Strategy & Innovation Analyst

Vitas Healthcare Corporation; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

VITAS Healthcare Corporation seeks a Strategy & Innovation Analyst to support strategic initiatives across the organization, collaborating with executive, operational, and sales leadership to inform decision-making through data collection and analytical reporting.

You will analyze data, develop insights, and help improve forecasting, budgeting, and planning using Excel, Power BI, SQL and Power Platform, while navigating a fast-changing environment and contributing to cross-functional roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Two to three years’ business and/or data analysis experience.
• Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, SQL, R, Data Verse, Power Platform.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and written skills.
• Experience of working with large datasets.
• Competency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Must possess the ability to work on various assignments simultaneously.
• Must possess strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reports for stakeholders using Excel, Power BI, SQL, and Power Platform.
• Manage governance processes around key operations metrics.
• Manipulate complex internal/external data to uncover actionable insights and present clearly.
• Build relationships across the organization and maintain knowledge of VITAS systems/processes.
• Support implementation of new clinical technology platforms across departments.
• Contribute to project roadmaps and collaborate across stakeholders to move projects forward.
• Operate in a fast-changing environment with ambiguity and perform ad-hoc analyses.
• Apply continuous improvement to improve demand planning, efficiency, and forecast accuracy.
• Gather and analyze data from all sources to improve forecast accuracy.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Power Platform

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Forecasting

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, mathematics, statistics, or finance

Tools

Power BI

SQL

R

Data Verse

Power Platform

Job description

The Strategy & Innovation Analyst that will be responsible for assisting with the execution of strategic initiatives across all departments of the organization and ensure the completion of data collection, analytical reporting, market analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting. This is a high visibility position where you will work closely with executive, operational, and sales leadership and help inform decision-making.

They will be responsible for critically analyzing data and reporting key insights and trends, using statistical rigor to simplify and inform the larger organizations of relevant data. This is an environment where self-starters who are able to manage themselves and can quickly adapt and learn new skills, information quickly will thrive.

• Strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and teamwork. The desire to make a difference for our patients and employees.
• Use Excel, Power BI, SQL, Power Platform and other tools to design, develop, maintain and improve reports for stakeholders.
• Manages governance processes around key operations metrics
• Manage and manipulate complex internal/external data to uncover actionable insights and presents in clear and actionable format.
• Develop strong relationships with all levels of the organization and maintain working knowledge of VITAS systems, processes and applications
• Contributes to the implementation of new clinical technology platforms working across departments to prepare them for enterprise use.
• Contributes to project roadmaps and participate as a team to work across stakeholder groups to move projects forward.
• Comfort with ambiguity and working in a fast-changing environment. Performs ad-hoc analyses that support strategic initiatives.
• Proactively apply continuous improvement practices to improve the demand planning process in efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility
• Gather and analyze data from all sources to uncover actionable insights to improve forecast accuracy.

Performs related duties as required. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Experience

• Two to three years’ business and/or data analysis experience
• Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, SQL, R, Data Verse, Power Platform
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and written skills
• Experience of working with large datasets
• Competency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Must possess the ability to work on various assignments simultaneously
• Must possess strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess project management skills.

Learns quickly when facing new problems; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks

Education

Bachelor’s in business administration or related field (economics, mathematics, statistics, finance) from an accredited college or university or the international equivalent required. Advanced degrees (MHA, MBA) or certifications are preferred.

Certification & Licensure

None required for this position.

Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.