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Vice President, Talent Strategies

BJC HealthCare St. Louis, Missouri

Defining and refining leadership.

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Table of Contents

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Overview BJC HealthCare

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BJC’s Commitment to Quality

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BJC Center for Clinical Excellence

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BJC Facilities

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BJC HealthCare Statistics

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Awards and Recognition

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BJC HealthCare Executive Leadership

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Organizational Chart

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Position Description Reporting Relationship

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Principal Accountabilities

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Experience and Qualifications

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Personal and Professional Attributes

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Opportunity Assessment

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Community Information St. Louis, Missouri

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BJC HealthCare

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JC HealthCare is one of the largest non-profit healthcare organizations in the United States and is focused on delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois, and mid-Missouri regions. With net revenues of $4.3 billion, BJC serves the healthcare needs of urban, suburban, and rural communities, and includes 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care, and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care, and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC hospitals and services provide more than $301 million in charity and unreimbursed care annually. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional healthcare safety net services, medical and nursing education, health literacy, community outreach, and regional economic development.

BJC’s Commitment to Quality BJC is committed to improving the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves through leadership, education, innovation, and excellence in medicine. The goal is to be the national model among healthcare delivery organizations as measured by:  Outstanding patient advocacy and loyalty  Unsurpassed clinical quality and patient safety  Significant contribution to medical education and research  Exceptional employee satisfaction and workforce development  Excellent financial and operational management

BJC Center for Clinical Excellence The BJC Center for Clinical Excellence comprises diverse healthcare professionals, including epidemiologists, analysts, computer programmers, industrial engineers, and quality consultants. The Center provides leadership in quality assessment and health services research throughout BJC HealthCare, as all BJC hospitals and service organizations strive to continually improve the quality of services offered to patients, including best practices in infection control, patient safety, and rapid alert systems.

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BJC Facilities Alton Memorial Hospital Alton Memorial Hospital is a JCAHO-accredited full-service acute-care hospital serving more than 200,000 residents from a five-county area in southwestern Illinois. It sits in the center of 100 beautifully landscaped, wooded acres located in historic Alton, Illinois. In 2013, Consumer Reports magazine ranked Alton Memorial Hospital the safest hospital in Illinois and one of the top hospitals in the country based on its review of publicly available patient safety and quality data. In addition, Alton Memorial was ranked No. 3 in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report among St. Louis metro area hospitals. In March 2010, the Duncan Wing opened, offering private patient rooms equipped with patient lifts and patienttouch technology at every bed. In April 2015, a newly renovated and expanded Women’s Health and Childbirth Center opened to accommodate more moms choosing to deliver at Alton Memorial. Alton Memorial Hospital provides a range of high-tech services, including interventional and diagnostic cardiac services, a full range of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, radiation and infusion therapy for cancer patients, open MRI and CT services, digitally sophisticated medical imaging, obstetrics and gynecological services, acute renal dialysis, orthopedic care and sports medicine, digestive health services, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, critical care services, rehabilitation, emergency services, and the area’s only hospital-based ambulance service. Barnes-Jewish Hospital Barnes-Jewish Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s leading hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, and for 22 consecutive years has been named to the magazine’s Honor Roll of “America’s Best Hospitals.” Barnes-Jewish is home to 13 specialties ranked among the best nationally, including cancer, digestive disorders, ear, nose, and throat, eyes, geriatrics, gynecology, heart and heart surgery, hormonal disorders, kidney disease, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, respiratory disorders, and urology. A 1,500-member medical staff, supported by a house staff of more than 800 residents, interns, and fellows, in addition to nurses and other healthcare professionals, offers exceptional care. Recognized for its excellent nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a “Magnet Hospital” by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and was redesignated in 2008 and 2013. In 2014, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was recognized with The Rising Star Award by University Health Consortium (UHC) for achieving the strongest improvements in a series of quality metrics, and is ranked No. 17 among 120 academic medical centers. The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Missouri and within a 250-mile radius. Siteman also is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center. The hospital is an accredited Chest Pain Center and received Level II stroke certification. Known for its community partnerships, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital has been a leader in St. Charles County for more than 30 years and is frequently cited as a top-performing hospital in the St. Louis metropolitan area and in Missouri by national publications. Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital has been bringing high-quality healthcare to west St. Louis County since 1989. The Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services, a heart and vascular center, emergency department, radiology, Siteman Cancer Center, a sleep disorders center, interventional radiology, and physical therapy and rehabilitation, as well as a full range of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, including colorectal, urology, orthopedics, plastics, and ophthalmology. To ensure the latest amenities and technology are available to patients, the hospital has a da Vinci® surgical suite, an integrated critical care program utilizing a tele-ICU and bedside consulting from intensivists, as well as a new interventional radiology suite that provides the latest technologies. In 2014, U.S. News & World Report ranked Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital No. 6 on a list of top St. Louis metro area hospitals and No. 12 in Missouri. In 2015, Truven Health Analytics named Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital one of the nation’s Top 100 Hospitals, and one of the only three hospitals in Missouri to earn this honor. As part of its dedication to excellence, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital is aligned with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and has an elite blend of Washington University, BJC Medical Group, and private practice physicians - all in a convenient West County location. Boone Hospital Center Boone Hospital Center has been a leader in meeting the healthcare needs of mid‑ Missourians since its founding in 1921. Boone Hospital is a regional referral center that has earned a reputation for excellence in cardiovascular medicine, obstetrics, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, and surgical services. Boone Hospital Center has been certified as a “Magnet Hospital” three times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and has twice been named as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals ® by Thomson Reuters. Through progressive healthcare programs, services, and technology, Boone Hospital Center continues its tradition of providing quality healthcare and excellent patient service. The hospital is currently constructing a 125,000-square-foot, $20 million facility in south Columbia that will provide services such as primary care, imaging, therapy, and laboratory services to the community. Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare is a full-service acute-care medical center located in unincorporated north St. Louis County. Christian Hospital is noted for its

