Strategic Operations Lead - High-Growth Impact

Datavant; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant is seeking a Strategy & Operations professional to lead cross‑functional initiatives from strategy through execution within the Strategic Operations team. You will partner with senior leaders, shape operating models, and deliver executive‑ready recommendations.

You will own end‑to‑end programs, define questions, build plans, track risk, and drive results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role offers visibility and impact at a high‑growth health tech company.

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
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and program management; able to structure ambiguous problems and manage complex, cross‑functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience developing clear, compelling, 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, often influencing without direct authority.
• 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

Strategy

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

AI tools awareness

Self-starter

Leadership

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

Datavant is seeking a Strategy & Operations professional to lead cross‑functional initiatives from strategy through execution within the Strategic Operations team. You will partner with senior leaders, shape operating models, and deliver executive‑ready recommendations.

You will own end‑to‑end programs, define questions, build plans, track risk, and drive results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This role offers visibility and impact at a high‑growth health tech company.