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UPMC Health Plan is seeking a full-time Strategy Consultant to support the Medicare & SNP Product Department within the UPMC Insurance Services Division!

The Strategy Consultant will work a hybrid work structure, with a combination of work-from-home days and in-office days at the U.S. Steel Tower in Downtown Pittsburgh. This role will work standard daylight hours, Monday through Friday!

The Strategy Consultant will work as a vital member of various project teams that address strategy and planning issues across all of UPMC's divisions (Hospital and Community Services, Physician Services, Health Plan, and International and Commercial Services). This position provides research (e.g., identify key dynamics within a market and operating unit), development (e.g., propose business model to manage risk), and coordination (e.g., synthesize the varied perspectives/requirements from diverse clients - physicians, nursing, regulatory, front-desk, finance, etc. - into a cohesive operating model) to support a portfolio of projects.

This role will serve as a collaborator and team leader for innovation, improvement, and initiatives. The Strategy Consultant position requires extensive client interactions, as well as the ability to communicate with multiple departments and varying levels of staff. In addition to business plan development and presentation writing, this role will support the team with timeline management and translate complex data into manageable descriptions.

The ideal candidate for this position will be adaptable, possess exceptional critical thinking skills, and will bring a positive and encouraging attitude to the team!

Responsibilities

+ Work with operating unit executives (e.g., Hospital EMGs) to develop and start initiatives, as well as critically evaluate and refine existing programs.

+ Ensure client needs are met.

+ Identify and document new industry and market trends.

+ Develop new and improved ways to convey market and external dynamics to diverse audiences.

+ Continuously track and assess changes in UPMC's markets.

+ Produce project teams' deliverables, such as market profiles/assessments, presentations, business plans, etc.

+ Translate teams' discussions and decisions into effective presentations, tailored to audience and purpose.

+ Coordinate team members' activities to ensure timely completion of deliverables.

+ Coordinate with other departments (e.g., Legal and Finance) and business units to ensure strategies address the full continuum of issues.

+ Communicate and collaborate with internal and external constituents to ensure coordinated and effective strategies are pursued while work is streamlined.

+ Maintain rigorous analytical and data synthesis skills (i.e., develop pro formas and other decision support models to guide strategy and key operational decisions).

+ Manage a portfolio of multiple projects and clients.

+ Proactively identify and appropriately frame projects in response to market/industry dynamics, business unit priorities, and system-wide priorities.

+ Frame and integrate these projects with business unit activities.

+ Manage projects from inception (business planning) through implementation (start-up operations).

+ Complete projects in a timely manner.

+ Develop and mentor staff.

+ Support senior executives (Director of Strategic Planning, VP of Strategic Planning, and hospital Presidents).

+ Understand current organizational priorities and objectives.

+ Complete special projects, as assigned.

+ Maintain department's infrastructure (e.g., library of business model options).

+ Complete department and other assigned administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner.

+ Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

+ Perform other duties, as assigned.

+ **Master's Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or a quantitative field of study** (e.g., mathematics, economics, sciences, finance, etc.) **with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience** (e.g., strategy, planning, business development, quantitative decision support, finance) **required** ,

+ **OR Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience or completion of an internal rotation program required.**

+ Prior experience should include:

+ Project management (developing work plans, tracking progress, coordinating teams composed of individuals from multiple departments, completing deliverables, etc.).

+ Advanced analytics (manipulating complex datasets, interpreting data, communicating complex analytical concepts in easy to understand ways, etc.).

+ Business development (e.g., writing/authoring business plans for new operations).

+ Experience in a consulting, investment banking, corporate or competitive strategy, or service line management environment is preferred.

+ Knowledge and understanding of healthcare industry is required.

+ Exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills are required.

+ Due to fluid nature and visibility of the department's work, flexible work hours are required and often exceed 50 hours per week.

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran