Senior Consultant / 40 Hours / BWH APSI
Partner's Healthcare

Job Info

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Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

At Mass General Brigham, we know it takes a surprising range of talented professionals to advance our mission-from doctors, nurses, business people and tech experts, to dedicated researchers and systems analysts. As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve.

At Mass General Brigham, we believe a diverse set of backgrounds and lived experiences makes us stronger by challenging our assumptions with new perspectives that can drive revolutionary discoveries in medical innovations in research and patient care. Therefore, we invite and welcome applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups in healthcare - people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ community, and/or gender expansive, first and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds - to apply.

Job Summary
At Brigham and Women's Hospital, we place great value on being a diverse and inclusive community. Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Department of Analytics, Planning, Strategy, and Improvement (APSI) are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients in our local community. We have a dedicated focus on equity. Thus, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment, and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

The Senior Consultant, Financial Analysis and Business Planning at Brigham and Women's Hospital is responsible for completing a broad range of strategic, analytic, planning and other management support activities for one or more designated members of the BWH and BWFH Senior Leadership Team (Senior VP's, Clinical VP's, Operating VP's and Executive Directors). Towards this end, a critical measure of each Senior Consultant's success will be the extent to which the analytic and planning needs of each person supported are met in a timely, consistent, high-quality manner. This will require close collaboration with staff within the clinical departments, and many other analytic, financial, and planning groups throughout BWH, BWFH, the BWPO, and MGB. An ability to synthesize, summarize and effectively communicate the analytic and planning work that is performed is key.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial and Operational Analysis

Provide the following analytic and planning evaluations for any supported Senior Leaders and the areas they oversee:

Assessing the financial performance of existing programs and services

Analyzing operational data to evaluate performance and identify opportunities
Evaluating how changes in the organization or healthcare marketplace may impact the organization both financially and operationally

New Program Assessment

Develop business plans for new programs and support the development of strategic plans for either new or existing departments, centers, etc. Both include assessing the current market, calculating the ROI, identifying any existing strengths that can be leveraged or weaknesses that need to be overcome as well as learning from other like programs

Communication Activities

Prepare concise, creative, professional summaries of analyses and plans for members of Senior Leadership, as appropriate.

Effectively present findings to all levels of staff, targeting the presentation towards the knowledge level and needs of the audience
Provide input to the team or senior leadership on additional analyses and key next steps

Develop summary communication materials for executive level and board presentations, as requested.

Keep current regarding trends and developments in the health care field, particularly as they pertain to strategic planning, analytic and decision support tools, financial trends, evolving technologies and programs, etc.

Project Management

Manage ad hoc projects related to business, financial and/or strategic planning for supported members of Senior Leadership and the areas they oversee.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree requires; master's degree in finance or heal care field preferred: MBA and or MPH strongly preferred.

At least 4 years progressive experience in finance, Healthcare management, consulting, and or/strategic planning requires.

Experience working in a hospital and/or similar academic medical center environment preferred.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively at all levels of complex organization.

Detailed understanding of financial systems and processes.

Strong technical knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis.

Comprehensive understanding of healthcare industry and related accounting, budgeting and revenue analysis.

Strong understanding of market analysis and planning processes.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Excellent ability to work with senior organizational leadership and with staff across complex multi-entity organization.

Project management and team facilitation experience and skills preferred.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

1620 Tremont Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

EEO Statement:

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership "looks like" by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.

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