About Sound

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, Sound Physicians is a nationally respected, physician-led medical group practicing in 400+ hospitals across 45 states. Our team of 4,000+ clinicians and 1,000+ business professionals across the country is united by one mission: to build exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, dignified care for everyone – no matter who they are or where they live. With physician-led clinical teams and more than two decades of operational expertise, we’ve refined what it takes to consistently deliver exceptional care in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesia, and telemedicine.

Why join us?

• A remote-first culture that values flexibility and collaboration
• Opportunities to grow your career while making a real impact
• A team that champions inclusivity, innovation, and excellence

Whether working virtually or onsite at one of our practices, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of healthcare.

Sound Physicians offers a competitive benefits package inclusive of the items below, and more:

• Medical insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision insurance
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Self-managed PTO Plan
• Ten company-paid holidays per year

About the Role

The Director of Strategic Finance plays a key role in supporting enterprise growth and performance across Sound Physicians by shaping the financial strategy behind complex, system-level partnerships. Through advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, and pricing strategy, this role helps evaluate new opportunities, inform strategic decisions, and optimize performance across service lines for larger health system relationships. This includes analyzing and synthesizing performance across existing system partnerships, spanning Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care, and Anesthesia, to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform both operational and strategic actions.

Working closely with leaders across Business Development, Finance, Operations and Clinical teams, this individual helps ensure alignment between growth strategy and operational execution. As a newer and evolving role, the Director will operate with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, helping to define processes and priorities while delivering forward-looking insights, supporting system-level growth initiatives, and enabling more informed, data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead financial modeling and pricing strategy for complex Health System partnerships, including multi-site and multi-service line arrangements
• Support system retention, renewal, and service line expansion efforts through financial evaluation, scenario modeling, and alignment on key assumptions and risks
• Serve as the financial lead in consolidating and analyzing performance across System partners, including volume, productivity, cost trends and other KPI’s
• Partner with Business Development to translate performance insights into actionable recommendations that inform strategy and decision-making
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between financial strategy, operational execution, and partner commitments
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning for system partnerships, incorporating key operational and financial drivers
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve financial and operational performance across system partnerships, including margin enhancement and cost optimization initiatives
• Partner in developing integrated performance narratives (clinical, operational, and financial) for executive forums, including JOCs and key partner meetings
• Support senior leadership in client-facing discussions by providing clear financial perspectives and strategic insights

Values

• Strategic thinker: Demonstrates the ability to look at the big picture and proactively develop a plan of action.
• Driven: Motivated to succeed and get things done at a high level of achievement.
• Self-starter: Demonstrates the ability to jump in and start a task or project with limited direction.
• Resourceful: Proactive willingness to utilize available information and tools to figure things out.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong understanding of provider-based financial models, including staffing, productivity, payer mix, and cost drivers
• Experience supporting complex health system partnerships, new site development, or multi-site operations
• Demonstrated ability to translate clinical and operational inputs into financial models and actionable insights
• Ability to influence senior leaders and communicate complex financial concepts clearly across clinical, operational, and executive audiences
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills

Education and Experience

• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field required;
• 8+ years of experience in healthcare finance, including FP&A, strategic finance, provider operations finance, or healthcare consulting

Salary Range

• $160,000 - $210,000 annually. Exact pay will be determined based on candidate experience, geographical location, and size/complexity of the program being supported.

Sound Physicians is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the bedside and in our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the position. As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and subject to amendment.