Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Business Development

Portland, ME
MaineHealth Corporate
Full Time
              

Relocation assistance offered to eligible candidates!

The Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Business Development is a strategic architect and growth leader charged with shaping MaineHealth’s enterprise direction and expanding its business opportunities. This role unifies the system’s strategy and planning functions to create a single, high-performing platform that drives mission, market relevance, and margin.

This leader oversees the development of MaineHealth’s enterprise strategy and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment across service lines, regions, and corporate initiatives. Additionally, the VP spearheads business development; building and executing a pipeline of partnerships, ventures, and employer-facing solutions that diversify revenue and strengthen MaineHealth’s position in the marketplace.

The VP is accountable for setting system-wide strategic direction, in partnership with MaineHealth Executive Team and Board, ensuring disciplined execution of planning processes, and advancing new growth opportunities that align with MaineHealth’s mission and financial sustainability.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree required. Graduate degree (MHA, MBA, MPH) preferred.

Minimum 10 years of experience leading strategy and planning functions in complex healthcare organizations. Demonstrated measurable results in business development and strategic planning.

Knowledge of healthcare market dynamics, with exposure to employer solutions, value-based care, and diversified business models.

Financial acumen, business case development, and capital planning experience.

Experience navigating matrixed organizations and engaging senior leaders, boards, and external partners.

Essential Functions:

Enterprise Strategy & Planning

Lead the annual balanced scorecard and multi-year strategic planning process for MaineHealth, ensuring alignment with the system’s mission, vision, and scorecard.

Oversee corporate planning, including service line strategy, market assessments, CON planning, and system-wide strategic capital requests.

Manage the system strategy portfolio, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, monitoring progress, and ensuring strategic priorities are executed.

Deliver strategic insights and recommendations to MaineHealth executive leaders and Board of Trustees.

Business Development & Growth

Build a structured pipeline of business development opportunities, including partnerships, joint ventures, and employer-facing solutions.

Lead due diligence, financial modeling, and negotiation for new ventures, service expansions, and external partnerships.

Partner with operational and clinical leaders to incubate and scale new business models in areas such as direct-to-employer solutions, telehealth, digital care, and other diversification opportunities.

Leadership & Integration

Build and lead a combined Strategy & Planning team, unifying staff from both legacy functions into a high-performing, enterprise-focused unit.

Partner with Finance, Operations, Clinical Leadership, and IT to ensure form follows function in all strategic initiatives.

Act as a trusted advisor to system and regional leaders, ensuring planning and growth efforts are coordinated across geographies.

Cultivate a culture of bold thinking, disciplined execution, and continuous learning within the team.

To learn more and apply, please visit https://www.careersatmainehealth.org/jobs/17092461-vice-president-of-strategy-planning-and-business-development or email Maggie.McGauley@mainehealth.org

About MaineHealth:

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system dedicated to its vision: "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." Our system includes nine local health networks, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and the MaineHealth Medical Group – comprising 1,700 employed clinicians. With a team of approximately 22,000 care professionals, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment to 1.1 million residents across Maine and New Hampshire. Learn more at mainehealth.org

At MaineHealth, we offer benefits designed to support your needs today while providing flexibility for the future. Our comprehensive packages include:

• Competitive health and dental insurance
• Paid parental leave
• A robust retirement program
• Generous paid time off
• And much more!
  
  

A career at MaineHealth means working alongside compassionate professionals who are deeply committed to both their colleagues and the communities they serve. We foster a culture of collaboration, continuous growth, and genuine care – both inside our organization and beyond. Here, your skills will be valued, your contributions will make a difference, and your career will thrive.

MaineHealth values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.