Director, Nurse Advancement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Develop, implement, and expand BD’s enterprise nurse engagement strategy throughout the nursing career journey.

• Create and execute strategies for the advancement of nurses at the enterprise level.

• Design and oversee BD Clinical Learning programs, including curriculum, certification pathways, and training cohorts.

• Cultivate strategic partnerships with nursing schools, faculty members, professional associations, and healthcare organizations.

• Ensure effective program deployment through governance, performance metrics, dashboards, and quantifiable outcomes.

• Act as the representative voice of nursing within the organization.

• Convert insights from frontline nursing, workforce priorities, and customer requirements into enterprise strategy, innovations, workforce solutions, and sustainable business results.

• Lead nursing leadership initiatives and strategic foresight at the enterprise level.

• Foster executive relationship building and facilitate impactful communication.

• Direct nursing education efforts, curriculum strategy, and adult learning projects.

• Provide design, deployment, governance, and performance measurement for programs.

• Influence cross-functional teams through matrix leadership.

• Propel customer-centric innovation and collaborative creation.

• Transform the nursing perspective into strategic solutions and demonstrable value.

• Navigate through uncertainty with a growth mindset and systems thinking.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) with an advanced degree (Master’s: MSN, MBA, MHA, or a related field).

• A Doctorate is strongly preferred (EdD, DNP, PhD, or a related field).

• A minimum of 15 years in progressively senior nursing, clinical, education, workforce, health-system, or transformation leadership roles.

• Over 10 years of experience in leading nursing professional development, clinical education, or large-scale change initiatives.

• Proven track record of engaging nursing stakeholders at various career stages, including frontline staff, mid-level leaders, and executives.

• Established ability to formulate strategies, launch new initiatives, build external partnerships, and scale operations within a matrixed organization.

• Experience in translating clinical and workforce needs into measurable organizational, customer, or business outcomes.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% based on partner, customer, program, and business requirements.

• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Strong project leadership, prioritization, organizational, and change management skills.

• Capacity to represent BD among senior nursing, academic, health-system, and industry stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Bonus

• Potential Discretionary LTI Bonus

• Possible reimbursement for vehicle use/mileage

• Potential reimbursement for phone usage

• Medical coverage

• Health Savings Accounts

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Dental coverage

• Vision coverage

• Hospital Care Insurance

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Accidental Injury Insurance

• Life and AD&D insurance

• Short-term disability coverage

• Long-term disability insurance

• Long-term care with life insurance

• Anxiety management program

• Wellness incentives

• Sleep improvement program

• Diabetes management program

• Virtual physical therapy

• Emotional/mental health support programs

• Weight management programs

• Gastrointestinal health program

• Substance use management program

• Benefits for musculoskeletal surgery, cancer treatment, and bariatric surgery

• BD 401(k) Plan

• BD Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan

• 529 College Savings Plan

• Financial counseling

• Baxter Credit Union (BCU)

• Daily Pay

• Assistance with college financial aid and applications

• Paid time off (PTO), including all mandated State leaves

• Educational assistance/tuition reimbursement

• MetLife Legal Plan

• Group auto and home insurance

• Pet insurance

• Commuter benefits

• Discounts on products and services

• Academic Achievement Scholarship

• Service Recognition Awards

• Employer matching donations

• Workplace accommodations

• Adoption assistance

• Backup daycare and eldercare

• Support for neurodivergent individuals, children, and caregivers

• Caregiving assistance for elderly and special needs individuals

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid Parental Leave

• Support for fertility, birthing, postpartum, and age-related hormonal changes

• Bereavement leave

• Military leave

• Personal leave

• Family and Medical Leave (FML)

• Jury and Witness Duty Leave