JHHS - Jewish Hospital
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Salary Shift (United States of America)About UofL Health:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
and Purpose
The Director, Value Realization is a senior finance leader responsible for ensuring the financial integrity, return on investment, and sustained value delivery of strategic initiatives across the academic healthcare system. This role partners closely with clinical, academic, operational, and administrative leaders to translate strategy into measurable financial and enterprise value.
This role brings financial discipline to innovation, transformation, and growth initiatives by establishing robust business cases, leading financial oversight, tracking benefits realization, and enabling informed decision‑making across a complex healthcare environment.
Essential Functions:
Strategic Financial Oversight
Provide end‑to‑end financial leadership for strategic initiatives, including business case development, investment analysis, scenario modeling, and ROI assessment.
Establish financial governance frameworks that ensure strategic investments align with enterprise priorities, capital constraints, and value creation goals.
Serve as a key advisor to executive leaders on the financial implications of strategy decisions, trade‑offs, and portfolio optimization.
Value Realization & Benefits Tracking
Design and lead the value realization framework for strategic initiatives, including definition of financial and non‑financial benefits, metrics, and accountability.
Oversee tracking, validation, and reporting of realized benefits versus planned outcomes over the lifecycle of initiatives.
Partner with initiative owners to identify risks to value realization and develop mitigation strategies.
Collaboration & Influence
Act as a bridge between strategy, finance, operations, and clinical leadership to ensure alignment and shared ownership of results.
Guide cross‑functional teams in applying financial discipline to innovative, clinical, and academic initiatives.
Influence without authority, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and data‑driven decision‑making.
Portfolio & Performance Management
Support enterprise‑level portfolio reviews, prioritization, and reallocation decisions based on value, risk, and strategic fit.
Develop dashboards, analytics, and executive‑level reporting that clearly communicates financial performance and strategic value.
Ensure consistency in financial assumptions, methodology, and reporting across initiatives.
Continuous Improvement & Capability Building
Promote best practices in healthcare financial management, strategic finance, and value‑based decision‑making.
Mentor and develop analysts or managers supporting value realization efforts.
Contribute to the evolution of strategy office capabilities, tools, and processes.
Other Qualifications
Experience working within an academic healthcare system, including exposure to clinical, research, and education missions.
Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement, cost structures, and regulatory considerations.
Exceptional analytical, communication, and executive presence skills.
Ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable insights for non‑financial leaders.
High degree of integrity, judgment, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Enterprise mindset with a strong orientation toward value and outcomes.
Collaborative, consultative leadership style with the ability to challenge constructively.
Results‑oriented with a balanced appreciation for financial, clinical, and academic priorities.
Job Requirements
(Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).
CPA strongly preferred.
5+ years of progressive, senior‑level experience in healthcare finance, corporate finance, or strategic finance roles.
Demonstrated experience supporting large‑scale, complex initiatives in an academic medical center or integrated healthcare system.
Proven ability to develop business cases, financial models, and ROI analyses for strategic investments.
Job Competency:
Skills, Knowledge, or Abilities.
Experience in a matrixed organization
Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse teams
Strategic thinker with a bias for execution and results
UofL Health Core Expectation:
At UofL Health, we expect all our employees to live the values of honesty, integrity and compassion and demonstrate these values in their interactions with others and as they deliver excellent patient care by:
Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit
Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve
Working together as a team to achieve our goals
Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback
Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve
Using our resources wisely
Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of UofL Health
UofL Health is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, more than 250 physician practice locations, and more than 1,200 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.
