Sr Planning Analyst - Hybrid Remote

About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

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Short Description

This position is a key member of the Strategic Planning and Business Development team at Cooper University Health Care. To assist in positioning the organization to be successful today and into the future, the Senior Planning Analyst is a key part of the team that manages enterprise and service line plan development and provides analytical support to the full range of strategic and business planning initiatives. With support from on-the-job training, mentorships, and external educational opportunities, this role provides clear pathways for advancement.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Planning

• Organize and manage planning efforts for Cooper’s Institutes, programs and services. In collaboration with administrative and physician leadership, develop multi-year strategic plans and annual work plans that contain goals; objectives; relevant financial, clinical and market data; clinical volume targets; and methods for evaluating performance to plans. Update plans as needed.

Market and Data Analysis

• Coordinate the production and collection of relevant financial, clinical, and market data necessary for the planning process:
  • This will include working with various constituents across the organization, including but not limited to hospital leadership, service line leadership, Finance, Enterprise Analytics, Marketing, and Managed Care among other departments.

Professional Development

• Maintain close working relationships with hospital and physician leadership and staff to align clinical services development plans with operations, with an opportunity to be involved in senior leadership facing presentations and meetings.
• Contribute and influence planning team department growth, development, and culture.
• Involvement in discussions, analyses, and plans to develop new and innovative partnerships with external organizations across programs and services. 
• Involvement in the process of evaluating data tools, vendors, with an opportunity to build a library of industry standards and benchmarks to enhance analyses.

Experience Required

• Requires 2-5 years related business or administrative experience, preferably in a health care consulting environment or leading healthcare enterprise, with progressive experience
• Experience in business analysis and plan development.
• Strong financial acumen, highly skilled in analyzing and quantifying healthcare financial and market data
• Ability to develop financial models
• Data and analytic visualization experience (examples include Tableau, Qlik, Microsoft Power BI)
• 2- 3 years of business plan development is preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required

Master's degree in business administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, or Public Policy is preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered

License/Certification Requirements

Project management skills necessary.

Excellence in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint and Word).

Special Requirements

Expected to be on site 1-2 days per week

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