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excellence in heart services, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, cancer treatment, radiology, urology, pulmonology, and radiation oncology. Christian Hospital also is committed to increasing the primary care physician base in north St. Louis County. Christian Hospital was recognized in 2014 by The Joint Commission as a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgical care. It was also named 2014 National EMS Provider of the Year by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and EMS Word. Located six miles west of Christian Hospital is Northwest HealthCare, which offers the community 24-hour emergency care, a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services (such as MRI, CT, general radiology, ultrasound, and women’s services) in a convenient setting to complement hospital services. Memorial Hospital Belleville Memorial Hospital Belleville is a 316-bed full service medical center offering a broad range of quality, cost-efficient healthcare services to Southwestern Illinois. Memorial has earned Magnet recognition, the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award, and the U.S. News & World Report award for six consecutive years for Best Nursing Homes (for Memorial Care Center). The medical campus features an Orthopedic and Neurosciences Center, offering orthopedics, neurosurgery, therapy services, pain management, and sports medicine as well as Memorial Care Center, an 82-bed acute care facility offering high-quality skilled nursing and rehabilitative services since 1963. Memorial Hospital has diagnostic centers in O’Fallon, Illinois, and recently brought Memorial Hospital East to the Shiloh, Illinois, community. The new facility is a 94-bed hospital with private patient suites, an emergency department, ICU, cardiac cath lab, surgical suites, and a Family Care Birthing Center. Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital is a designated critical access hospital providing quality healthcare services to residents in Crawford, Franklin, and Washington counties. In recent years, the hospital has enhanced and expanded the healthcare services available to the greater Sullivan community. Between 2003 and 2012, Missouri Baptist completely rebuilt the hospital, adding a new emergency department, new childbirth wing, critical care beds, cardiac rehab services, a cancer center, and a wound care center. The hospital also renovated medical office space for its visiting specialists, who come weekly from Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and completed a 10,000-square-foot addition for primary care medical offices. Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital operates three additional physician office clinics providing quality healthcare to surrounding communities. It also operates the Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, a freestanding facility located in downtown Sullivan designed for rehabilitation services and exercise therapy.

