Strategy Consultant II, Strategic Planning & Analysis Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta, GA (Job ID 3297801-2024-04-03)

Description

Job Summary:
In addition to the responsibilities listed above, this position is also responsible for supporting business strategy and/or initiative planning by contributing to the development of a new organizational strategy process and the identification of the key players for leadership strategy conversations; supporting leadership decision making by utilizing basic knowledge of the external marketplace and relevant tools (i.e., dashboards to track metrics) to establish a clear organizational focus; supporting strategy community of practices by contributing to knowledge sharing across functions and entities to help identify the right strategic priorities; and supporting ongoing initiative management and prioritization in real time through performance monitoring using relevant tools (i.e., dashboards, scorecards, leader reviews), with some guidance.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and members. Listens to, addresses, and seeks performance feedback. Pursues self-development; acknowledges strengths and weaknesses based on career goals and takes appropriate development action to leverage / improve them. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work. Assesses and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.


• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; follows procedures and policies, and applies data and resources to support projects or initiatives with limited guidance and/or sponsorship. Collaborates with others to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies and speaks up for ways to address improvement opportunities.


• Analyzes and interprets market data by: implementing a plan to address standard research questions and test hypotheses with working knowledge of data analysis; performing standard quantitative and qualitative analyses and investigating alternative hypotheses with limited guidance; and supporting in the preparation of key findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the future with minimal instruction.


• Facilitates process improvement efforts by: contributing to the implementation of updated processes to improve return on investment (ROI), operations, service quality, and results for initiatives within a team; utilizing working knowledge of business operations to support the implementation of best practices in own work; and actively seeking innovations for continual process improvement.


• Effectively manages projects and programs by: contributing to standard project proposals, including establishing objectives, key stakeholders, milestones, projecting required resources and timelines with limited guidance; supporting progress on project deliverables in alignment with greater business strategy with limited guidance; developing knowledge of and following existing methodologies to complete initiatives with support from manager; and supporting the execution of project plan by enacting assigned duties with support from manager.


• Proactively maintains open streams of communication by: building relationships with stakeholders; identifying and escalating avoidable issues or risks to strategic program implementation with detailed guidance; fostering collaborative partnerships with others in the broader organization to develop and refine key priorities and strategy; and developing written communication of strategic issues and recommendations to share with their team.


• Contributes to the development and execution of business strategy by: supporting the development of business cases for strategic proposals with working knowledge of health care marketplace; collaborating with team to propose potential problems to be addressed and the resources needed; supporting in the preparation of strategic options with minimal instruction; collaborating with team to propose challenging business goals and the processes and resources needed to accomplish them; supporting alignment around the strategic plan and intended outcomes with minimal guidance, and seeking opportunities for collaboration and synergy; applying standard procedures to mitigate standard barriers, constraints, and risks to execution with minimal guidance; and supporting the assessment of strategic direction in response to a changing environment with minimal guidance.

• Bachelors degree in Business, Health Care Administration, Public Health, Economics, Finance, or a directly related field OR minimum three (3) years of experience in strategic planning, strategy facilitation, execution of large-scope strategic projects or a directly related field.

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Applied Data Analysis