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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, CHANGE MANAGEMENT – JARRARD, INC. ABOUT JARRARD, INC. Jarrard Inc. is a U.S. Top 10 strategic communications consulting firm focused exclusively on healthcare and the unique opportunities and challenges inherent in this sector. Founded in 2006, the firm has worked with more than 1,500 clients across 48 states and has led communications and political strategy on $75+ billion in announced M&A and partnership transactions. Jarrard partners with leaders across the spectrum of healthcare in high stakes moments of growth, innovation, change, and reputational/public affairs challenges. This array of specialized services is tailored to support leaders in the most impactful parts of the ecosystem that are essential in transforming U.S. healthcare for the better. In 2020, Jarrard Inc. joined Chartis, one of the nation’s leading healthcare advisory firms, and operates as a division under an independent brand. Chartis is a comprehensive advisory firm dedicated to transforming healthcare. With an unparalleled depth of expertise in strategic, clinical, financial, and digital transformation Chartis helps leading academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems, integrated delivery networks, children's hospitals, physician enterprises, payers, and healthcare service organizations achieve transformative results. Across both Jarrard and Chartis, we are fortunate to have extraordinarily talented people working in our firm – all brought together around our unifying mission “to improve healthcare”, a shared dedication to our core values, and the emphasis we place on creating an environment that enriches the experiences of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. Jarrard has offices in Nashville, TN and as part of Chartis has offices in Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Washington D.C., and Boston, MA. Remote work is allowed. For more information, visit jarrardinc.com http://jarrardinc.com and chartis.com http://chartis.com. ROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking an Associate Vice President (AVP) to lead technology transformation engagements that help healthcare organizations successfully adopt and scale digital, AI, and enterprise technology solutions. This leader will bring a strategic, human-centered approach to transformation—ensuring that complex technology initiatives translate into meaningful behavior change, sustained adoption, and measurable outcomes. Aligned with Jarrard’s Technology Transformation practice, this role sits at the intersection of strategic communications, organizational change, and technology enablement. The AVP will serve as a senior advisor to healthcare executives, helping organizations navigate large-scale system implementations, digital modernization, and innovation efforts by activating leadership, aligning stakeholders, and embedding change into the fabric of the organization. This role requires both systems-level thinking and practical execution, with the ability to connect enterprise strategy to frontline adoption across clinical, operational, and administrative environments. RESPONSIBILITIES CLIENT SERVICE - Serve as a senior lead for technology transformation engagements, including EHR/ERP implementations, digital transformation, AI enablement, and large-scale system rollouts - Partner with C-suite and executive leaders to translate technology strategies into clear, actionable change and communications plans - Design and execute end-to-end change strategies that drive adoption of new technologies, workflows, and operating models - Lead stakeholder analysis and segmentation, tailoring engagement approaches across clinicians, operators, IT, and leadership - Build and activate change networks to scale adoption and sustain transformation across complex health systems - Develop and lead strategic communications strategies that articulate the “why,” reinforce behavior change, and align diverse audiences - Integrate organizationa