Data Program Director

Valleywise Health; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 155,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Data Program Director to lead transformative Business Intelligence and Analytics initiatives. This role involves overseeing a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders, and applying best practices to drive successful outcomes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in program management within healthcare, demonstrating strong leadership and communication skills. Join a dynamic team committed to delivering high-quality services and benefits, and make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment.

Benefits

10 paid observed holidays

Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

Paid vacation, sick, and personal time

Affordable medical, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible Spending accounts

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 7+ years of program/project management experience in healthcare.
• Experience leading business intelligence analysts and managing large initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Cogito Project Manager and manage Business Intelligence initiatives.
• Align program with internal and external stakeholders for successful adoption.

Skills

Program Management

Leadership

Healthcare Analytics

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Master’s Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data Presentation/Visualization Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Under the direction of Sr VP Chief Information Officer, the Data Program Director will oversee the Cogito Project Manager and ancillary data specialty roles and provide accountable oversight to a portfolio of Business Intelligence & Analytics initiatives, applying industry best practices to manage the intake, scoping, planning, staffing, execution methodology, and long-term road mapping of projects within the assigned portfolio. This role will partner with other leaders in Business Intelligence and Analytics, Clinical Quality, Finance, IT, and other operational/functional areas, as well as third-party partner organizations, to align the program with internal and external stakeholders and to ensure successful adoption and value realization associated with the assigned portfolio.

Annual Salary Range: $155,667.20 - $229,611.20
This position can be Remote Out-Of-State.

Qualifications
Education:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of training and progressively responsible experience that will result in the required specialized knowledge and abilities to perform the assigned work.
• Prefers a Master’s Degree in relevant field of study.

Experience:

• Requires a minimum of seven* (7) years of progressively responsible program or project management experience that demonstrates a high level of understanding of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.Experience must include demonstrated leadership of business intelligence analysts/Cogito Project Managers, preferably working in a management capacity, leading multiple initiatives more than $1 million and/or 12 months in duration or related management position in a healthcare setting.
• Healthcare experience strongly preferred, preferably within a large healthcare provider system.
• Epic Cogito experience highly preferred
• Prefers experience applying healthcare analytics industry best practices and best-of-breed platforms and tools.
• Prefers relevant experience and technical skills, including Database/Data Warehouse Fluency, Data Presentation/Visualization, Report/Dashboard Development
• Prefers IT Application or BI Team Management, including Resource & Capacity Management; Talent Development, Performance Management & Career Planning; Software Development Life Cycle Best Practices& Oversight/Management Skills; Vendor Selection & Vendor Management; Tool & Solution Strategy Development
• Prefers relevant program and project management skills and experience, including project demand and intake management, resource and capacity management, portfolio management, methodology design and implementation, etc.
• Prefers strategic planning experience, including experience driving organizational transformation in partnership with operational leaders, e.g., IT, Clinical, Finance, Quality, Population Health, Administration, etc.
• Prefers change management planning and implementation experience
• Prefers communication management, planning, and implementation experience
• Certification/licensure:
• Prefers relevant industry certifications, e.g., PMI Project/Program/Portfolio Management Professional (PMP, PgMP, PfMP), Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean, Certified Agile Scrum Master, etc

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must demonstrate success in leading large, complex, and high-visibility groups of concurrent projects
• Must have a high-quality verbal and written communication, including large-group and executive-level facilitation and presentation skills
• Must be a successful leader of people, have strong leadership skills, and the ability to motivate a team.
• Must be able to decide how to allocate people, time, and other resources to create, execute, and accomplish an operating or project plan on time and within budget.
• Must have solid analytical and problem-solving skills along with the ability to utilize the appropriate management techniques to plan, organize, control, and coordinate activities.
• Must be able to manage priorities in a dynamic environment and adapt to change quickly and positively.
• Must demonstrate ability to be self-directed, as well as demonstrate excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work as a team member with peers, other managers, staff, and senior leadership.
• Must possess good customer service and communication skills, the ability to work with professionals, and maintain confidentiality standards.
• Must have high-quality Microsoft Office document and presentation creation skills, e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.

Valleywise Health is committed to providing high-quality, comprehensive benefits designed to help our employees and their families stay physically and financially fit. Known for the diversity of not only the community of patients we serve but also our workforce and the benefits we offer, such as:

• 10 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Affordable medical, vision, and dental insurance benefits and a wellness program
• Flexible Spending accounts and health savings accounts
• Deferred Compensation-457(b) Roth and Supplemental Retirement – 401(A)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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