Sr. Strategic Planning Advisor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

6d•$101,300 - $129,100

About The Position

The Senior Strategic Planning Advisor supports strategic planning at enterprise and programmatic levels, partnering with administrative, clinical, research, and business leaders on strategic planning, business planning, capacity planning, and market analysis. The Advisor develops analytical models, synthesizes data, and prepares actionable reports and business plans. The role also maintains complex departmental databases and analyzes internal financial and patient data alongside external clinical, competitive, research, and claims data to support strategy development. The Advisor tracks industry trends, communicates their impact to CHOP, and identifies and triages business opportunities based on external trends and internal opportunities. The position supports enterprise and departmental strategy development, market and demographic assessments, competitor profiling, geospatial assessments, and intelligence briefs and market scans. It partners with leaders to develop strategic and business plans for clinical and non-clinical programs, conduct analyses such as competitive positioning and return-on-investment assessments, and prepare and present materials and findings. It also manages recurring and ad-hoc planning analytics, including long-range capacity planning, projections, scenarios, market and trend reports, department and partnership performance reports, and program-specific volume, financial, and operational analyses. The Advisor coordinates with vendors and IT to obtain, maintain, quality-check, and update planning databases; coordinates survey data collection; and presents survey findings with actionable insights.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least three years of experience in strategy, business planning, and data analysis required.
Previous healthcare experience required.
Intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and ability to synthesize data from disparate sources.
Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.
Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to explain complex trends clearly.
Ability to work collaboratively in a complex matrixed organization.
Ability to anticipate stakeholder needs and prepare work products appropriate for varied audiences.
Ability to work independently and complete projects efficiently and on time.
Commitment to high ethical and professional standards and personal and professional integrity.
Strong database management and data-mining skills using SQL or Access.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Intermediate proficiency with ArcGIS or similar mapping software.
Knowledge of demographic and planning databases such as Claritas and Truven.
Employees working in patient-care buildings or with patient-facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or a related field preferred.
Hospital operations and financial planning experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Support enterprise and departmental strategic planning, including facilitating the identification and prioritization of strategies.
Conduct primary and secondary market research, demographic assessments, competitor profiling, and geospatial assessments.
Synthesize findings into actionable reports, intelligence briefs, market scans, and future scans for strategic and operational decisions.
Facilitate discussion and collaboration to align and communicate with key stakeholders.
Partner with clinical and business leaders to develop strategic and business plans for clinical and non-clinical programs.
Build relationships with key leaders, understand challenges and opportunities, and collaborate on strategic solutions.
Conduct and contribute to analyses and content development, including competitive positioning and return-on-investment analyses.
Assist or lead meetings and develop presentation materials; prepare and present analyses to small and large groups.
Respond to customer needs and maintain stakeholder relationships.
Perform regular and ad-hoc strategic planning analyses, including long-range capacity planning, projections, and scenario analyses.
Develop and update local, regional, and national market scans and trend reports.
Monitor CHOP department and partnership performance and provide update reports.
Develop program-specific volume, financial, and operational analyses.
Coordinate with external vendors and the IT team to obtain market and internal databases.
Collaborate with IT to load, maintain, and quality-assure planning databases using database best practices; update and aggregate market and internal data feeds annually or as needed.
Coordinate internal and external survey data collection, prepare data requests, review data for accuracy, compile survey data, and prepare information for senior leadership.
Lead presentation of survey results and drive toward actionable insights.