Strategy Associate

University of Iowa Research is seeking a Strategy Associate to join its Strategy Office. The role involves coordinating and driving key strategic initiatives, applying rigorous analysis to clinical program strategy, and providing effective project management for strategic initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Assist Strategy Team in developing data-driven analytic plans, executing project analysis, communicating status updates with internal and external teams, and presenting findings and recommendations to stakeholders
• Assist in maintaining the data sources and reporting of select information: hospital association encounter data, claims data, referrals
• Assist in providing robust external analysis regarding healthcare consumption across the state and across sites of care (hospitals, surgery centers, physician offices)
• Support transparency and improved performance in all areas of operations through development and monitoring of key performance measures
• Develop analysis of clinical operations / productivity, financial performance, and strategic success to ensure operational, financial, and strategic initiatives are being achieved
• Work cooperatively and strategically in a team environment with all levels of professional, technical, and administrative staff and to integrate resources
• Research a variety of health-related topics and distill key messages in support of initiatives
• Understand organizational policies and procedures necessary to ensure appropriate decision-making protocols are followed
• Develop expertise in particular areas of business strategy work and assists the team in creating standardization toolkits for relevant domains (e.g., core frameworks, standard processes, standard analytics, etc.)
• Manage multiple deadlines and prioritize project work

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, Economics, or related degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 0 – 6 months of professional work experience in related field
• Experience structuring and executing quantitative analysis required
• Superb critical thinking skills, strong coordination / organizational skills, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills required
• Proficiency in common software applications required (i.e., MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word)
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines
• Proven success in problem solving and supporting success in teams
• Commitment to learning, personal development, and growth in health care administration
• Possess analytical capabilities such as creating calculated fields, managing large datasets, creating sophisticated excel models, understanding and building forecasting models
• Experience in and understanding of key financial and economic concepts