Executive Director, Quality and Safety

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

Executive Director, Quality & Safety

📍 Beverly, Addison Gilbert & Anna Jaques Hospitals

Lead Quality. Elevate Safety. Transform Care.

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a dynamic Executive Director of Quality & Safety to lead enterprise-wide efforts across Beverly, Addison Gilbert, and Anna Jaques Hospitals.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, you will shape strategy, drive performance, and champion a culture where quality outcomes and patient safety are always first.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to:

• Shape quality, safety, and patient experience strategy across multiple hospitals
• Influence executive decision-making and system-wide priorities
• Drive measurable improvements in clinical outcomes, safety, and equity
• Lead teams committed to excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement

What Youll Lead

You will oversee and align all aspects of:

• Quality Improvement & Performance Programs
• Patient Safety & Risk Management
• Regulatory & Accreditation Compliance
• Patient Experience & Grievance Processes
• Data, Reporting & Executive Communication

Key Priorities

• Advance patient-centered, high-quality care
• Strengthen a culture of safety and transparency
• Drive data-informed decision making
• Ensure regulatory compliance across all sites
• Partner with executive and clinical leadership to deliver results

Core Responsibilities

Set strategic direction for quality & safety initiatives across all hospitals
Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams and site-based leaders
Partner with executive leadership (CMO, CNO, COO, CFO, HR)
Oversee reporting to Medical Executive Committees & Boards
Drive continuous improvement and clinical performance outcomes
Strengthen safety programs, including sentinel event review & risk mitigation
Advance health equity and patient experience initiatives

What You Bring

• Masters degree (Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Business, or related field)
• 5+ years in senior healthcare leadership focused on quality & safety
• Deep expertise in regulatory standards & accreditation requirements
• Proven success driving quality improvement and cultural change
• Strong executive presence, communication, and collaboration skills
• Data-driven decision-making and operational leadership experience
• Relevant certifications (CPHQ, CPPS) preferred

Reporting Structure

Reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer
Partners closely with:

• Hospital Presidents
• Patient Safety Officer
• Executive Leadership Team
• Clinical & Nursing Leadership

Why Youll Love Working Here

• Lead meaningful change across a multi-hospital system
• Collaborate with engaged, mission-driven leadership
• Influence patient outcomes at scale
• Be part of a culture grounded in integrity, compassion, and excellence

If youre a strategic leader passionate about quality, safety, and transformation in healthcare , we invite you to make an impact where it matters most.

Pay Range:

$187,200.00 USD - $228,800.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled