Associate Vice President, Data Strategy

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 90,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org.

Job Summary :

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Associate Vice President, Data Strategy to lead and oversee the development and advancement of ACS's data products. This includes registries which support hospital quality programs for surgical care, as well as Cancer and Trauma patient care. This role will be responsible for building and managing a high-performing team, driving innovation, and ensuring the delivery of scalable data management and analytics capabilities and platform solutions (e.g., data pipelines, AI / data science products) to meet business objectives. As a strategic leader, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data-driven decision-making, enable data-powered innovations, and ensure data quality, governance, and compliance.

This exempt position will report to the Chief Operating and Revenue Officer in the Division of Executive Services. It is based in our Chicago office and is a hybrid role : 3 days per week in the office / 2 days per week remote.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 (commensurate with related experience).

Key Responsibilities :

Leadership & Strategy

• Develop and implement a comprehensive clinical data strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of data engineers, data scientists, and analysts to drive innovation and operational excellence.
• Partner with executive leadership to identify opportunities to improve products by leveraging data and data science to solve business challenges and improve decision-making.
• Stay abreast of industry data and data science trends including common clinical data models and data standards, data management approaches, and data science including statistics, AI, and machine learning to recommend and implement appropriate technical approaches.

Data Platform Development

Data Science & AI

Governance & Compliance

Collaboration & Communication

Qualifications : Required

Preferred

Comprehensive Benefits : We're committed to attracting and retaining top talent via valuable benefits!

The American College of Surgeons is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruitment@facs.org or call (312) 202-5000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Salary : $200,000 - $250,000