Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst

Socket.dev; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Management Analyst to support strategy and planning for senior management to align IT initiatives with strategic goals and business needs.

Responsibilities include developing strategic plans, KPIs, dashboards, data analysis, executive reports, and facilitating data-driven reviews to drive investment decisions and ensure alignment with organizational priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Healthcare Management, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience supporting the VA or VHA a must
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including project management tools.
• Proficiency in strategic planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans that align IT initiatives, operational priorities, and organizational investments with VHA strategy, mission, and business needs.
• Translate organizational strategy into measurable objectives, KPIs, milestones, outcomes, and actionable implementation roadmaps.
• Develop executive dashboards, reports, briefing materials, and decision-support products that translate complex data and analysis into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Establish and facilitate recurring data-driven performance reviews with leadership to assess strategic progress, identify barriers, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop leading and lagging performance indicators to monitor current performance and identify emerging risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Conduct forecasting, scenario analysis, and predictive assessments to anticipate emerging trends, resource requirements, operational impacts, and potential changes in strategic priorities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Public Administration/Healthcare Management or related

Minimum 4 years of relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management tools

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Management Analyst to support strategy and planning for senior management to align IT initiatives with strategic goals and business needs.

Responsibilities include developing strategic plans, KPIs, dashboards, data analysis, executive reports, and facilitating data-driven reviews to drive investment decisions and ensure alignment with organizational priorities.