and strategic recommendations

Performs other duties as assigned

Marketing & Communications Role

Alignment to VUMC growth plans, market data analysis, new tech assessment, branding, annual & 5-year growth & marketing plans, referring provider relationships, internal communications, manage team of marketing/liaisons

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required

Master’s degree in healthcare administration, Business, or related field preferred

3-5 years of demonstrated leadership experience, preferably in healthcare or related industry required

Proven ability to lead teams, manage large projects, drive strategic outcomes

Strong analytical, communication, and management skills

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

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Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Implements strategies for a sub function with direct impact to the function results.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves highly complex business issues that are often unprecedented that have immediate impact on own sub-function or entity and wider implications to the organization. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies expertise within professional/technical area and uses advanced business knowledge to develop objectives.* Team Interaction: Leads a sub-function serving the organization at large or across one or more entity(s).

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

Position Qualifications:

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Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

5 years

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.