Strategic Operations Lead - Healthcare Data

Datavant; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is hiring for a Strategic Operations role focused on leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution. You will define questions, structure problems, and drive recommendations while partnering with senior leadership to align priorities and accelerate impact.

The role emphasizes program management, executive-level communication, and the use of data analyses to inform decisions. A high-growth setting offers visibility and opportunities to influence outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or program management, ideally in a high-growth, fast-paced setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience developing clear, executive-ready presentations
• Strong stakeholder management; able to influence without authority and work effectively with senior leaders and colleagues at all levels
• Working proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Slides; curious about using AI and new tools to work smarter
• Self-starter who takes ownership, moves quickly without sacrificing quality, brings ideas forward, and is eager to learn and grow through feedback

Responsibilities

• Take broad, ambiguous business problems and bring structure: define the question, develop the approach, and drive toward clear recommendations
• Develop and refine strategies, operating models, and playbooks that help teams operate more effectively as the business scales
• Prepare executive‑ready materials and recommendations, including business reviews and leadership updates
• Lead complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives end to end, including work plans, timelines, risk tracking, and stakeholder alignment
• Drive initiatives to completion with both speed and quality, adjusting course as priorities shift
• Identify opportunities to improve how the team plans and executes work, and help foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Partner with leaders and teams across operations, client‑facing, and corporate functions to align on priorities and move work forward
• Own key business rhythms, including business reviews, leadership forums, and team development initiatives
• Flex into analytical work alongside teammates, building analyses, synthesizing data, and pressure‑testing recommendations as needed

Skills

Strategic thinking

Program management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Excel & Google Sheets

AI tools curiosity

Self-starter

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

Datavant is hiring for a Strategic Operations role focused on leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution. You will define questions, structure problems, and drive recommendations while partnering with senior leadership to align priorities and accelerate impact.

The role emphasizes program management, executive-level communication, and the use of data analyses to inform decisions. A high-growth setting offers visibility and opportunities to influence outcomes.