Executive Director

Cone Health seeks an Executive Director to provide visionary leadership across our not-for-profit healthcare network serving the Piedmont Triad. This role drives system-level strategy, quality, and operational excellence while advancing equitable, community-focused care. The Executive Director oversees key clinical and administrative functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, financial stewardship, and continuous performance improvement. The leader will foster a collaborative, inclusive culture, mentor senior teams, and build partnerships that expand access, support innovation, and strengthen Cone Health's mission and community impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across the health system to advance mission and long-term goals
• Oversee clinical, operational, and financial performance for assigned service lines or entities
• Build a culture of high-quality, equitable, patient-centered care
• Partner with medical staff, community leaders, and stakeholders to expand access to services
• Drive performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and risk management
• Develop and manage budgets, resource allocation, and capital planning
• Lead and mentor senior leaders and interdisciplinary teams
• Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and workforce engagement initiatives
• Report to governing boards and executive leadership on outcomes and strategy
• Represent Cone Health in community, philanthropic, and partnership initiatives

Required Skills

• Healthcare administration
• Strategic planning
• Hospital operations management
• Clinical quality and patient safety oversight
• Regulatory and accreditation compliance
• Healthcare finance and budgeting
• Performance improvement/Lean or Six Sigma
• Stakeholder and physician relations
• Change management
• Data-driven decision-making and reporting