This leader directs the operational and administrative activities of cardiopulmonary exercise testing and therapy services (CPET), including new program development, fiscal and budget management, capital equipment planning, quality assurance, process improvement, recruitment and retention, staffing, leadership, research, commercialization, and interdepartmental relations, to ensure high-quality, cost-effective services. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.