Senior Director, Strategy Analytics & Client Value

Vizient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient in Chicago seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Strategy Intelligence FFS analytics portfolio, ensuring engagements are priced, staffed, and delivered to meet SOW objectives and client value. You will guide analytic talent, collaborate with Sales, and scale insights across teams to address evolving client needs.

The role emphasizes revenue, margin, quality, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on translating complex analytics into strategic, measurable outcomes for healthcare

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience across analytics, insights, consulting, healthcare, product, strategy, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading analytics, insights, or consulting teams with talent development and succession planning.
• Experience leading fee-for-service, consulting, or SOW-based client engagements with scope, pricing, staffing, delivery, and outcomes.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience managing revenue, margin, utilization, capacity, and portfolio performance.
• Experience developing and managing SOWs with clear objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resources.
• Experience delivering strategy-oriented analytics across market, growth, financial, or healthcare domains.
• Ability to translate complex analytics into actionable strategic insights and client value.
• Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Strategy Intelligence FFS analytics portfolio with accountability for analytic delivery and client value.
• Manage and develop FFS analytic staff, aligning talent and capacity with portfolio demand.
• Own key FFS performance indicators, including revenue, margin, utilization, quality, and outcomes.
• Partner with Sales to scope, price, package, staff, and deliver Strategy Intelligence FFS engagements.
• Oversee SOW-based engagements from scoping through delivery, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments.
• Lead analytics across market, growth, competitive, and financial domains to drive measurable outcomes.
• Align analytics activities with clinical, operational, Dedicated Analyst, Integrated Insights teams.
• Identify completed analyses to transform into scalable, proactive insight offerings.
• Represent analytics in executive forums, communicating approaches, findings, and value.
• Develop talent and succession plans while fostering accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

SOW management

Cross-functional leadership

Client relationship

Executive communication

Healthcare analytics

Strategic thinking

Staff development

Financial acumen

Education

Relevant degree preferred

Job description

Vizient in Chicago seeks a seasoned leader to drive the Strategy Intelligence FFS analytics portfolio, ensuring engagements are priced, staffed, and delivered to meet SOW objectives and client value. You will guide analytic talent, collaborate with Sales, and scale insights across teams to address evolving client needs.

The role emphasizes revenue, margin, quality, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on translating complex analytics into strategic, measurable outcomes for healthcare