Chief Flight Operations
Chief Flight Operations
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05-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 221109 - 255000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
05-04-2025
Job Description
Chief Flight Operations (CFLO)
Life Link III is seeking a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as our next Chief Flight Operations (CFLO). This role is responsible for overseeing aviation and aviation maintenance operations ensuring safe efficient and compliant service while prioritizing safe patient care in every decision and action. The CFLO provides the leadership management and vision necessary to set strategic goals develop policies and foster a highperforming and collaborative work environment. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) this role will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team to align aviation operations with Life Link IIIs mission vision and values to provide safe and effective medical transport.
This hybrid position is based at our Shoreview MN administrative offices with travel as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Aviation and Maintenance teams ensuring operational safety reliability and regulatory compliance with FAA and CAMTS standards.
- Lead Part 135 aviation operations and support continuous process improvements to enhance fleet performance and operational efficiency ensuring alignment with organizational goals and patientcentric care.
- Supervise the Director of Operations and Director of Maintenance ensuring effective leadership across all aviation and maintenance functions.
- Develop and implement aviation policies and Safety Management Systems (SMS) that prioritize risk mitigation operational safety and regulatory excellence.
- Foster a collaborative highperforming culture that supports crossfunctional teamwork communication and shared accountability.
- Provide financial oversight managing aviation budgets operational costs and resource allocation to ensure longterm sustainability and growth.
- Partner with internal teams including Human Resources Safety and Medical Operations to drive organizational initiatives and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a key advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors contributing to strategic decisionmaking industry partnerships and fleet planning initiatives.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in aviation aerospace business or a related field.
- 10 years of aviation management experience preferably in air medical transport or airline operations.
- Proven ability to develop implement and continuously improve flight operations policies and procedures.
- Strong analytical organizational critical thinking and problemsolving skills.
- Demonstrated financial and budget management expertise including cost control asset utilization and resource allocation.
- Proven leadership in fleet operations aircraft maintenance and technical operations oversight.
- 5 years in a senior management role with supervisory experience.
- Excellent communication collaboration presentation and leadership skills.
- Valid drivers license and the ability to travel locally and to national conferences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree (MAS MBA or equivalent experience).
- Extensive experience in air medical transport and emergency care aviation operations.
- Strong knowledge of FAA regulations CAMTS standards and aviation industry best practices.
- Extensive knowledge of aviation safety quality and compliance regulations.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements and national industry trends and prior medical transport management experience.
Why Join Life Link III
At Life Link III every decision and action is rooted in our missionto provide the highest quality air medical transport with a relentless focus on safety operational excellence and patient care. The CFLO plays a critical role in ensuring that our aviation operations technical operations and fleet management align seamlessly with our values and operational goals in order to provide safe and effective air medical transport and reliable patient care.
This is an opportunity to lead a highperforming aviation team in an organization known for excellence innovation and collaboration. If you are a strategic emotionally intelligent leader with a passion for aviation safety compliance and operational efficiency we invite you to consider this role.
What We Offer:
- We are committed to developing your talents through engaging work and access to an annual Professional Development Fund
- Compensation:$221109 $255000
- Insurance starting the first of the month after date of hire:
- Medical Insurance through Health Partners
- Dental Insurance through Health Partners
- Vision Insurance through VSP
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings (HSA) on qualified plans plus an employer match
- Employer Matching Retirement Plan with no vesting schedule
- Competitive Paid Time Off to foster a work/life balance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short and LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Annual Professional Development Fund
Compliance/HIPAA:Must perform work in the manner prescribed by documented work process in order to ensure compliance with all rules and regulations accreditation standards and laws that apply specifically work processes that involve billing practices for avoiding activities that constitute fraud and abuse.
Employment Status Requirements:Life Link III does not sponsor employment visas of any kind. As a precondition of employment all applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Life Link III is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and believe in providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information veteran status marital or family status status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Our commitment to an equitable workplace extends to all aspects of employment including recruitment hiring promotions transfers training working conditions compensation benefits and termination. We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace that is free of discrimination harassment and retaliation and where all individuals can thrive professionally.
If you require any accommodations to apply or participate in our hiring process please contact Life Link III human resources.
Our commitment to an equitable workplace extends to all aspects of employment including recruitment hiring promotions transfers training working conditions compensation benefits and termination. We are dedicated to maintaining a workplace that is free of discrimination harassment and retaliation and where all individuals can thrive professionally.
If you require any accommodations to apply or participate in our hiring process please contact Life Link III human resources.
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