Mgr - Strategic Insights

Ochsner Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health in New Orleans seeks a Manager of Strategic Insights to identify opportunities via research and analytics, synthesizing data into actionable insights for leadership and enterprise strategy.

You will collaborate with strategic planning, analytics, and senior leaders to support initiatives across enterprise domains, monitor trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate findings into clear recommendations.

Qualifications

• MBA/MHA or other relevant advanced degree.
• 5 years of progressive experience in healthcare strategy, analytics, or related field; experience with data analysis and healthcare analytics; translating findings into strategic recommendations.
• Preferred: experience supporting service line strategy; experience in a large healthcare system or related organization.

Responsibilities

• Conducts internal and external research on healthcare trends, regional dynamics, policy changes, competitive activity, and emerging technologies; assesses implications and communicates opportunities and risks.
• Analyzes complex quantitative and qualitative data to uncover insights for enterprise-wide decision-making.
• Translates external environment challenges into structured opportunities with clear hypotheses and approaches.
• Supports development of business cases and financial models using external data to evaluate strategic initiatives and investments.
• Serves as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders by providing data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.
• Serves on strategic project teams as the growth and industry insights expert across enterprise priorities.
• Engages with region, service line, strategy, and operational stakeholders to identify opportunities for industry intelligence support.
• Provides informal coaching and project guidance to analysts to promote a high-performing, inclusive culture.
• Presents findings, recommendations, and roadmaps clearly.
• Performs other duties and complies with policies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Healthcare business acumen

Executive presence

Ambiguity tolerance

Ownership & accountability

Education

MBA/MHA or relevant advanced degree

Job description

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.
The Manager, Strategic Insights identifies opportunities for organizational growth and differentiation through complex research, analytics, and strategic assessment. Synthesizes internal and external data into actionable insights that guide leadership decision-making and enterprise strategy. Collaborates with strategic planning, analytics, strategy management, senior leaders, and other stakeholders to support initiatives across key enterprise domains. Proactively identifies trends, risks, and opportunities that inform strategic priorities and shape the organization's future direction.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Education

• - Required - Master's in business administration (MBA), health administration (MHA), or other relevant advanced degree.

Work Experience

• - Required - 5 years of progressive experience in healthcare strategy, consulting, analytics, industry intelligence, or a related field. Prior experience in data analysis, healthcare analytics, business intelligence, or a related analytical role required. Demonstrated experience conducting complex analyses and translating findings into strategic recommendations for leadership decision-making.
• - Preferred - Experience supporting service line strategy strongly preferred.
• Experience within a large healthcare system, health plan, consulting firm, or healthcare-related organization strongly preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• - Analytical rigor, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• - Exceptional communication, presentation, and data storytelling abilities, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
• - Strong relationship management, influence, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted advisory relationships and drive alignment across a complex organization.
• - Strong business acumen and an understanding of healthcare industry dynamics.
• - Executive presence and confidence when interacting with senior leadership.
• - Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and providing structure to complex problems.
• - Strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through. Highly proactive, self-directed, and intellectually curious, with a commitment to continuous learning.

Job Duties

• - Conducts and monitors internal and external research on healthcare trends, regional dynamics, policy changes, competitive activity, and emerging technologies; assesses implications and proactively communicates opportunities and risks.
• - Analyzes complex quantitative and qualitative data to uncover insights that drive enterprise-wide decision-making.
• - Translates ambiguous external environment challenges into structured opportunities with clear hypotheses and approaches.
• - Supports the development of business cases, financial models, and other assessments using external data to evaluate strategic initiatives and investments.
• - Serves as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders by providing data-driven insights, strategic recommendations, and regional intelligence that inform strategic and operational decisions.
• - Serves on strategic project teams as the growth and industry insights expert across a range of enterprise strategic priorities.
• - Engages with region, service line, strategy, and operational stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and identify opportunities where industry intelligence and strategic insights can support decision-making.
• - Provides informal coaching and project guidance to analysts as appropriate, promoting a high-performing and inclusive team culture.
• - Presents findings, recommendations, and roadmaps in a clear and compelling manner.
• - Performs other duties as assigned
• - Complies with all policies and standards

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (occasionally means activity or conditions exist up to 1/3 of the work day), and/or, a negligible amount of force frequently (frequently means activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the work day) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.
The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases .

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.