Director Strategy

JOB SUMMARY

This job supports executive leadership of the Organization with a range of strategic activities essential to the Organization's membership and margin goals. Provide analytical/strategic-thinking and leadership support that enables project teams to isolate business issues, design and execute analytics for studying business issues (market research, scenario planning, forecasting, market share, profitability, etc.), develop technical content (competitive intelligence, market trend analysis), support development of formal recommendations to senior levels of organizational leadership, create documents (go-to-market or operational strategies, etc.) that inform critical strategic issues and decisions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform management responsibilities to include, but are not limited to: involved in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity.
• Plan, organize, staff, direct, and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develops and implements policies and programs as necessary; may have budgetary responsibility and authority.
• Work with business / market owners to identify key business issues, apply right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders, and own the outcome.
• Manage major strategy projects with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources.
• Supports Enterprise Strategy office in development of overall Enterprise Focus 5 strategy portfolio and cross-enterprise strategies as needed.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION
Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Finance, Economics, or related discipline or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Business or Public Health or an MD

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 years of experience in a management or leadership role
• 3 years of experience as a consultant/client-facing member of services business, or 4 years of strategy experience,
• 2 years of experience in a healthcare related field, preferably inside health or hospital system or health plan

Preferred

• None

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• None

SKILLS

• Understanding of the healthcare industry
• Ability to solve complex conceptual and operational problems; demonstrated ability to lead teams in problem-solving exercises
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Demonstrated client relationship, influencing, and teamwork skills. Needs to be able to lead cross-functional, cross-BU teams in complex problem-solving exercises
• Basic project management skills
• Strong emotional intelligence, with servant leadership mind-set
• Commitment to self development and the development of others

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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