Business Operations and Strategy Associate

Upperline Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401K matching

PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Upperline Health is building value-based, patient-centered care through a BizOps function that partners with leadership to plan, manage, and execute strategic initiatives. You will lead data-driven programs, coordinate across teams, and drive measurable outcomes in a growth-stage healthcare setting.

The Operations & Strategy Associate role blends analysis, strategy, and hands-on execution, requiring strong communication and stakeholder management. Hybrid work with travel flexibility is provided.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• 2-3 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, or operations at a growth stage company.
• Robust analytical skills with data-driven problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Partner with BizOps Manager and teams to plan strategic initiatives and set priorities.
• Collaborate with leaders to execute initiatives, solve problems, and improve performance.
• Lead meetings and workshops, prepare materials, drive decisions, and define outcomes.
• Break down complex problems into tasks, scope projects, and set timelines.
• Mine data using SQL, Tableau, PowerPivot, and Excel to deliver actionable insights.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel modeling

PowerPoint

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Adaptability

Bias toward action

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Tableau

PowerPivot

Excel

Job description

Upperline Health is the nation’s largest multispecialty physician groups introducing value-based care into places it’s never been. We’re rebuilding how healthcare works by bringing primary care into non-primary care settings and redefining the role specialists can play in driving patient outcomes.

Triage is temporary. Treatment is transformative. Our care teams provide wrap-around care for patients outside of their usual specialist appointments. This care team includes physicians, advanced practice providers, care navigators, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers and works to solve both the immediate challenges and the long-term trajectory of every patient we touch.

We put patients at the center of value-based care and design everything else around that. We deliver whole-person care, wherever the patient is - in clinic, through telehealth, at home.

Upperline is headquartered in Nashville with clinics across the country.

ABOUT THE OPERATIONS & STRATEGY ASSOCIATE (“BizOps”)

Upperline is seeking a highly motivated BizOps Manager to join our Business Operations & Strategy team. You will partner with the executive leadership team and other leaders at Upperline to plan, manage, and execute key initiatives and build a strong operating structure at an innovative growth stage healthcare company which is transforming specialty healthcare towards value-based care. The right candidate is equal parts operator, strategist, and builder. You’re the kind of person who gets energy from ambiguity, moves quickly without sacrificing judgment, and can context-switch between tactical execution and big-picture thinking. You’re comfortable navigating unstructured problems, and you have a bias toward action - even when the path isn’t fully mapped.

This role reports to the BizOps Manager. This is a hybrid position with flexibility for travel as needed.

What You’ll Do

Executive Partnership, Communication, & Influence

• Collaborate with the BizOps Manager and Business Operations & Strategy team on strategic planning and prioritizing key initiatives and areas of focus
• Partner with Upperline leaders and departments to execute critical initiatives, solve problems, and improve performance
• Proactively recognize and address the broader organizational implications of insights, presenting a strategic perspective along with goals and proposed outcomes.
• Skillfully lead large-scale or high-impact meetings and workshops, including the preparation of materials, driving decision-making, and identifying concrete outcomes and next steps

Strategic Program Leadership & Execution

• Implement strategic recommendations by fostering collaboration across teams, setting expectations, and establishing targets for execution
• Provide coaching and constructive feedback to facilitate the growth and development of individuals and direct reports
• Organize strategic initiatives into actionable plans and communicate approach to leaders and teams
• Plan the work and work the plan - assign workstreams to team members and self that reflect skills and development needs while meeting company needs and timelines
• Demonstrate leadership and the ability to influence by initiating partnerships that promote organizational objectives and change

Leverage Complex Data to Drive Analytical Insights & Problem Solving

• Break down complex problems into discrete tasks to scope projects into a defined set of tasks, responsibilities, and timelines and lead project execution
• Lead root cause analysis, identifying different data sources and mining findings and insights using different analytic tools (e.g., SQL, Tableau, PowerPivot, Excel) and creating ad-hoc analyses
• Stitch together data from different sources to identify opportunities and recommendations to improve the business

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE OPERATIONS & STRATEGY ASSOCIATE

• A bachelor’s degree is required
• 2-3 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, or operations at a growth stage company
• Robust analytical skills and proven ability to be creative, resourceful, and relentless in solving complex problems with data and insights
• Strong proficiency in Excel and model building, PowerPoint, and exposure to large language model tools
• Experienced in stakeholder management, with strong proficiency in managing tasks and timelines across multiple teams to meet targets
• Ability to ruthlessly prioritize
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate productively with a diverse group of cross-functional partners and build trust with leaders
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, and presentation
• Highly adaptable and can pivot on the fly
• Strong bias towards action and takes responsibility for achieving outcomes
• Highly organized and ability to build scalable processes
• High standard for work product and ability to drive organization towards excellence

BENEFITS

Competitive benefit options include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401K (matching), PTO and parental leave.

COMPENSATION

Compensation is commensurate to compensation for similar positions in the region and based on prior training and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

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