Strategy & Business Development Analyst

Essentia Health; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Scheduling

Generous Time Off

Job summary

Essentia Health is seeking a Strategy and Business Development Analyst to provide consultative and analytical services to internal stakeholders within the Strategy Office. You will support enterprise strategy, analytics, and research, collaborating in a team-based environment to drive market analysis and growth plans for executive review.

The role involves synthesizing data from multiple sources, maintaining analytics tools, and contributing to strategic projects with a hybrid work arrangement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (business, health care management, statistics, data science, computer science).
• 2 years’ experience in data analysis and/or healthcare consulting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an advisor to multidisciplinary teams to formulate strategies and tactics aligned with the strategic plan.
• Develops, maintains, and updates utilization, capacity, and competitive data sources to support decision-making.
• Collects and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative data from diverse sources.
• Defines data and planning needs by communicating with clinicians, finance, IT, marketing, and others to identify business challenges.
• Maintains software applications to ensure data accuracy, analytic integrity, and reporting validity.
• Creates routine reporting, interprets findings, and tracks performance.
• Supports market share development, business plans, and market analysis across Essentia's current and future growth plans.
• Participates in strategic planning projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Trilliant

MapInfo

Job description

Job Description

Building Location: Building C - Duluth Clinic - 2nd Street Department: 1007320 STRATEGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOP - EH SS Job Description: The Strategy & Business Development Analyst provides consultative and analytical services to internal stakeholders and is an integral member of Essentia Health’s Strategy Office, supporting enterprise strategy, analytics, and research. Works collaboratively in a team-based environment, supporting strategic engagements, driving business unit and market analysis, and developing capital and other growth business plans for executive and board review.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as an advisor to multidisciplinary teams to formulate strategies and tactics in line with the strategic plan.
• Contributes to the market intelligence agenda by developing, maintaining, and updating utilization, capacity, and competitive data sources to improve decision‑making.
• Responsible for collecting and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data from various sources.
• Responsible for defining data and planning needs by communicating with clinicians, finance and decision support, IT, marketing, and other areas of the organization to identify business challenges/ questions and find solutions through qualitative and quantitative.
• Maintains software applications to ensure data accuracy, analytic integrity, and reporting validity.
• Creates routine reporting, interpreting findings, and tracking performance.
• Assists with the development and monitoring of market share, business plans, operational improvements, and market analysis spanning the current Essentia markets and the future growth plans supporting Essentia's strategic initiatives.
• Participates in strategic planning projects.

Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, health care management, statistics, data science, management, computer science.

Required Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in data analysis and/or healthcare consulting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with strategic intelligence, data analysis, business intelligence tools, databases and other applications is preferred. Examples include, but are not limited to: Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Tableau, Trilliant, and Mapinfo.

Hybrid Nature

While this position functions predominantly remotely, preference will be given to candidates within our service areas (Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin).

Employment Details

• FTE: 1
• Possible Remote/Hybrid Option: Hybrid
• Shift Rotation: Day Rotation (United States of America)
• Shift Start Time:
• Shift End Time:
• Weekends:
• Holidays:
• No Call Obligation:
• No Union:
• Union Posting Deadline:

Compensation Range

$68,536.00 - $102,814.40

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health

At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well‑being, growth, and work‑life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at [phone].

Employer Brand

Essentia Health seeks employees who embrace our commitment to patient- and family-centered care in communities both large and small. We're looking for people who are committed to making patients and their families feel known and understood. People who understand what it means to be Here with you. People who are willing to use their strengths to help others.

Our Values

Quality | Hospitality | Respect | Joy | Justice | Stewardship | Teamwork

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Essentia Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Essentia Health does not discriminate in employment because of age, color, creed, culture, disability (physical or mental), ethnicity, familial status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, language, local Human Rights Commission activity, national origin, military service, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or public assistance status.

Screening and Verification

Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of post‑offer screenings. Screenings includes verification of your legal right to work in the United States, a health screening and immunization review, verification of applicable licensure, certifications, education, and experience, and background checks including criminal, urine drug screen and MVR where required.