Chief of Staff – Office of the COO

A rapidly growing, multi-state healthcare organization is seeking a highly capable, strategic, and execution-oriented Chief of Staff to partner directly with its Chief Operating Officer.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a sharp, proactive professional who can operate as a trusted extension of executive leadership, drive important initiatives, and help ensure priorities are translated into action across the organization.

The ideal candidate is an independent thinker with excellent judgment, strong business acumen, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to navigate complex situations with minimal direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted right-hand partner to the COO, supporting executive priorities, strategic initiatives, and day-to-day decision-making.

• Participate in executive meetings, prepare agendas and briefing materials, document key decisions, and ensure appropriate follow-through.

• Anticipate the COO’s needs by proactively identifying priorities, challenges, and opportunities requiring attention.

• Work closely with department heads and senior leadership to coordinate initiatives, improve communication, and drive accountability.

• Independently manage special projects from planning through implementation, ensuring deadlines and objectives are met.

• Analyze operational challenges, identify potential solutions, and provide thoughtful recommendations to executive leadership.

• Prepare executive communications, presentations, reports, and strategic updates.

• Track organizational priorities, key commitments, and performance metrics to ensure progress and execution.

• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, systems, and organizational efficiency.

• Act as a liaison between the COO and internal stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and coordination across departments.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in corporate operations, executive leadership support, business strategy, consulting, healthcare operations, or a similarly demanding professional environment.

• Experience working closely with senior executives and department leadership in a complex organization.

• Proven ability to independently manage competing priorities, complex projects, and cross-functional initiatives.

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong business judgment, critical thinking, and the ability to make sound decisions with limited direction.

• High level of discretion, professionalism, emotional intelligence, and attention to detail.

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growing organization with evolving priorities.

• Proactive, resourceful, humble, and highly accountable, with a hands-on approach to getting things done.