Strategy & Innovation Analyst

About the role

The Strategy & Innovation Analyst will be responsible for assisting with the execution of strategic initiatives across all departments of the organization and ensure the completion of data collection, analytical reporting, market analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting. This is a high visibility position where you will work closely with executive, operational, and sales leadership and help inform decision-making. They will be responsible for critically analyzing data and reporting key insights and trends, using statistical rigor to simplify and inform the larger organization of relevant data. This is an environment where self‑starters who are able to manage themselves and can quickly adapt and learn new skills will thrive. Strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and teamwork. The desire to make a difference for our patients and employees.

Responsibilities

• Use Excel, Power BI, SQL, Power Platform and other tools to design, develop, maintain and improve reports for stakeholders.
• Manage governance processes around key operations metrics.
• Manage and manipulate complex internal/external data to uncover actionable insights and present them in a clear and actionable format.
• Develop strong relationships with all levels of the organization and maintain working knowledge of VITAS systems, processes and applications.
• Contribute to the implementation of new clinical technology platforms, working across departments to prepare them for enterprise use.
• Contribute to project roadmaps and participate as a team to work across stakeholder groups to move projects forward.
• Demonstrate comfort with ambiguity and working in a fast‑changing environment.
• Perform ad‑hoc analyses that support strategic initiatives.
• Proactively apply continuous improvement practices to improve the demand planning process in efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility.
• Gather and analyze data from all sources to uncover actionable insights to improve forecast accuracy.
• Perform related duties as required.

Requirements

• Two to three years’ business and/or data analysis experience.
• Experience with analytical tools such as Power BI, SQL, R, Data Verse, Power Platform.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and written skills.
• Experience working with large datasets.
• Competency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel).
• Ability to work on various assignments simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Project management skills.
• Learns quickly when facing new problems; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in business administration or related field (economics, mathematics, statistics, finance) from an accredited college or university or the international equivalent (required).
• Advanced degrees (MHA, MBA) or certifications are preferred.
• No specific certification or licensure required for this position.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.