Strategic Planning Analyst

Summary

• Support strategic project management by coordinating projects, collecting the necessary information required to start projects, contributing to project planning, preparing and maintaining documentation, monitoring project activities. Assisting in the design of the overall project, development of the implementation plan and project timeline. Provides and ensures communication with and between different stakeholders.
• Principal responsibilities involve supporting corporate strategic planning function, facilitating department or business units strategic planning process as required to assist in identifying and evaluating areas of opportunity and prioritization.
• Accountable for receiving new project requests and ensuring they are appropriately processed. Maintaining a database for all strategic projects completed and provide status reports for ongoing projects.
• (10%)* Researching, collecting, and analyzing data for the strategic decision-making process and projects

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Education: Bachelors Degree

• Bachelor’s Degree, Healthcare Administration, Accounting or Finance, or Bachelor’s degree in another Business related field along with 2-5 years relevant business experience

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SKILLS

• Two to five years’ experience in Health Care finance or operations preferred.
• Experience in project management and certification strongly preferred.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with employees from all levels within the organization.
• Must have the ability to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner to both individuals and groups.
• Must possess strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong data analytical skills required to support multiple departments utilizing various databases.
• Must possess effective written and verbal presentation skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Familiarity with statistical software and decision support systems required. Mandatory tuberculosis (TB) testing must be done as required. Mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training must be completed annually according to the Exposure Control Plan.