Strategy Associate
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Job Summary
The Strategy Office has an opportunity for a Strategy Associate to join its team. The role coordinates and drives key strategic initiatives requiring a high degree of discretion leadership research & analysis and implementation support. This position applies experience and rigorous analysis to clinical program strategy & business development opportunities coordinate solution development with leaders from across the organization and provides effective project management for strategic initiatives. Representative projects will include market and competitive analysis financial pro forma statement development clinical program strategic dashboard creation / metric tracking and growth / integration initiative execution.
Position responsibilities:
Assist Strategy Team in developing data-driven analytic plans executing project analysis communicating status updates with internal and external teams and presenting findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Assist in maintaining the data sources and reporting of select information: hospital association encounter data claims data referrals.
Assist in providing robust external analysis regarding healthcare consumption across the state and across sites of care (hospitals surgery centers physician offices)
Support transparency and improved performance in all areas of operations through development and monitoring of key performance measures.
Develop analysis of clinical operations / productivity financial performance and strategic success to ensure operational financial and strategic initiatives are being achieved.
Work cooperatively and strategically in a team environment with all levels of professional technical and administrative staff and to integrate resources.
Research a variety of health-related topics and distill key messages in support of initiatives.
Understand organizational policies and procedures necessary to ensure appropriate decision-making protocols are followed.
Develop expertise in particular areas of business strategy work and assists the team in creating standardization toolkits for relevant domains (e.g. core frameworks standard processes standard analytics etc.).
Manage multiple deadlines and prioritize project work.
Required:
Bachelors Degree in Health Administration Business Administration Economics or related degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
0 6 months of professional work experience in related field
Experience structuring and executing quantitative analysis required
Superb critical thinking skills strong coordination / organizational skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills required
Proficiency in common software applications required (i.e. MS PowerPoint MS Excel MS Word)
Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment.
Desired
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines
Provensuccess in problem solving and supporting success in teams
Commitment to learning personal development and growth in health care administration
Possess analytical capabilities such as creating calculated fields managing large datasets creating sophisticated excel models understanding and building forecasting models
Experience in and understanding of key financial and economic concepts
Experience and/or certifications for common analytical platforms
Application Process:To be considered applicants must uploada cover letter and resume(under the submission of relevant materials)that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of7calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions contact Sharon Walther at.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization now or in the future.
Required Experience:
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About Company
The University of Iowa is a top-tier public research university in Iowa City—home to more than 32,000 students, offering world-class programs across 200+ fields of study, renowned especially for its creative writing, acclaimed medical center, and balanced excellence in the arts and sc ... View more