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Missouri Baptist Medical Center Missouri Baptist Medical Center is consistently recognized among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for clinical quality, and is ranked among top Missouri hospitals for cardiac surgery and cardiac care. Recently, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 3 in the St. Louis metro area with high performance in seven key specialties: gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, heart and heart surgery, nephrology, orthopedics, and pulmonology. Missouri Baptist Medical Center was named a “Magnet Hospital” by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2016, the first hospital in St. Louis County to receive the honor, which has been achieved by less than 7 percent of hospitals nationwide. In addition to its comprehensive 24-hour adult emergency department, in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital, it offers a separate emergency department dedicated to children. In 2013, the hospital opened its new West Pavilion and Surgery Center, with allprivate patient rooms and improved patient parking. Parkland Health Center Parkland Health Center includes a location in Farmington, Missouri, as well as a three-bed critical access hospital in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Parkland Health Center provides quality primary and secondary level inpatient and outpatient services to the people of St. Francois County and surrounding areas in southeastern Missouri. The Farmington campus offers a full continuum of inpatient medical-surgical and intensive care, obstetrics, geriatric psychiatry, and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services, including a diabetes and wound care clinic and the Huckstep Heart and Lung Center. The agreement to transition ownership of Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (MARMC) became final May 1, 2015, between BJC HealthCare of St. Louis, Missouri, and Capella Healthcare of Franklin, Tennessee. Parkland Health Center has twice been named as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters. Progress West Hospital Progress West Hospital is BJC HealthCare’s first greenfield hospital offering the latest in facility design, technology, and patient‑centered care. The hospital has 72 private rooms, 24-hour emergency services, surgical services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, obstetrical services with labor and delivery suites, diagnostic imaging and lab services, and is a Level II Stroke Center. St. Louis Children’s Hospital offers pediatric expertise at Progress West, including emergency, inpatient, and neonatology availability. The medical office building on the campus is BJC’s first gold LEED status building, cited for environmental sustainability. St. Louis Children’s Hospital St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff, and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness, and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

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Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is recognized as one of America’s top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, which in 2014 ranked the hospital in all 10 specialties surveyed. In 2010, the hospital was redesignated as a “Magnet Hospital,” the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, and community rehabilitation services for patients with stroke, brain, and spinal cord injuries, cancer, and neurologic and orthopedic conditions. The first freestanding rehabilitation hospital in the metropolitan area, the facility features structured care units, independent living suites, and classrooms for patient and family education. Opened in March 2001, the state-of-the-art facility was designed by patients, physicians, and rehabilitation experts. A joint partnership between BJC HealthCare and HealthSouth Corporation, The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis is dedicated to maximizing patients’ ability to return to their homes, workplaces, and communities. The hospital and its medical staff also conduct major rehabilitative research and education programs through an affiliation with Washington University School of Medicine. The Rehabilitation Institute holds a Disease-Specific Care Certification through The Joint Commission in stroke rehabilitation as well as accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program, stroke specialty program, and brain injury specialty program.

BJC HealthCare Statistics Hospitals Employees Physicians Staffed Beds Hospital Admissions Home Health Visits Emergency Department Visits Net Revenue Charity and Unreimbursed Care Community Health Programs (providing more than 592,000 individual services)

15 27,283 3,964 3,275 140,829 183,187 484,279 $4.3 billion $301 million* $19.6 million*

* = based on 2013 data Statistics are from year-end 2015, except where noted. Totals are aggregate figures for the hospitals and healthcare services that are members of BJC HealthCare.

