Strategic Planning Analyst

WVU Medicine

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About The Position

WVU Medicine – West Virginia University Health System is seeking an exceptional candidate to join our Strategic Planning function to support the vision and strategic direction of the organization. This is a unique opportunity for a mission-driven individual to join a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced team. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Entry-Level Analyst to join our team. This position is ideal for recent graduates or individuals with minimal professional experience who are eager to learn and grow in a dynamic environment. Reporting to Strategic Planning Leadership, the Strategic Planning Analyst will support quantitative and qualitative analysis on challenging projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health care administration, accounting, finance, business administration or other related field.
• One (1) year experience in research projects, internships, or coursework related to strategy, healthcare, data analysis, business intelligence, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support Strategic Planning Leadership to identify growth opportunities through independent-led research and analysis.
• Inform strategy and business development through both qualitative and quantitative market assessments, including market share, service line assessments, financial analysis, and other industry research.
• Develop presentations that effectively communicate research, dashboards, strategic initiatives, and business plans in a clear and captivating manner for an executive audience.
• Support key leaders in developing business plans for strategic initiatives.
• Act as a key liaison for research requests between clinical leaders, hospital executives, and others, and ensure a tight linkage between the organization’s efforts and its strategic goals.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and effectiveness by identifying future needs and problem areas, developing workable solutions, and following through to action.
• Evaluate and prioritize strategic opportunities for research and development.
• Work with IT strategic analytics to ensure effective and impactful analytics and provide business insight into the implications of findings.
• Partner with Population Health to develop and present research on the strategies required to succeed in value-based care and population health.
• Work with matrixed plan stakeholders to achieve better outcomes, quality, margin targets, operational excellence, and compliance.
• Maintain a personal development program to improve professional and business skills necessary for high-level performance within the position.
• Attend meetings and seminars to maintain knowledge of current trends and developments in the field and apply information as appropriate.
• Support Strategic Planning Leadership in project management to plan, schedule, and organize executive strategic planning meetings.
• Lead data and reporting initiatives for the Strategic Planning Division, completing ad hoc requests for reports, dashboards, or analyses.
• Monitor data against regional and national benchmarks as well as industry-leading key performance indicators and suggest improvements to reach top-quartile industry performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees