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Job Summary

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer Strategy & Growth and working in close partnership with the Chief Strategy Officer, the VP of Digital Transformation, and other key stakeholders, this role will lead the next generation of Geisinger Ventures to deliver high-impact innovation through strategic partnerships and commercialization that solve Geisinger’s most pressing challenges first, ultimately building national reputation through consistent execution and scalable outcomes and sustained revenue. The VP will establish the operating model, govern the portfolio, set partnership standards, and drive measurable value to the health system while creating pathways for external commercialization. The VP also oversees Geisinger’s economic development strategy, including managing the AVP of Economic Development, with a focus on catalyzing regional growth, attracting employer investment, and aligning system capabilities to economic vitality across the service area.

Job Duties

Strategy & Portfolio Leadership:

• Establishes GIV annual strategy and priorities aligned with enterprise goals and clinical/operational needs
• Identifies and executes high-value partnerships while emphasizing Geisinger capabilities.
• Promotes Geisinger IP to external markets and networks across the globe
• Leads partnership structuring, contracting and execution. Serve as SME ensuring all deals are properly structured
• Builds and maintains a pipeline tracking system for venture and partnership opportunities that advance due diligence
• Manages portfolio of 2-5 high value strategic partnerships annually with clear metrics for system impact.
• Responsible for portfolio performance, staffing and process optimization
• Establishes governance framework including stage-gates, investment criteria, and decision-making processes.

Partnership Development & Commercialization:

• Establishes VC networks
• Responsible for the identification, evaluation and structure of strategic partnerships with external companies, startups and industry leaders.
• Negotiates partnership agreements including co-development terms, licensing arrangements, revenue sharing and commercialization rights
• Ensures partnerships align with Geisinger’s priorities and demonstrate clear pathways to system adoption
• Develops reusable partnership templates and playbooks to increase efficiency and consistency
• Leads opportunities from concept through internal validation and external commercialization

Economic Development:

• Develops and implements economic development strategies aligned with Geisinger’s mission, with a focus on community health, workforce vitality, and place-based equity.
• Manages the AVP of Economic Development, and coordinate cross-functional input from Marketing, Government Affairs, HR, and regional operations.
• Identifies and activates strategic opportunities for employer growth, business relocation, and investment within the Geisinger service area.
• Partners with regional planning bodies, chambers of commerce, EDOs, and private/public stakeholders to expand job creation, infrastructure development, and local economic activity.
• Pursues grant and funding opportunities to support economic resilience and inclusive growth.
• Supports system growth by aligning economic development initiatives with Geisinger’s clinical enterprise and health plan—especially in geographies tied to new employer expansion or service line opportunity.
• Partners with government affairs to shape state and federal policy incentives that strengthen Geisinger’s role in health-centered regional development.
• Develops investment narratives (e.g., “health-enabled industrial corridor”) and lead storytelling efforts that quantify Geisinger’s contribution to regional prosperity and economic competitiveness.
• Ensures economic development strategy is integrated into Geisinger’s broader commercialization and innovation posture, positioning the system as a catalyst for community and industry advancement.

System Integration & Value Realization:

• Collaborates with IT, innovation clinical, operational and business leaders to ensure technology transfer success
• In partnership with stakeholders, identify a clear system-fit requirements including Epic integration pathways, security standards, and support models
• Drives measurable improvements in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, or financial performance
• Tracks and reports on partnership ROI, internal adoption rates, and realized value to the organization
• Builds relationships with internal stakeholders to identify innovation opportunities aligned with strategic challenges

Team & Operations:

• Builds and leads the GIV team and Economic Development teams
• Manages operating budget and oversee deployment of investable capital according to established guidelines
• Establishes operating cadence, review processes, and reporting mechanisms
• Creates a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and measured risk-taking

External Presence & Reputation:

• Serves as external face of Geisinger Ventures in the national investor ecosystem
• Develops strategic relationships with venture capital firms, startups, technology partners and industry organizations
• Builds Geisinger’s reputation as a partner of choice for healthcare ventures and innovation
• Participates in industry events, speaking engagements and thought leadership to strengthen pipeline

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Additional Qualifications:

• Deep expertise in enterprise go-to-market strategy with measurable growth achievements (100%+ YoY growth demonstrated)
• Demonstrated success building healthcare verticals within major technology platforms or launching category-defining healthcare solutions
• Strong understanding of healthcare compliance requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR) and experience establishing partnerships with major EHR vendors and health systems
• Proven ability to structure complex partnerships including licensing, co-development, and revenue-sharing arrangements

System Integration & Value Realization:

• Experience working within or closely with health systems understanding clinical workflows, operational constraints and adoption dynamics
• Executive presence with ability to engage clinicians, operators and C-suite leaders
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with ability to translate complex information into actionable insights
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in healthcare and digital health innovation ecosystems
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to build new functions and operate in ambiguous environments

Key Success Metrics:

• Number and quality of opportunities sourced that advance due diligence
• Measurable return on investment
• Number of deals closed
• Quality and stability of market landscape reports
• Responsiveness and value of research insights provided to internal stakeholders
• Effectiveness in managing and updating pipeline tracking systems
• Number of meaningful inventions disclosed and patents filed to strengthen innovation output and IP portfolio
• Increase in internal adoption of IP-backed custom products and solutions
• Licensing income and/or license revenue to demonstrate IP value and financial impact
• Strategic return on investment for your partner program initiatives, including internal budgets, incentives​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Community economic impact of new ventures (jobs, capital, or business growth in Geisinger footprint)
• Number of employers activated in growth corridors tied to GHP/clinical/COE offerings
• Public/private co-investment leveraged via regional economic development partnerships

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Related Field of Study (Required), Master's Degree-Related Field of Study (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 15 years-Venture Capital, healthcare technology, life science, or health system innovation with proven track record scaling organizations and launching new market categories (Required)

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.