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Awards and Recognition At BJC HealthCare, the staff comes to work every day to help make medicine better - and it shows. BJC is proud of the recognition and accolades it has received for being a top healthcare system in the St. Louis region - as well as across the nation. Top Physicians Sixty-one percent of the physicians on the Best Doctors® 2015-2016 list are on staff at BJC HealthCare hospitals. Hospital Safety and Quality BJC HealthCare hospitals rank on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America’s top Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals. Service Line Excellence Barnes-Jewish Hospital is ranked in Becker’s Hospital Review of the 50 best acute care, multi-specialty academic medical centers, and large community hospitals. Many BJC HealthCare hospitals received high performer awards in COPD, heart failure, hip replacement, and knee replacement. Patient Satisfaction The 2015 HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award from HealthGrades was given to four BJC hospitals: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Boone Hospital Center, Parkland Health Center – Farmington, and Progress West Hospital. The award recognizes hospitals that provide an overall outstanding patient experience, evaluated from a 27-question survey of the hospital’s patients. Fifty 5-star awards were given to BJC HealthCare by Professional Research Consultants (PRC). The 5-Star award designation is given annually to healthcare facilities that score in the top 10 percent (at or above the 90th percentile) of PRC’s national client database for the prior calendar year. It is based on the percentage of hospital patients who rate the facility “excellent” for the Overall Quality of Care question. Five “Overall Top Performer” awards were given to BJC HealthCare. An “Overall Top Performer” is awarded only to those providers who, according to the survey results, have received a ranking at or above the 100th percentile for Overall Quality of Care. Nursing Quality BJC HealthCare has three of the seven Magnet-designated facilities in Missouri and the only facilities in the St. Louis metro area: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Boone Hospital Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Magnet designation was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to designate healthcare organizations showing quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice.

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Cancer Care BJC HealthCare has the only cancer center in Missouri, The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, to be designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), also earning an “exceptional” rating, the highest possible rating by the NCI.

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BJC HealthCare Executive Leadership Richard J. Liekweg Executive Vice President Richard J. Liekweg is Executive Vice President of BJC HealthCare and is responsible for advancing operational and clinical excellence across all of BJC’s hospitals, service organizations, and shared services departments. BJC HealthCare is one of the nation’s largest non-profit healthcare organizations with $4 billion in net revenues and more than 26,000 employees in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois, and mid-Missouri regions. Its teaching hospitals, Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, are affiliated with internationally renowned Washington University School of Medicine. Mr. Liekweg joined BJC HealthCare in 2009 as President of Barnes‑Jewish Hospital at the Washington University Medical Center and Group President for BJC HealthCare. In addition to leading Barnes‑Jewish Hospital, he was also responsible for ensuring the success of four other BJC hospitals and chairing the steering committee for the 10-year Washington University Medical Center campus renewal project. Before joining BJC, Mr. Liekweg served as Chief Executive Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center. In this position, he was responsible for overall management of the university’s academic medical center. Mr. Liekweg also spent more than 16 years in positions of increasing responsibility at Duke University Health System, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Durham Regional Hospital. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Virginia and Master’s degrees in Health Services Administration and Business Administration, both from the University of Michigan. He serves on a number of professional and community boards, including the VHA-UHC Alliance, Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH), Forest Park Forever, and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy Board of Directors.

John Beatty Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer John Beatty is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for BJC HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest non-profit healthcare organizations. With more than 26,000 employees, BJC is the largest employer in the St. Louis region and one of the largest employers in Missouri. Mr. Beatty has responsibility for all aspects of the human resources organization, including strategy, planning, recruitment, employee relations, compensation, and benefits. He leads the Human Resources Executive Council, a cross-organizational team of human resources professionals from BJC’s hospitals and health services, focused on sharing best practices across the organization.

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Prior to joining Barnes-Jewish in 2007, Mr. Beatty served as Vice President of Administration with Robbins & Myers, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio. In this role, he had responsibility for human resources, information technology, and administration activities for the corporation. He has also served in leadership roles with several corporations, including DT Industries, Rockwell Automation, General Electric, and Cincinnati Milacron. Mr. Beatty has demonstrated success in executive recruiting, leadership development, training, engineering management, operations, and sales and marketing. He has extensive experience in the application of Lean manufacturing techniques and in positioning the human resources function as a strategic resource for the organization. Mr. Beatty graduated with distinction from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature. He is a qualified Myers-Briggs facilitator and has completed numerous leadership development programs. Mr. Beatty has also been active in the communities in which he has lived, serving on the boards of non-profit organizations associated primarily with education, the arts, and youth sports. Mr. Beatty is a native of Ohio and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Russell Hoffman Vice President, BJC Institute of Learning and Development (BILD) Russell Hoffmann is the Vice President, BJC Institute of Learning and Development (BILD) for BJC HealthCare. He leads a team that provides system-wide services in the areas of talent management, organizational development, learning, and career development. The services of BILD support achieving BJC’s mission: To improve the health and well-being of the people and communities whom we serve. Mr. Hoffman joined BJC 21 years ago and previously served in leadership roles at the BJCaffiliated St. Louis Children’s Hospital. As the Director of Cultural Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness, he focused on aligning individual, team, and organizational efforts with the hospital’s mission and vision. Mr. Hoffman also served as the Director of the Department of Psychology, where he led a clinical service in providing inpatient and outpatient care to youth facing medical and/or mental health conditions. He also served as a clinical psychologist during his tenure at St. Louis Children’s and an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine. Mr. Hoffman received his graduate training (Master’s degree and PhD) in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida with a focus in child and family systems psychology.

