Executive Vice President and President - Behavioral Health Division

Executive Vice President, UHS and President, Behavioral Health Division

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 300 corporation, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

The UHS strategy is to build or purchase healthcare properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. UHS owes its success to a responsive management style and to a service philosophy that is based on integrity, competence and compassion.

The UHS Behavioral Health Division is committed to successful long-term partnerships that improve access to behavioral health services in local communities and improve outcomes for patients and their families. The Division has a number of successful integration partnerships around the country that include working with medical systems and hospitals in a variety of ways.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi student loan refinancing program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

Qualifications

The Role: Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer of UHS, Marc Miller, the Executive Vice President, UHS and President, Behavioral Health Division will have direct responsibility for driving the strategy, operations and profitable growth for the $7.6 billion behavioral health services business. The President, Behavioral Health Division will manage a high-performance organization and maintain a culture of operational excellence, service and clinical quality.

Specific responsibilities will include:

• P&L responsibility for the management, overall strategy, capital expenditures and oversight of the Behavioral Health business
• Successfully integrate Talkspace into the UHS Behavioral Health Division
• Set the future direction for the Behavioral Health Division and lead the company into the next phase of growth
• Drive a cultural of clinical and quality excellence across the Behavioral Health Division
• Provide operational and financial leadership through the development and implementation of short-term and long-term tactical and strategic plans to achieve business goals and objectives
• Oversee the development of KPIs and operational framework to allow the behavioral health business to continue to scale
• Drive growth strategy, taking into account market, regulatory and competitive dynamics
• Identify and pursue acquisitions with the support of the development team
• Develop and foster strong relationships with physicians and clinical leadership
• Create and sustain a culture that is highly appealing to clinicians
• Partner internally with Corporate Functions that provide core services to the Behavioral Health Division
• Actively and effectively work with various constituent parties (e.g. payers, external partners, clinicians and consumers) to evangelize the company and support all business building activities
• Build strong and collaborative relationships with the CEO, Board, and senior leadership team
• Present to the UHS Board of Directors on the performance and strategy of the Behavioral Health Division

Key Relationships:

• Reports To: Marc Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer
• Direct Reports: Division Senior Vice Presidents (4, by geography), Senior Vice President, Finance, BH Division, Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, BH Division, Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, BH Division, Senior Vice President, Payer Strategies, BH Division, VP, Chief Medical Officer, BH Division, VP, Quality and Physician Alignment, BH Division, VP, Support Service Operations, BH Division, AVP Corporate Development, BH Division
• Relates to Internally: Executive Vice President and President, Acute Care, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Strategic Services
• Relates to Externally: Strategic Partners, Payers, Joint Venture Partners, CMS, State Regulators, Community Leaders, Industry Organizations (NABH, FAH, NAASP)

Candidate Profile:

The President, Behavioral Health Division will be an experienced and respected healthcare executive with a proven track record of leading and growing a $5 billion+ healthcare business. S/he will likely have held the title of CEO, COO or Division President within a significant and successful for-profit company. The President, Behavioral Health Division will possess a bachelor's degree and preferably a master's level degree in business, healthcare administration, or a related field. This inspirational, authentic leader will be inquisitive, hands-on, adaptable and future-focused, with an ability to be laser focused on operational metrics while also developing a behavioral health strategy that enables UHS to effectively scale and continually differentiates its offerings from competitors as the market leader in behavioral health services.

The successful candidate will thrive in an environment that is fast paced, non-hierarchical and performance driven. The President, Behavioral Health Division will know what "great" looks like, with an understanding of best-in-class controls and operating processes. The successful candidate will have a strong and proven track record driving organizational transformation in a highly dynamic and competitive market. The ideal candidate will establish a culture comfortable with challenging the status quo to achieve and exceed goals. Focused on successful operational implementation, this hands-on leader will prioritize and execute consistently, across the network. They will have a track record of engaging and leading large teams of clinicians across a national platform. Ideally, this leader will also bring experience presenting to a Board of Directors. The President, Behavioral Health Division will have a distinguished track record of growth, navigating complex M&A deals and joint ventures, organic growth, and staying ahead of market opportunities. This leader will have driven organizations forward with a focus on top-line growth and cost reduction. They will be expected to combine broad conceptual thinking skills with pragmatic operations experience and must have demonstrated the ability to get things done and deliver business results.

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:

• Executing for Results
• Leading Teams
• Setting Strategy
• Relationships and Influence

EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.