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SHIFT:Day (United States of America)Seeking Breakthrough MakersChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.A Brief OverviewThe Senior Strategic Planning Advisor will actively support strategic planning at both the enterprise and programmatic levels. The Advisor will engage with administrative, clinical and research leadership though supporting strategic planning, business planning, capacity planning, and internal and external market analysis. The Advisor works with leaders inside and outside the Strategic Planning department to develop analytical models, synthesize data, and prepare actionable reports and business plans. The Advisor also maintains complex databases for the department and mines data from various sources including internal financial and patient databases, and external clinical, competitive, research and claims databases to conduct analyses to support strategy development. The Advisor keeps abreast of industry trends, continually communicates the impact of these trends to CHOP, and identifies/triages new business opportunities based on interpretation of external trends and internal opportunities.What you will do
Support enterprise and departmental strategic planning
Facilitate identification and prioritization of strategies
Complete market and demographic assessments by conducting primary and secondary market research, profiling program and system competitors, and developing geospatial assessments
Synthesize findings into actionable reports. Develop and prepare intelligence briefs, market and future scans to support leadership in strategic and operational decision making
Ensure alignment of and communication with key stakeholders by facilitating discussion and driving collaboration
Partner with clinical and business leaders on the development of strategic and business plans for clinical and non-clinical programs
Build productive and positive relationships with key leaders, understand key challenges and opportunities, and collaborate on developing strategic solutions
Partner on key analyses and content development (e.g., competitive positioning and return on investment analyses)
Assist or lead meetings and the development of presentation materials
Prepare and present analysis to small or large group meetings Be highly responsive to customer needs and maintain the relationship
Manage data and analytics to support planning activities
Perform regular and ad-hoc analyses to support strategic planning, including:
Perform long-range capacity planning, projection and scenario analysis
Develop and update local, regional and national market scans and trend reports
Monitor performance of CHOP departments and partnerships and provide update reports
Develop program-specific volume, financial and operational analyses
Coordinating with external vendors (e.g., Truven) and IT team to obtain market and internal databases
Collaborate with IT team to load, maintain and QA planning databases using database best practices; annuall or as needed, update and aggregate market and internal data feeds into appropriate databases
Coordinate data collection for internal and external surveys
Prepare data requests
Review data and ensure accuracy
Compile survey data and prepare information for review by senior leadership
Lead presentation of results and drive toward actionable insights/Education Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Required
Master's Degree Business Administration, Health Administration or related field PreferredExperience Qualifications
At least three (3) years experience in strategy, business planning and data analysis required
Previous experience in healthcare required
Hospital operations and financial planning experience preferred
Experience from a consulting firm preferredSkills and Abilities
Intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills with ability to synthesize disparate sources of data
Outstanding analysis skills - both quantitative and qualitative
Outstanding communication skills, including oral, written and presentation. Ability to synthesize complex trends into easy-to-understand communications.
Ability to work collaboratively in a complex matrixed organization
Ability to understand and anticipate the needs of others and prepare work products appropriate for varied stakeholders
Must be able to work independently to drive and complete projects in an efficient and timely manner
Commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards; personal and professional integrity above reproach
Strong database (SQL or Access) management and data mining skills
Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word
Intermediate user of ArcGIS or similar mapping software
Knowledge of demographic and planning databases such as Claritas and TruvenTo carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.EEO / VEVRAA Federal Contractor | Tobacco StatementChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.