Senior Associate, Healthcare Financial Analysis & Real Estate Advisory

Ankura • Nashville, TN

2d • Remote

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Healthcare Practice (Real Estate Advisory Services) Practice Overview: Our team advises the nation's leading health systems on their most critical capital and real estate investments. We help leaders mitigate risk and execute complex projects, from planning and design to financing and activation. Our work ensures our clients can deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right cost, directly impacting patient experience and population health. Role Overview: As a Senior Associate, you are the analytical engine at the heart of our client engagements. You won't just run numbers; you will transform complex, disparate data into the actionable insights that guide multi-million dollar real estate and investment decisions. This is a hands-on role for a technical expert who excels at building the models and telling the stories that drive strategy. You'll be the technical backbone: Take ownership of data integration, financial analysis, and modeling, allowing senior team members to focus on strategic client leadership. You'll work with critical data: Dive deep into patient volumes, payer contracts, financial performance, and utilization metrics to build a complete picture of a client's challenges and opportunities. You'll deliver clarity from complexity: Your work in dashboards, models, and presentations will provide the clear, data-driven answers that healthcare executives need to act decisively. Why This Role is a Career Accelerator This is an opportunity to bypass the slow, linear path of a traditional healthcare career. You will gain a decade's worth of experience in a fraction of the time by tackling diverse, high-stakes challenges. Unmatched Exposure: Work across multiple health systems on a variety of projects, from strategic planning for a new hospital wing to turnaround analysis for an underperforming portfolio. Direct Impact: Your analysis will directly influence major capital decisions that shape how communities receive care for years to come. Deep Mentorship: Lead technical workstreams while learning the art of consulting from experienced leaders who are invested in your growth. Lifestyle and Flexibility: Enjoy a remote work environment with manageable travel (10-15%) that gets you in front of clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a financial, analytical, or operational role within a health system or healthcare organization (e.g., FP&A, Decision Support, Operations).
• Deep understanding of healthcare industry dynamics (providers, payers, regulations) and financial/operational terminology (e.g., DRGs, cost accounting, service lines, utilization metrics).
• Demonstrated experience using data analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making in a healthcare context.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for complex financial modeling and data analysis.
• Required proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau or Power BI), including experience building executive-level dashboards.
• Proven experience working with and integrating large, disparate datasets from clinical and financial systems (EMR experience like Epic or Cerner is strongly preferred).
• Exceptional communication and data storytelling skills; ability to translate complex analysis into clear business insights for executive audiences.
• High level of initiative, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple projects independently in a dynamic environment.
• Strong presentation skills with proficiency in PowerPoint.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
• Willingness to travel based on project needs (up to 15%).

Responsibilities

• Data Integration & Management: Lead the end-to-end technical data lifecycle, including integration, cleaning, and validation of large datasets from disparate EMR and financial systems.
• Financial & Operational Analysis: Conduct comprehensive financial and operational analysis including profitability, cost/margin modeling, and utilization trends for all service lines, facilities, and payer contracts.
• Healthcare Metrics Analysis: Analyze healthcare-specific operational metrics (e.g., patient volumes, length of stay, DRG classifications, case mix) to identify key business drivers and performance trends.
• Strategic Modeling & Forecasting: Develop robust financial models, business cases, and ROI analyses to evaluate capital investments, strategic initiatives, and inform demand forecasting.
• Executive Communication & Visualization: Translate complex data into actionable insights for executive leadership using interactive dashboards (Tableau/Power BI) and compelling data-driven presentations (PowerPoint).
• Strategic Collaboration: Collaborate with senior leadership to develop strategic recommendations grounded in financial and operational analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees