Consultant, Decision Support

Strata Decision Technology; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Strata Decision Technology is seeking a Software Implementation Consultant for its Decision Support team. You will implement StrataJazz across cost accounting, service line margin analytics, and episode analytics at major health systems nationwide.

You will configure, validate, report, and test features while managing timelines and budgets. You will lead customer meetings, provide trainings, and communicate risks with proactive action plans in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years experience independently leading customers through complex projects with a focus on timeline and budget.
• 2–3 years experience implementing and configuring software.
• 2–3 years experience working in healthcare finance and/or clinical healthcare operations.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20–35%.

Responsibilities

• Implement significant components of StrataJazz, specific to Cost Accounting, Service Line Margin Analytics, and Episode Analytics at multiple customers across the country.
• Configure user requirements, validate functionality, build reports, develop workflows, and test key features while delivering on time and budget.
• Lead customer meetings and trainings to ensure understanding of StrataJazz features and functions.
• Communicate risks and issues to Strata team and executives, and develop action plans to mitigate them.
• Work in an Agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Communication

Project leadership

Tools

SQL

StrataJazz

Job description

How you'll make an impact:

As a Software Implementation Consultant on our Decision Support (DS) team, you will be an expert at implementing the Decision Support suite of our software, StrataJazz®. Decision Support is rated #1 in KLAS and is known as the "gold standard" for understanding cost and margins. You will partner directly with and provide guidance to key team members and executive stakeholders at the largest health systems in the world. The responsibilities of this role include:

• Implement significant components of StrataJazz®, specific to Cost Accounting, Service Line Margin Analytics, and Episode Analytics at multiple customers across the country.
• Implementation includes configuring the user requirements, validating functionality, building reports, developing workflows, and testing key features of the software while delivering the project on time and on budget.
• Articulate an understanding of healthcare finance as it relates to customer needs.
• Communicate proactively with Strata team members, managers, project managers, and executives on issues and risks that may arise during the project life cycle and develop and execute action plans to mitigate said risks proactively.
• Exhibit strong consultative communication skills resulting in success in driving customer engagement.
• Lead customer meetings and trainings to ensure customers understand specific features and functions related to StrataJazz®.
• Meaningfully contribute to operational improvement and strategic growth projects to enable Strata to continue to scale operations and continually improve our level of service to customers.
• Provide feedback to the product development team regarding enhancement requests, defects, and other issues.
• Work in an Agile environment and learn one of the most widely used and effective methodologies for building and implementing high quality, feature‑rich software.

What we're looking for:

• 2-3 years experience independently leading customers through complex projects with a focus on timeline and budget.
• 2-3 years experience implementing and configuring software.
• 2-3 years experience working in healthcare finance and/or clinical healthcare operations.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of an organization in a clear and articulate way.
• Advanced Excel skills (i.e. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, IF Statements).
• Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20-35%

You’ll really wow us if you have:

• Experience in healthcare consulting directly related to Decision Support
• Experience using SQL or relational database concepts
• Experience using StrataJazz

Estimated Salary Range:

Estimated Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000

Actual salary will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skill set and level of experience. This salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role. Strata also provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well‑being benefits. Strata is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Full‑time roles are eligible for an annual bonus based on both individual and company performance.

Strata also provides a comprehensive benefits package including:

• retirement benefits
• health and welfare benefits
• paid time off
• parental leave
• life and accident insurance
• other voluntary and well‑being benefits
• discretionary variable pay programs based on role
• Full‑time roles are eligible for an annual bonus based on both individual and company performance

How we work:

Our preferred location for open roles is Chicago, IL. We value in‑person connection and regularly host on‑campus events to create meaningful opportunities for our team to build relationships and collaborate.

Should you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please reach out to [e-mail].

Here @ Strata…

Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.

We believe that each of our team member's unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward‑thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Our Core Values:

• We connect with positive intent.
• We are helpful.
• We own it.
• We get better every day.
• We are humble.