Director Analytical Development Jobs in Tennessee

The Director – Enterprise Strategy & Business Development is responsible for the development and delivery of strategic and tactical information, including overseeing a team to produce strategic analyses, business plans, and recommendations concerning the organization's competitive position in the marketplace, identifying opportunities for future business development, and supporting the implementation of the organization's enterprise strategic plan. Additionally, the Director serves as an expert resource to corporate and operational clients of the MLH integrated delivery system for market research studies, implementation of the enterprise strategic plan, market decision support, and growth.

• Lead hypothesis‑based problem‑solving for the organization’s strategic priorities, including enterprise strategic planning, business development, and general strategic projects as identified.
• Develop and organize system strategic plans and priorities to meet department goals and objectives.
• Direct the development of strategic plans based on market trends and internal strengths and weaknesses; facilitate implementation of initiatives.
• Ensure strategic plans address current and future needs.
• Lead a team of managers and individual contributors to collect and validate data, and produce high‑quality qualitative and quantitative assessments to support strategic planning initiatives, business unit planning, program development, and proactive opportunity identification.
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities and investments, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.
• Manage the development of certificate of need (CON) strategy and applications, writing and supervising the development of CON applications and strategies to oppose competitor’s CONs.
• Assist attorneys in preparation and presentations for CON hearings.
• Synthesize complex information to communicate recommendations and next steps to an executive‑level audience.
• Enable improved efficiency, quality, profitability, and market share through synthesis of service line information and identification of innovations and trends.
• Direct analyses of information pertaining to major service lines, identify performance improvement opportunities, interact with physicians, administrators, and departments to understand reasons for variances, and collaborate to share findings and suggest tactics for improvement.
• Coach team members to continuously learn and apply hypothesis‑based problem‑solving approaches.
• Serve as a people activator by hiring, evaluating, and coaching personnel, promoting an environment that encourages professional growth and aligns with the organization’s values and expectations.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Healthcare Administration.

Experience

Seven (7) years of experience in healthcare strategy for health systems, provider groups, health plans, or strategy consulting, and 5–7 years managing, coaching, and developing individual contributors and managers.

Technical Expertise

• Healthcare strategic planning
• Service line strategy
• Healthcare customer experience
• Digital and virtual health
• Provider network planning
• Payer strategy
• Partnerships
• Post‑partnership integration

Experience with strategy level financial modeling to assist with organizational strategic decision making, and ability to coach a team in forecasting and modeling tools for business development and growth planning. Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Tableau, and other relevant data analysis and visualization programs is required; experience with Epic and Workday is preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, independent action, business judgment, and the ability to work without close supervision are also essential.

Manages assigned associates.

The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion. The candidate must have good balance and coordination. The job may require exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently. Visual acuity is required for data preparation and analysis tasks. The position is typically performed in an office environment and will require frequent travel to other facilities.