Sherry Ward Vice President, HR Operations and Total Rewards As Vice President of HR Operations and Total Rewards for BJC HealthCare, Ms. Ward leads BJC’s efforts to attract, reward, and retain top talent throughout its hospitals and service organizations through designing a competitive total rewards package as well as the design and administration of the centralized talent acquisition function at BJC. She oversees strategy, which includes developing, implementing, and sustaining market competitive

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compensation and benefits programs, as well as programs focused on increasing the wellness of BJC employees. In addition, Ms. Ward leads a team in the talent acquisition space, which includes responsibility in recruiting, sourcing, onboarding, and contingent staffing. Ms. Ward also leads and participates in a number of strategic human resources initiatives, including acquisition work, recognition strategy, population health initiatives, and workforce engagement. Prior to joining BJC in 2014, Ms. Ward held a variety of leadership positions at Maritz Holdings, Inc. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services over human resources, facilities and engineering, real estate leasing, and procurement disciplines. She has also held human resources leadership roles at Solutia, Brown Shoe Company, Earthgrains/Sara Lee Bakery Group, and Mills & Partners in St. Louis. She began her career working at Towers Perrin in the actuarial consulting field. Ms. Ward earned a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from Maryville University in St. Louis and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Fontbonne University in St. Louis. Ms. Ward serves on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross as well as on the Human Resources Advisory Board for St. Louis Arc. She has also served as a coach for Teach for America in St. Louis, is a Torchlighter for United Way, and supports Junior Achievement as a volunteer instructor. In the spring, she serves as a coach for NFL 360 Flag football in the Rockwood School District. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ms. Ward lives in Wildwood, Missouri. She is a mother of three.

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Organizational Chart

BJC Shared Services Human Resources (Future State) Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Executive Assistant

Vice President Total Rewards & Human Resources Operations

PMO/Analytics

Vice President Learning & Organizational Effectiveness

Director Leadership Development

Director Learning & Development

Manager Benefits - Retirement

Manager Learning/ Organizational Effectiveness

Manager Learning/ Organizational Effectiveness

Director Human Resources

Manager Learning/ Organizational Effectiveness

Manager Learning/ Organizational Effectiveness

Director Compensation & Benefits

Manager Workforce Diversity

Vice President Talent Strategies

Director Talent Acquisition

Director Human Resources Operations

Manager Talent Acquisition

Manager Onboarding

Manager Talent Acquisition

Manager Contingent Labor

Manager Talent Acquisition

Manager Sourcing/ Brand Engagement

Manager Talent Management Director Talent Acquisition Program Manager

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Position Description

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he Vice President of Talent Strategies for BJC HealthCare will manage budgets, tools, systems, services, and processes that support the design and implementation of strategic initiatives associated with talent acquisition, workforce planning, and contingent labor.

Reporting Relationship The Vice President of Talent Strategies reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer.

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Create, implement, and lead key strategies for executive, professional, and clinical recruiting, candidate sourcing, recruitment technologies, and build a solid pipeline of qualified, diverse talent to support the organizational objectives at BJC HealthCare.

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Collaborate with internal resources to guide the establishment and implementation of employment branding to ensure a competitive edge in the marketplace and affirm BJC HealthCare as an employer of choice.

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Develop and drive an integrated talent acquisition and workforce strategy for contingent labor representing an annual spend of $60 million.

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Facilitate a partnership across human resources, operations, and finance that results in the development and/or improvement of a workforce planning strategy, business process, and a core set of workforce analytics, forecasting models, tools, and resources.

