Strategy & Operations Analyst

Datavant

9d • $104,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Datavant is a healthcare data collaboration platform that provides data solutions to organizations across the healthcare ecosystem. The Strategy & Operations Analyst works within the Strategic Operations team and reports directly to the Director of Strategic Operations. The role partners with the Risk Adjustment COO and broader leadership team, turning operational data into insights, models, and tools that inform business operations and decisions.

The analyst monitors performance, diagnoses operating variances, builds operational and financial models, and communicates recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences. The role also identifies repetitive manual processes and develops appropriate solutions, including dashboards, Google Apps Script programs, and AI workflows. The analyst contributes to strategic and operational initiatives, partners across functions, and may take on program management and strategy work as business priorities evolve.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in management consulting, finance, strategic planning, business analytics, or an operational analyst role; ideally in a high-growth, fast-paced setting.
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets modeling skills, including the ability to build accurate, scalable models from scratch.
• Hands-on experience building tools with Google Apps Script, AI-assisted coding, or similar, and the ability to assess options and recommend a best-fit solution.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems, work with complex datasets, and extract actionable insights.
• High standards for accuracy and rigor, with the ability to work quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present clear, compelling data stories to senior leadership in Google Slides.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with senior leaders and colleagues at all levels, demonstrating professionalism and emotional intelligence.
• Self-starter who takes ownership, brings ideas forward, and is eager to learn and grow through feedback.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in risk adjustment coding apps and technology.
• Passion for and understanding of the healthcare technology industry.
• Experience coaching or mentoring peers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor KPI trends, diagnose operating variances, and conduct root cause analyses that drive action.
• Build and maintain operational and financial models, including capacity, throughput, staffing, and scenario-planning models.
• Translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences, including executive-ready materials.
• Identify manual, repetitive processes and recommend and build best-fit solutions using Google Apps Script, AI workflows, or other tools.
• Build and maintain dashboards, lightweight programs, and AI workflows that provide timely performance visibility and save time.
• Stay current on new tools and AI capabilities and help the team adopt improved ways of working.
• Contribute to strategic and operational initiatives from problem definition and data gathering through recommendation development.
• Partner with operations, finance, and other teams to ensure analytics are trusted, used, and support decisions.
• Take on program management and strategy work alongside teammates as business needs evolve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed