Executive Director, Decision Support and Analytics

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope seeks an Executive Director, Decision Support and Analytics to lead enterprise analytics and the budgeting/planning function. You will unite clinical, research, philanthropy and finance leaders to raise decision quality and financial planning capabilities across the national system.

You will build system-wide analytics capabilities, manage a high-performing team, and drive data governance, reporting, and cost accounting initiatives to support long-range financial planning and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or a related field.
• 10+ years of decision support or analytical experience, including 7+ years in management.
• 5+ years healthcare experience; healthcare management preferred.
• GAAP knowledge.
• Experience in decision analytics and strategic decision support.
• Advanced skills in planning/analysis tools, Excel, BI tools and stochastic modeling.
• Strong strategic thinking and communication, plus relationship-building.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and interact with senior executives.
• MBA or master's degree preferred, with analytics/leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Frame and analyze complex business, operational and financial questions.
• Develop practical tools and quantitative insights for decisions.
• Partner with finance and operations on budgeting and planning.
• Lead implementation and rollout of enterprise planning module.
• Build system-wide capabilities in reporting, BI, dashboards, cost accounting.
• Collaborate on data governance, data marts, data warehouses, reports.
• Lead experts and consultants to deliver defined requirements.
• Translate strategic issues into clear insights for executives.
• Build and retain a high-performing analytical team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical problem-solving

Communication

Relationship-building

Leadership/people management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or related field

MBA or master’s degree in business, finance or related area (preferred)

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Data governance

Statistical modeling software

Job description

Executive Director, Decision Support and Analytics

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Executive Director, Decision Support and Analytics provides enterprise leadership for analytical consulting and decision support while serving as the system finance leader for the enterprise planning module. This highly visible role brings together leaders across the national organization to strengthen operating effectiveness, accelerate confident decision-making and advance financial planning and analytics capabilities.

You will develop and lead system-wide capabilities spanning operational, business and financial analytics. Working with clinical, research, philanthropy, finance and system leaders, you will build the teams, tools, processes, data resources and frameworks needed to address complex decisions. The role also owns the planning, coordination, implementation and rollout of a new enterprise planning module supporting budgeting, cost accounting, episode analytics, management reporting and short- and long-range financial planning.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Frame and analyze complex business, operational and financial questions, identifying opportunities aligned with City of Hope’s strategy and vision.
• Develop practical tools, analytical frameworks and quantitative insights that enable faster, more confident decisions across the system.
• Partner with finance and operations leaders on budgeting, strategic planning, capital allocation, new initiatives and other enterprise processes.
• Lead the implementation and rollout of the enterprise planning module, ensuring business objectives, timelines and budgets are achieved.
• Build new system-wide capabilities in reporting, business intelligence, dashboards, cost accounting, labor productivity, benchmarking and service line analytics.
• Collaborate with the enterprise technology group on data governance, system-standard data marts, data warehouses, reports and dashboards.
• Lead subject matter experts, internal and external consultants, and implementation partners to deliver defined business requirements and outcomes.
• Translate complex strategic issues into clear, actionable insights for senior executives and other key stakeholders.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing analytical team that is recognized as a trusted partner for system decision-making.
• Direct and evaluate staff while supporting engagement, professional growth, accountability and a strong culture of partnership.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or a related field.
• At least 10 years of decision support or analytical experience, including at least seven years of managerial experience.
• At least five years of healthcare experience; healthcare management experience is strongly preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Training or experience in decision analytics and strategic decision support.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and analysis tools, analytical modeling, Excel, business intelligence tools and stochastic modeling software.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical problem-solving, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with professionals at all levels, including senior executives.
• A results-oriented, self-directed leadership style and a strong partnership mindset.
• MBA or master’s degree in business, finance or a related area is preferred, along with analytics or decision support leadership experience.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.