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Drive and execute all internal processes associated with talent planning and priorities. Assist and advise the enterprise in establishing, developing, and leveraging local workforce forecasting and planning staff/capacity, applying market-level requirements to meet business needs. Address core skill gaps and resource shortages that will have significant impact on BJC HealthCare’s ability to meet goals.

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Partner with leadership across the human resources function to define and execute workforce plans, including internal employee development and succession management strategies.

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Bachelor’s degree is required. Advanced degree (MBA, MS, MA) in human resources, business, organizational development, or other related fields is preferred. Human Resources certification preferred (i.e., SPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, TMCP). Minimum of 10 years of experience in a human resource leadership role within a large, complex organization. Expertise with full-cycle talent acquisition, workforce planning, and contingent labor strategies and processes across a corporate enterprise. Experience consulting with senior executive and leadership teams to problem solve and identify leadership, talent, and capability gaps and subsequently design and implement strategic talent plans in support of organizational goals and needs. Strong working knowledge of web search engine/tools, social media, and applicant tracking systems. Expertise in a variety of workforce models, tools, and methodology. Exhibits a high level of influencing, diplomacy, negotiating, and consulting skills. Excellent strategic thinking, planning, change management, and project management capabilities. Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, project management, customer service, and interpersonal skills. Ability to generate results through influence in a matrix environment with multiple and diverse stakeholders. Proven ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and effectively manage multiple complex projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment. Advanced people management and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop employees. A passion for continuous improvement and best practice results; considered a champion of innovative and practical business solutions.

Personal and Professional Attributes The successful candidate will possess a wide range of needed personality traits, work habits, and social skills necessary to perform effectively within the organization. This individual will possess both personal and professional integrity, strong communication skills, and a professional appearance and presentation. Specifically, the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be required to be successful in this position:    

Honest and a highly ethical team player. Strong people management and leadership skills. Ability to communicate and work well with people at all levels. An extremely organized, disciplined, hands-on, and process-oriented leader who is not afraid of digging into details when necessary. Initiative, self-confidence, good judgment, and the ability to make decisions in a timely fashion.

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Highly engaged, energetic, focused, and execution-oriented. Willing and able to roll up sleeves and do hands-on work one minute and discuss strategic positioning and the “big picture” the next. Strategic vision and thinking. Ability to position the organization for the future, looking beyond the present situation to conceptualize key trends and identify changing market demands. Strong business acumen, intelligence, and capacity; able to think strategically and implement tactically. Strong work ethic; achievement-oriented; motivated beyond personal interests. Open leadership style. Actively seeks out and supports collaborative thinking and problem solving with others in the organization. Does not view collaborative dialogue around decisions as a personal attack on abilities. Problem-solves and approaches work from a “return on investment” perspective. Knowledgeable of how decisions impact all aspects of the business. Approaches his/her work as an interconnected system. Ability to understand major objectives and break them down into meaningful action steps. A “failure is not an option” mentality and demonstrated proactive management style.

Opportunity Assessment BJC HealthCare is a 15-hospital system serving the greater St. Louis Missouri area anchored by the 1,300 bed flagship Barnes-Jewish Hospital. BJC HealthCare is a fully integrated health system with assets across the full continuum of care and generates $4.1 billion dollars in revenue annually. Serving the needs of 27,000 employees, the Vice President of Talent Strategies will lead the organization in pursuing innovative solutions in the areas of recruitment, retention, succession planning, and diversity initiatives in support of the mission. Under the guidance of the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Vice President of Talent Strategies will direct a 70-member staff in the implementation of long-range and short-term strategic planning and development, ensuring the attraction, retention, and leveraging of the region’s most talented healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build strong collaboration in the pursuit of a shared services model in a highly complex environment with a diverse and matrixed workforce.

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Community Information

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he Vice President of Talent Strategies position will be in the organization’s St. Louis, Missouri, location. As you will read, St. Louis is a community of choice for many good reasons.

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, located in east central Missouri on the Mississippi River, is the second-largest city in the state. Incorporated as a city in 1822, St. Louis prospered as a fur trading center, and due to its prime location on the Mississippi, quickly became a major transportation hub. Today, St. Louis has around 350,000 people and remains one of America’s top cities despite a significant population decline since the 1950s. The city is one of the world’s beer capitals, with Anheuser-Busch Breweries headquartered there. The city is also home to several major companies, including Monsanto, Solutia, and Energizer. A Boeing plant is also located in the city.

