Senior Innovation Analyst

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary

As a vital member of our Domain Cross-Functional Team, the Senior Innovation Analyst provides business and product expertise to support our "Innovation Led by Architecture" model - helping bridge the business-technology gap.

You will work in a dedicated partnership with Domain Architects, UX Designers, and Data & App Engineers to help discover and design strategic solutions. While Domain Architects provide the domain insights, you will be a key contributor, helping to translate those insights and stakeholder needs into actionable plans and contributing to the successful implementation of high-impact solutions and Proofs of Concept (POCs). Supported by enterprise-level guidance from our Enterprise Architects, you will resolve product issues, foster strong partnerships, and ensure the solutions developed by the team align with broader business goals.

This role is perfect for a passionate analyst who thrives in a committed, cross-functional environment and is skilled at bridging the gap between strategic vision and tangible outcomes.

Major Responsibilities:

Innovation Support & Discovery
• Supports innovation and problem discovery within the Domain Cross-Functional Team (pod), assisting in the identification, documentation, and evaluation of business needs for new solutions and prototypes.
• Assist in translating business/IT needs and strategic goals, identified in partnership with Domain Architects, into detailed functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Assist management in prioritization of work and tasks by providing data-driven insights on value, effort, and risk.
• Support operational adoption of innovation outputs by providing status, recommending solutions, and acting as a subject matter expert for reference architectures and validated prototypes.
• Participate in the strategic design and implementation of solutions in the innovation portfolio.

Innovation Delivery & Stakeholder Management
• Support communication between business and technology, helping to clarify the business implications of technical decisions to stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Create, maintain, and update innovation documentation (including data analysis, functional requirements, and prototype validation plans), acting as an expert on the assigned innovations.
• Support the successful design, construction, and implementation of solutions to ensure they meet desired business outcomes.
• Contribute to the successful delivery and validation of working prototypes (POCs), ensuring they meet desired business/IT outcomes.

ETA Domain Innovation Support
• Serve as a subject matter expert for domain technology and processes, helping innovate and solution with cross-functional team members.

Communication/Documentation
• Responsible for communicating via multiple media, including but not limited to WebEx conference calls, in-person participation, and via written documentation across audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at various levels within and outside the organization.
• Contribute to the documentation of discovery artifacts, user stories, and acceptance criteria necessary during the innovation lifecycle and discovery.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a team.
• Experience with change management policy and procedures.
• Experience working with diverse and complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and strengthening relationships.
• Detail-oriented and analytical with organization skills.
• Meets or exceeds project deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize multiple activities and tasks simultaneously and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong problem and issue resolution skills.
• Highly motivated and able to work independently with little supervision.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet changing priorities.
• Experience with business/functional requirement writing preferred.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."

Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in specifically related role and responsibilities required

Licenses, Certifications, & Training:
• PMP Certification and Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred

Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.