Project Manager, Strategic Initiative & Business Development

Job Description

Job Description

Principal Accountability

As the Project Manager of Strategic Initiatives & Business Development, you will play a critical leadership role in bringing our new hospital from inception to launch and beyond. Operating as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will serve as the primary liaison bridging executive leadership, board members, hospital operations, physicians, and community stakeholders.

In this high-visibility role, you will provide strategic oversight and project management for key pre- and post-opening initiatives—including physician recruitment, organizational communication, community engagement, service line marketing, and referral network optimization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively promotes partnerships with various industry leaders and community organizations to further the outreach and education mission of the hospital.
• Participates in community focused professional networking to maintain a competitive presence in the healthcare community and meet the health and social needs of the community at large.
• Act as a liaison between the hospital and external partners, resolving operational or patient-care feedback issues quickly.
• Develop, coordinate and oversee programs, technical assistance, and resource materials to assist service line marketing, communications and physician referral patterns.
• Works closely with the Senior Administrative team in determining specific needs for marketing to support the achievement of the hospital's strategic plan and the community needs assessment.
• Manage all projects from development to closure with accountability for project results.
• Develop dashboards to provide project status updates.
• Identify and resolve any risks for project success.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary range: $90,000 - 100,000

Valencia County Hospital is a new 15-bed acute care facility currently under construction in Los Lunas, NM. Owned by Valencia County and operated through a joint venture between Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and Lovelace Health System, this startup represents a vital investment in rural healthcare and a unique opportunity to build clinical excellence from the ground up.