Education The St. Louis area offers a wide range of high quality educational options from pre-school through high school. There are over 160 different school districts in the St. Louis, MO-IL MSA and more than 800 public schools according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). All districts are funded by local tax levies with varying assessment rates. Municipalities play a central role, with the local tax base of each school district funding new and existing educational programs and services, as well as providing maintenance and upkeep to the facilities. Many St. Louis MSA schools provide additional programs for gifted students, special programs for challenged students, and magnet or charter schools for children seeking a nontraditional learning environment. There are over 300 private schools in the St. Louis, MO-IL MSA. Many long-established and strong independent schools exist, as well as an active parochial school network. The St. Louis region ranks nationally for having one of the largest percentages of enrollment in Catholic parochial schools, as measured by the number of registered Catholics in the St. Louis area.

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With over 30 four-year colleges and universities enrolling more than 125,000, the St. Louis area produces more than 25,000 graduates with bachelor’s, post-bachelor’s, or professional degrees each year. The area also has an extensive network of community colleges, which enroll an additional 65,000-plus students, as well as vocational and technical training facilities and some of the most highly rated elementary schools and high schools in the country. As a result, Greater St. Louis is a great learning environment in which to grow up, as well as a sought-after destination for thousands of people from around the country — and the globe — who are attracted to its top-tier education resources every year. Many of the best and brightest who study in St. Louis enjoy the community so much they decide to plant their roots here after earning their degrees. In fact, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to St. Louisans in nearly every Nobel category — physiology, medicine, chemistry, physics, and literature. Among those benefiting from this situation, of course, is the St. Louis business community. A smart, hard-working workforce fuels the growth of companies throughout the region.

Recreation and Culture Greater St. Louis is a region with arts and cultural events and attractions that regularly impress even its most cultured residents. Innumerable venues for theatrical, musical, dance, and other artistic performances abound. An impressive lineup of national and local music from all genres is performed throughout the region on a nightly basis. Many of the world’s most talented artists — including those who call St. Louis home — perform here regularly. Grand Center, St. Louis’s arts and entertainment district includes the acoustically superb Sheldon Concert Hall, the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, Powell Hall, home of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the Fabulous Fox Theater — which for more than 75 years has attracted the world’s most popular Broadway musicals and musical performers. The St. Louis City Museum was recently named one of the “World’s 10 Best Public Spaces” by New York-based Project for Public Spaces. This curiosity stretches the definition of museum and includes a giant aquarium, architectural museum, a participatory circus, museums of oddities, and more. Greater St. Louis is known as a major college town and regional literary center. In fact, the St. Louis region ranked No. 3 in the country for library services on the 2015 “America’s Most Literate Cities” study published by Central Connecticut State University. In addition, St. Louis was named the 10th most literate city overall for 2015, based on six key indicators of literacy, which included newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources. Far from being one dimensional, St. Louis was named “Chess City of the Year” in 2009 and 2011 by the U.S. Chess Federation, and has been called the Chess Capital of the United State.

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Greater St. Louis has hundreds of parks ranging from urban neighborhood parks to large suburban recreation areas. The area is home to the nationally acclaimed Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country at 1,300 acres. Forest Park features many of the city’s premier attractions, including the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, the Municipal Opera, and much more. St. Louis is also known for the Missouri Botanical Garden, an international center for botanical research, with extensive public gardens and research facilities, founded in 1859. Greater St. Louis is building one of the largest urban networks of hiking and bicycle trails in the United States. The 600-mile “River Ring” is currently being developed by the Great Rivers Greenway District. More than 175 miles of trails and bicycle routes have been completed, including over 80 miles of on-street bicycle routes in conjunction with Bike St. Louis. Just across the river from downtown St. Louis, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Midwest. The site preserves the remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico, the Mississippians, within a 2,200-acre tract. As all this attests, when it comes to recreation and culture, St. Louis area residents’ options are plentiful, diverse, and world-renowned. Whether your interests lie in music, food, and nightlife, sports and the outdoors, or arts, architecture, and history, you are bound to find your niche in St. Louis.

