Summary:

The Sr. Business Analytics Consultant is responsible for operational efficiencies, and financial oversight for UNC Health Alliance. May also assist with strategic planning and performance improvement initiatives. Develop and present complex financial models along with forecasting of established business plans. Leverage data to drive decisions regarding business operations, ongoing projects, departmental strategic planning, and making financial recommendations by gathering data from multiple sources, assessing the value of information, and determining the best method for decision-making. A major focus of this role will be to manage cost of care and utilization performance across value-based contracts.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead (or work as a team member) cross-functional program team(s) for strategic projects across a large complex organization.

2. Provide complex business analytics, advice, and support to senior management in making programmatic decisions related to the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget.

3. Responsible for departmental development of business plans from the concept/ forecasting phase through program launch. Assess existing programs based on actual outcomes and value.

4. Work closely with and advise senior management or physician leadership in both clinical and non-clinical service areas to facilitate profitable growth while maximizing operational efficiencies. 5. Data, Dashboard, & Report Assets: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create accurate and meaningful reoccurring dashboards that provide visualization of the data in a way that communicates existing trends and patterns.

6. Prepare monthly review of KPIs driving cost of care performance for value-based care contracts with Commercial, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage payers. Analyze trends and propose solutions to lower the total cost of care, leveraging analytical tools.

7. Cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Business Development & Performance Management, Analytics, Population Health, Health Economics, and actuarial partners to improve cost and utilization performance.

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
• Requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
• If Bachelor's, four (4) years of experience. If a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field (i.e. Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Analytics, etc.), then two (2) years of experience is required
• If Master's degree, two (2) years year of experience in business analysis, financial management or financial analysis
• If Associate's degree, eight (8) years of experience in business analysis, financial management or financial analysis
• If high school/GED, twelve (12) years of experience in business analysis, financial management or financial analysis
• If PhD, no years of experience is required
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
• Business Objects (or comparable data querying tool) intermediate proficiency required.
• Performance management analysis or Business plan analysis or Pro Forma development intermediate proficiency required (committee to define before finalizing tracks).
• Excellent Project Management skills (committee to define before finalizing tracks).
• Excellent Customer/ Executive relationship management (fulfilling analytics requests; providing analytics insights to answer operational questions; presenting to and supporting executives) - expert proficiency required.
• Provide visual analysis of data in most effective mode of presentation expert proficiency required.
• Data Governance Stewardship role commitments, potential.
• Exemplifies UNC Health System Values.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Health Alliance

Organization Unit: HA Central Administration

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $44.56 - $64.06 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.