Decision Support Manager jobs in Plano, TX

Why UT Southwestern?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees, we are committed to continuing our growth with the best professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.

Job Summary

The Health Systems Manager will lead a team of high performing analysts focused on creating analytics in support of the Health System Strategic Plan, as well as meeting the day to day requests at the hospital and clinic level necessary to help maintain, optimize, and grow the individual programs. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the tools utilized by the team (SQL Management Studio, Excel, and Power BI) and be able to maintain their own workload, as well as train, grow, and motivate a joint team of analysts.  This will be 100 percent remote; the team meets in the office one day a month.

Experience and Education

Bachelors degree in business, healthcare administration, public health or related field and 8 (eight) years experience in decision support management.

Masters degree preferred. 

Job Duties

• Provides managerial oversight for Decision Support functions and staff.
• Supports and coordinates institutional wide financial and clinical initiatives.
• Serves as a resource to both Financial and Clinical leadership to support organizational decision making, clinical and financial initiatives and strategic planning activities.
• Develops other data collection tools, analyzes data, and provides input in the making of operational decisions as required.
• Analyzes reports and provides senior management with written and verbal reports on pertinent variances/trends, providing recommendations for process improvements.
• Meets with managers and directors to design and develop analytical reports that assist them with their strategic or operational decision making process.
• Identifies opportunities to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including faster, easier, more efficient ways to manipulate and report data.
• Works effectively with related department managers in the development and maintenance of reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.   UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.  To learn more, please visit:  https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion