Strategy & Operations Lead (Cross-Functional)

Datavant; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant, the data collaboration platform powering healthcare, is seeking a Strategic Operations professional to partner with the Risk Adjustment COO and senior leadership. You’ll lead cross‑functional initiatives from strategy through execution and help translate ambiguity into structured plans.

You’ll own problem framing, operating models, and program management, collaborating with executives to drive scalable results while influencing without formal authority.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or program management.
• 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, 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.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Excel/Google Sheets

AI tools curiosity

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

Datavant, the data collaboration platform powering healthcare, is seeking a Strategic Operations professional to partner with the Risk Adjustment COO and senior leadership. You’ll lead cross‑functional initiatives from strategy through execution and help translate ambiguity into structured plans.

You’ll own problem framing, operating models, and program management, collaborating with executives to drive scalable results while influencing without formal authority.