Sports for the Spectator Fans can enjoy watching the 11-time World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals play ball in Busch Stadium. The stadium offers the very best of baseball tradition with a great view from every seat, authentic ballpark dining, and a wide variety of off-field activities for pre- and post-game entertainment. New for the 2014 season was the Ballpark Village entertainment district. Featuring dining, nightlife, entertainment, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum, the new district is located adjacent to Busch Stadium. Watch the talented NHL St. Louis Blues take to the ice at the Scottrade Center. The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song “Saint Louis Blues” and was founded in 1967 as an expansion team during the league’s original expansion from six to 12 teams. In addition to sports in the pro ranks, minor league and college teams are also a big hit in St. Louis. The Saint Louis University Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 conference in a variety of men’s and women’s sports. The men’s basketball team has become a regular in the NCAA Tournament. College basketball is at the top of the sports menu every March as well. The State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament comes to town at the Scottrade Center and the winner earns an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

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Shopping and Dining There are shopping options for all, from antique districts teeming with vintage treasures to boutiques with the latest fashionista finds. Bargain hunters can binge on outlet shopping for everything from home furnishings to high fashion. Serious shoppers know that museum shops stock one-of-a-kind gifts and novelty items, and hand-crafted art and jewelry are staples on the shelves of area art galleries. St. Louis’s shopping malls tout big-name merchants while mom-and-pop storefronts fill neighborhood business districts. Long proclaimed one of the best beer-brewing cities in the world, St. Louis is not only home to the King of Beers, Anheuser-Busch, but to a growing number of breweries producing spectacular craft beer. In addition, the Gateway City boasts its share of prize-winning bartenders creating inventive cocktails and fun hotspots to enjoy them. For more information about St. Louis, please visit: http://www.stlregionalchamber.com/regional-data/recreation-and-culture http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/MaddenMedia/stlvg16_digitaledition/2015120101/#14 http://explorestlouis.com/travel-tools/visitors-guide/?gclid=CNiA5KyH4s0CFYw2gQod3XICpw

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urst Group is in its fourth decade of providing leadership solutions for the healthcare and insurance industries. Our experience in evaluating talent, structure, and culture helps companies align their organizations to execute their strategic initiatives.

Our talent and leadership solutions provide a comprehensive array of retained executive search and integrated talent management services, from individual leadership development to executive team performance to organizational/cultural assessment and succession planning. Our clients include hospitals and health systems, managed care organizations, medical group practices, healthcare products and services companies, venture capital- or equity-backed firms, insurance companies, integrated delivery systems, and hospice and post-acute care businesses. Furst Group recognizes partnerships are the cornerstone of our business. In today’s competitive talent environment, having a defined process that provides clients and individuals with clarity and feedback throughout the entire job search is paramount to our business model. We take extra steps to ensure candidates:      

Understand the nuances of a particular position or organization. Are prepared for interviews and conversations. Have access to interview and travel schedules. Are provided timely feedback. Remain in our database for future contact. Value diversity and the principles and ethics practiced by our client organizations.

We look forward to working with you as a potential candidate for the Vice President of Talent Strategies position for BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, Missouri. For additional information on Furst Group, please visit our website at www.furstgroup.com. To learn more about this particular position, please call (800) 642-9940 or contact: Jessica Homann [email protected] Ginny Gittemeier [email protected] NOTICE: The “position profile” information contained in this document has been created by Furst Group based on information submitted and/or approved by its client. As such, the position profile should not be viewed as constituting an all-inclusive description of the subject position’s functions and/or responsibilities. Similarly, any information provided in the position profile regarding the community in which the client resides, the client’s market, products, and/or services and its environment or culture is provided only as an overview on such matters. In submitting this position profile, Furst Group makes no representations or warranties regarding the completeness and/or accuracy of the duties, functions, environments, etc., that are described. Specific information regarding the position’s requirements, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions must originate directly from the client (including any resources that the client may make available; e.g., handbook, job descriptions, benefit booklets, etc.). This position profile does not constitute an offer of employment and should not be construed as such.

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