Business Planning Consultant

Company: Partners Healthcare System
Location: Somerville
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. Founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham is a national leader in biomedical research and an integrated health system that includes academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home based care, insurance company. Several of our hospitals are teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School.We're focused on a people-first culture for our system's patients and our professional family. Mass General Brigham is committed to aligning our employees' professional development with projects that match their capabilities, creating a culture that empowers our managers to become trusted mentors. We support each member of our team in their professional development-and we recognize success at every step.Our employees use the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.Strategy, Planning and Intelligence reports to the SVP of Strategy at Mass General Brigham. -This highly visible enterprise function supports C-suite executives and leaders across the system with analysis and insights of market trends and opportunities, business planning for strategic initiatives, and system strategy formation and planning.This team creates business plans and financial analyses for system strategic priorities including value-based care, network development, research, and service delivery innovations, etc. The team serve as experts in trends that impact healthcare today and tomorrow, conducting competitive and foresight intelligence, supporting growth, transformation and innovation. It is a collaborative, relationship-driven driven team.Key team capabilities include problem solving and creative thinking, data analysis, financial analysis and modeling, market assessments and competitive intelligence using primary and -secondary research, and facilitation skills. The team is also strong in project management to steer complex projects from start to finish, while closely collaborating with a variety of stakeholders across the system. - -STRATEGY, PLANNING and MARKET INTELLIGENCE - -CONSULTANTWe are looking for a skilled Consultant to join the Mass General Brigham strategy and planning team. - Reporting to a manager or Director, the Consultant works as part of an expert team of strategy, business planning, market research and foresight intelligence consultants to support identification and creation of new business and revenue growth opportunities. - This is a highly visible position, providing insights and support to senior leaders in enterprise-wide departments and member organizationsThe Strategy and Intelligence Consultant supports opportunity assessments, market and competitive research, develops business plans, and helps support enterprise strategic planningPrinciple Duties and Responsibilities:--- -With guidance, develop business plans for identified opportunities and initiatives including P&L, margin and risk performance--- -Create financial analyses to assess the impact of opportunities and initiatives on the whole system and its member institutions--- -Conduct opportunity sizing assessments for new businesses including value-based care growth initiatives--- -Perform and glean salient insights from foresight intelligence to inform medium to long-term planning--- -With guidance from team lead, produce polished, visually effective, C-suite-ready deliverables--- -Manage own work tasks, managing up to lead when appropriate; Begin by managing smaller projects, developing facility with workplan develop and execution--- -Communicate complex data and analysis effectively to senior leaders, including clinical audiences.--- -Leverage strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and collaborate with others--- -Communicate proactively issues/challenges and recommend options for resolution--- -Bachelor's -degree -required; -Master's -degree, -MBA -or -MPH -preferred;--- -3 -years -plus financial analysis and strategic planning experience, preferably in a healthcare environment--- -Passion for making a difference in healthcare and strong perseverance to effect change in a world-class healthcare delivery system ---- -Superior analytic, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills with high data integrity and accuracy and strong sense of ownership and accountability--- -A strategic and tactical thinker that can connect the dots between strategic initiatives and identify/assess implications--- -Balances big picture with right level of analytical detail to create impactful deliverables for c-suite--- -Proactive, resourceful, self-starter, with a can-do attitude to drive projects to completion--- -Effective and proven team player with strong interpersonal skills and thrives in working in teams and can also work independently--- -Excels at creative problem solving--- -Effective written and verbal communication skills--- -Exceptional and transparent communicator/presenter to executive audiences and cross-functional leaders--- -Flexible and adaptable within a fast-paced, complex, multi-site environment with changing requirements--- -Possess strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with cross-functional teams including staff at all levels of the organization--- -Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner--- -Possesses the ability to learn quickly ---- -Respect the talent and unique contribution of every individual and treat all people in a fair and equitable manner--- -Exercise self-awareness; monitor impact on others; is receptive to and seek out feedback; use self-discipline to adjust to feedback--- -Accountable for delivering high-quality work. Act with a clear sense of ownership--- -High -degree -of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality--- -Advanced -skills in visualization, Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, Tableau, or similar programs -EEO Statement -Mass General Brigham is an Equal Opportunity Employer & by embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. -

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