Healthcare Strategist, Imaging Service Line

Healthcare Strategist, Imaging Service Line (VP-level role)

Reports To: Chief Strategy Officer

Florence, SC, United States (On-site)

Join an Award-Winning Team as a Strategic Leader in Imaging Services

Are you a strategic leader passionate about advancing imaging services across a multi-hospital health system? At McLeod Health, we offer more than just a job—we offer the opportunity to serve as the enterprise-level strategic leader for imaging services, driving operational excellence, improving access, standardizing practices, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality imaging that supports all clinical operations throughout the continuum of care. Join a mission-driven organization as we seek a Healthcare Strategist to transform radiology as a service through collaboration, shared governance, and systemwide performance improvement.

Why McLeod Health

McLeod Health is the region's destination for medical excellence. Our excellence extends from the Midlands to the Coast along the border of North and South Carolina – serving more than one million people. As medical needs grow – we grow, expand, and improve our facilities and services. The McLeod Health network is comprised of 7 hospitals with locations in Florence, Dillon, Manning, Cheraw, Loris, Little River, and Myrtle Beach.

Founded over a century ago, McLeod is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system that features the strength of more than 900 members of medical staff, 2,900 registered nurses, and more than 18,000 team members. McLeod constantly seeks to improve patient care with efforts that are physician-led, data-driven, and evidence-based.

Our Mission & Vision

• Mission: To improve the overall health and well-being of people living within South Carolina and eastern North Carolina by providing excellence in health care.
• Vision: To be the region's choice for medical excellence.

Our Values: The Foundation of Who We Are

At McLeod Health, we are guided by four core values that shape how we lead, serve, and collaborate:

• THE VALUE OF CARING: Our leaders don't focus solely on tasks. They embrace opportunities to respond with compassion, supporting both team members and the patients who depend on timely, accurate imaging.
• THE VALUE OF THE PERSON: In every interaction, the people of McLeod are committed to sharing a generosity of spirit, offering courtesy, resilience, and respect to physicians, colleagues, and the communities we serve.
• THE VALUE OF QUALITY: For more than 100 years, McLeod has been the choice for medical excellence. Our mission requires us to have highly skilled personnel and a spectrum of advanced imaging technology.
• THE VALUE OF INTEGRITY: We expect leaders within the McLeod Health family to display honesty, wisdom, discipline, and an intense desire to accept the responsibility of delivering exceptional imaging services.

Your Role & Impact

As the Healthcare Strategist, Imaging Service Line, you will serve as the enterprise-level strategic leader for imaging services across McLeod Health. You will advance operational excellence, improve access, standardize practices, and ensure the delivery of high-quality imaging services that support all clinical operations throughout the continuum of care.

This role will work closely with hospital-based and ambulatory imaging leaders to improve radiology as a service through collaboration, shared governance, systemwide performance improvement, and strong physician and administrative partnerships.

What You'll Do:

1. Systemwide Strategy & Service Development

• Develop Strategic Plan: Create and execute a multi-year radiology service strategic plan that aligns with health system goals and clinical priorities.
• Advance Unified Vision: Promote a systemwide vision for imaging services, incorporating acute care, ambulatory, and digital health strategies.
• Lead Service Maturation: Guide radiology services toward a cohesive operating model with consistent standards and shared outcomes.

2. Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement

• Design Systemwide Initiatives: Working with other operational leaders, design, launch, and oversee initiatives to improve throughput, quality, safety, scheduling, and operational efficiency.
• Establish Standardized Workflows: Create consistent protocols, productivity models, and KPI dashboards across all imaging locations.
• Conduct Performance Reviews: Evaluate each location and partner with local leaders to drive measurable improvements.
• Ensure Alignment: Align equipment utilization, staffing models, hours of operation, and patient flow processes.

3. Access Optimization

• Improve Patient Access: Enhance access through standardized scheduling practices, centralized scheduling functions, patient-facing platforms, and optimized capacity.
• Implement Access Strategies: Reduce wait times, expand access hours, balance volumes between sites, and improve same-day/next-day availability.
• Develop Access Metrics: Monitor access performance and drive continuous improvement.

4. Partnership & Influence Leadership

• Build Strong Relationships: Connect with hospital leaders, imaging leaders, ambulatory leaders, and radiologist groups.
• Partner with Medical Staff: Ensure appropriateness criteria, imaging protocols, and service levels to support all clinical specialties.
• Facilitate Shared Governance: Build consensus across diverse stakeholders.

5. Quality, Safety, & Regulatory Compliance

• Standardize Imaging Quality: Implement consistent patient safety practices and peer review processes across all system sites.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Meet requirements of accrediting bodies (e.g., ACR, DHEC, CMS/DNV).
• Partner for Excellence: Work with radiologists, technologists, and quality leaders to improve diagnostic accuracy, reduce variation, and elevate the patient experience.

6. Financial Stewardship & Asset Management

• Develop Capital Plans: Partner with finance, supply chain, and biomedical teams to plan for imaging equipment standardization, replacement, and expansion.
• Optimize Financial Performance: Improve service line performance through efficient operations, reduced variation, and enhanced revenue capture.
• Assess New Technologies: Support the rollout of AI, advanced imaging modalities, and PACS/RIS enhancements.

7. Team Development & Future Leadership Structure

• Mentor Local Leaders: Foster a culture of system thinking, accountability, and cross-site collaboration among imaging leaders.
• Prepare for Future Transitions: Guide the service toward a unified leadership model.
• Build Succession Plans: Develop training pathways and professional development opportunities across all imaging teams.

What You Bring:

• Education:
  • Required: Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related radiology field.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in imaging or hospital operations within a multi-site or complex healthcare organization.
  • Proven track record of leading performance improvement, standardization, and access optimization across multiple imaging locations.
  • Experience working in matrixed environments preferred.
  • Experience with radiology systems (PACS, RIS), scheduling platforms, modality operations, and imaging workflows preferred.
• Skills & Competencies:
  • Strong understanding of imaging as a support service essential to nearly all clinical care lines.
  • Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.
  • Ability to drive alignment across diverse teams and locations.
  • Data-driven leadership with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex operational projects with measurable outcomes.
  • Diplomatic, collaborative, and resilient leadership style.

Leadership Attributes

• System Thinker: Able to balance local needs with enterprise goals.
• Influential Leader: Excels at guiding without formal authority during early stages.
• Change Agent: Comfortable driving improvement and standardization across multiple sites.
• Patient-First Mindset: Always prioritizes quality, safety, and service.
• Collaborative Partner: Works seamlessly with radiologists, operational leaders, and clinical teams.

Live & Work in Historic Florence, SC

Join us in Florence, South Carolina—a charming and growing community that serves as a regional hub for healthcare, commerce, and culture. Enjoy a low cost of living, excellent schools, and a strong sense of Southern hospitality. With easy access to both the Grand Strand beaches (just an hour away) and the cultural offerings of nearby metropolitan areas, Florence offers the perfect blend of small-town comfort and big-city convenience. Experience a welcoming community that truly values the exceptional work of its healthcare leaders.

About Our Team

If you are looking for a dynamic environment where you can lead with integrity, collaborate with stellar professionals, and make a lasting impact on imaging services across an entire health system, we invite you to apply. Become part of a locally owned, not-for-profit organization where your strategic leadership is meaningful, your growth is supported, and your contributions are truly valued.

McLeod Health is an equal opportunity employer.