GPO Data Analyst - Healthcare

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Mount Juliet, TN

About The Position

This role provides essential analytic support for more than 200 hospital members and over 5,000 clinics. Account Executives rely on this analytics support to optimize our contract portfolio for members and to ensure accurate tracking of billable contract fees. At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Requirements

Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Excel VLOOPUP, and all other capabilities of Excel as an Advanced Excel user.
Use of evolving A.I tools would be another item to list under Technical Skills.
Relevant Work Experience
3 years
Bachelor's

Nice To Haves

Use of evolving A.I tools would be another item to list under Technical Skills.

Responsibilities

Heavy use of Excel and other data tools.
Develop communications such as PowerPoint presentations, proposals, policies and procedures, and business summaries to enhance and support strategic and operational plans.
Think strategically and effectively implement tactical elements to ensure strategic goals are met.
Demonstrate creative problem solving through pattern reorganization and thinking along unconventional lines.
Demonstrated ability to work well with people at all levels of an organization.
Develop continuous process improvement methods applicable to the field and designs plans for implementation.
Work with other team members to perform financial analysis, draw conclusions and make recommendations to leadership.
Participate in calculation, validation and updating of cost saving initiatives.
Gather data, analyze information, develop conclusions, communicate recommendations clearly and work effectively with others on a team.
Research current challenges and trends in the field and brings information and recommendations back to leadership for consideration.
Participate in business planning, needs analysis and business risk assessment.
Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
Recommend measures to improve processes, employee performance, and quality of service provided to the customer.
Foster an environment that rewards new ideas and risk taking, builds confidence, encourages teamwork and collaboration.
Create and contribute to a work environment of openness, and mutual respect.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.