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AZUS Arizona Urology Specialists PLCC

Market Chief Executive Officer

Phoenix, United States

  • Executive
  • Full time

About the role

Why Join Us?

At Arizona Urology Specialists, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. When you join our team, you become part of an organization committed to exceptional patient care, clinical excellence, innovation, and continuous growth. We foster a collaborative and supportive culture where employees are valued, empowered, and encouraged to make a meaningful impact every day. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to take the next step professionally, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive while helping improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve.

We offer competitive compensation and a healthy work-life balance, allowing you to enjoy your evenings and weekends. Employees also enjoy an outstanding benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance programs, corporate discounts, paid time off, and much more. At Arizona Urology Specialists, you'll find more than a job, you'll find a rewarding career with purpose.

Job Description:

The Market Chief Executive Officer (MCEO) serves as the senior executive leader for the market, with full accountability for clinical performance, strategic growth, operational excellence, and financial outcomes. As the primary P&L owner, the MCEO is responsible for driving market-wide strategy formulation and execution, ensuring best-in-class patient care, and aligning market operations with the organization's long-term goals.

In close partnership with the Executive Council Practice President and physician leadership, the corporate executive leadership teams and functional leaders, and third-party ancillary services partners - the MCEO leads the market in building scalable systems, expanding services, optimizing operations, and cultivating relationships with strategic partners. This role provides executive leadership to market-level teams, fostering alignment, accountability, and a high-performance culture. The MCEO is responsible for executing near-term objectives and long-range strategies that advance clinical quality, geographic reach, patient satisfaction, employee engagement, and financial sustainability.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Growth Execution

· Formulate, lead, and execute the market’s strategic plan in alignment with corporate growth, clinical, and operational goals.

· Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, including geographic expansion, de novo development, acquisitions, and partnerships with health systems or multi-specialty groups.

· Lead strategic initiatives including service line expansions, organic growth improvement, integration of acquired practices, and entry into adjacent specialties (e.g., medical oncology).

· Create and maintain a 1-year and 3-year rolling strategic development roadmap including net physician growth, ensuring measurable progress against key growth and partnership milestones.

· Ensure on-time, on-budget execution of all expansion, acquisition, and integration initiatives.

Operational Excellence & Clinical Quality

· Provide executive oversight for day-to-day operations, ensuring clinical, administrative, and all ancillary services meet or exceed established quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction standards and targets.

· Lead an effective and collaborative market-level relationship with third party ancillary partners across ASCs, interventional radiology, care management, etc.

· Drive process improvement initiatives to increase staff productivity, operational scalability, and system-wide consistency.

· Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, as well as internal policies and clinical practice standards.

· Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement across the market.

Financial Management & Accountability

· Serve as the singular P&L owner for the market with responsibility for revenue growth, cost management, and margin optimization across all base business and ancillary service lines.

· Oversee development of market operating and capital budgets; ensure resources are aligned with strategic priorities.

· Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), financial controls, and risk management protocols.

· Identify opportunities to enhance profitability through service line performance, contract optimization, and operational efficiency.

Organizational Development & Leadership

· Develop and execute market talent strategy to attract, retain, and develop top-tier clinical and administrative leadership.

· Build and lead high-performing teams; provide mentorship and accountability for operational leaders.

· Promote an inclusive and collaborative environment that aligns with the organization's mission, values, and vision.

· Evaluate performance at all organizational levels and ensure timely implementation of improvement plans where needed.

· Represent the market at executive forums, contributing to enterprise-level initiatives and innovation efforts.

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

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field required; MBA or relevant master’s degree strongly preferred.

· Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience, including senior-level oversight of healthcare operations, strategic planning, and financial performance.

· Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-site healthcare organizations, ideally including:

o Specialty physician practices

o Ambulatory care facilities and ancillaries (e.g., ASCs, radiation centers, imaging centers, specialty pharmacies)

o Experience with urology operations preferred; oncology or related specialties a plus.

· Proven ability to formulate and execute strategic plans while driving measurable clinical, financial, and operational results.

· Track record of building collaborative leadership teams and fostering physician and health system partnerships.

Knowledge, Competencies & Skills:

· Visionary leadership and strategic thinking.

· Strong business and financial acumen.

· Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

· Data-driven decision-making and operational discipline.

· Strong personal accountability and ownership over results delivery, including how results are collaboratively delivered.

· Change management and team development expertise.

· Deep knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, clinical operations, and compliance.

Direct Reports:

· Regional Directors of Operation.

· Ancillary Service Line Operational leaders.

Travel:

· Frequent local travel within the market to clinical and administrative sites.

· Occasional overnight or national travel as needed.

Physical Requirements for the Job:

· Regularly required to sit and stand for extended periods.

· Involves standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, and twisting.

· Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 20 lbs.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or qualifications associated with the role. Responsibilities may evolve based on organizational needs.