Details

• Department: Strategic Planning

• Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday 8-5pm CT

• Location: Remote

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

Ascension encourages diversity of talent and thought while offering the support of a multidisciplinary team. Join a collaborative and passionate organization team where all voices are heard. We are hiring a Consultant - Strategy to be a part of our growing organization. This is a full time remote opportunity.

Responsibilities :

• Serve as the System Strategy team’s general analytics and strategic intelligence resource.

• Partner with Strategy leadership to build an analytical methodology for market attractiveness across the Ascension portfolio.

• Conduct the ground-up analysis market-level scans and market assessments for various growth opportunities across the enterprise

• Develop analyses related to ministry market strategic positioning, market conditions, service lines, competitor actions, and volume/market share trends.

• Work collaboratively with the Ascension Data Sciences Institute to ensure alignment of data tools that support strategic initiatives.

• Conduct research and analyses required to support the strategic decision making process, including utilization forecasts, capacity analyses and in-migration/out-migration studies.

• Demonstrate strategic thinking and strong communication skills while solving complex problems in a dynamic healthcare ecosystem, substantiated by the ability to present clear proactive strategic opportunities and execution strategies backed by data.

• Complete assigned tasks, ad hoc requests, projects in accordance with assigned timeframes and present analyses and findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Exceptionally detail-oriented and highly-organized structured thinker who can manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Exceptional critical thinking skills

• Ability to communicate recommendations effectively (written & verbal) to executive and senior leadership in an concise, compelling manner

• Experience developing and executing enterprise and market based strategy in a large complex healthcare organization

• Experience working with operations to implement strategic initiatives

• Ability to create structure from ambiguous information and set forth an efficient approach to solve problems or answer questions

• Ability to multiple tasks at once, prioritize work, and deliver exceptional work product

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and influence those who do not directly report to you

• Ability to take initiative and be a self-starter (‘get it done’ attitude)

• Desire to be in a fast-paced role with a mindset of continuous improvement

• Healthcare consulting and health system corporate strategy experience preferred

Specific Position Qualifications:

• Exceptional understanding of healthcare industry dynamics - providers, payers, patients, etc. - and national competitive benchmarking

Requirements

Education:

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.

• Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience required.

• 10 years of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

No additional preferences.

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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