Job Summary
This position provides expertise in support of Banner Healths strategic growth objectives, including: acute care operations, ambulatory services, medical group operations, insurance operations, academic operations, post-acute services, innovation / tele-health, and research. Strategic planning and development efforts include: capital planning, service line strategy, market analytics, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures and/or strategic partnerships. The position provides leadership to these efforts, in partnership with Banner executives, to develop business cases, conduct due diligence, and prepare recommendations for approval by senior leadership. Manages processes related to new business ventures, including the identification of strategic partners, development of partnership objectives, evaluation of opportunities, and preparation of partnership/program business plans. Position may also participate in the implementation of new programs, initial operations, performance tracking and make good evaluation.Supports efforts for strategic context-setting across the organization, including translation of system strategy to regional / entity-level operational leaders. Educates system leaders on entity-level opportunities. Acts as an organization channel for vetting and communicating recommendations and results of system initiatives and business strategies.Provides recommendations and support for the strategic advisement of subject matter experts and senior leaders across the organization. Analyzes, defines the market, and provides recommendations for growth opportunities across the care continuum using data from various quantitative and qualitative primary and secondary resources, including: market demographic and economic research, retail strategies, consumer demand studies, feasibility studies, scenario modeling, industry intelligence, operational feasibility, and risk analyses.
Essential Functions
Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business challenges to suggest improvements to services, processes or products.
Solves complex problems. Takes a new perspective using existing solutions.
Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests. Interacts primarily with department and cross-department peers, supervisor, customers, peers managers, patients and physicians.
Makes decisions within approved operating plans and objectives and within functional policies and precedents. Determines how and when to achieve results.
Minimum Qualifications
Must possess a strong knowledge of business and/or healthcare administration as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelors degree in business, healthcare administration or related field.
Must possess a strong knowledge and understanding of healthcare administration as normally demonstrated through five or more years of experience within the dynamics of healthcare, business development and relationship building with healthcare providers, employer and consumer groups or relevant experience. Needs working knowledge of provider practices and associated issues. Displays a working knowledge of planning, program development, and business development concepts along with ability to execute on these concepts. Must function effectively in a team environment, collaborating with various levels of employees, community members, employers and healthcare providers. Requires skills in negotiation, conflict management, customer service, plan implementation and follow-through. Needs effective verbal and written communication skills to positively and professionally represent the organization in individual and group settings. Must be self-motivated and possess the ability to work well independently.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree preferred.Health system and/or health plan experience highly desirable.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
