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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of Strategy & Transformational has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Strategy & Transformational Associate to work at our UHealth Medical Campus in Miami, FL.

The Strategy & Transformation Associate contributes to UHealth’s success by providing insight & analytical support for key strategy/strategic planning initiatives and plays an integral role in helping define the future of the enterprise and drive critical business initiatives through analysis and communication of data. The Strategy & Transformation Associate (H) proactively identifies and executes actions to deliver valuable outcomes without explicit direction. The incumbent helps to manage the project lifecycle for projects – including idea generation, initiative scoping & standup, approach and workplan development, analysis on priority topics, financial modeling, presentation development / delivery, and follow-through to value delivery. The incumbent provides recommendations with data-based insights and influences a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

Acts as a strategic consultant/advisor for the broader UM/UHealth enterprise Supports, leads, and influences the formulation and delivery of strategic projects and initiatives.

Prepares project design and analytics approach to work for review and input by strategy leadership.

Manages multiple work streams/projects efficiently.

Develops strategic objectives and associated metrics to allow a ‘strategic view’ of organizational or specific initiative progress.

Leverages knowledge, skills and relationships to develop frameworks, conduct analysis, generate insights, and communicate those insights to support / influence strategy and transformation agenda.

Manages, manipulates, and analyzes multiple large and complex financial, operational, and strategic data sets and sources.

Undertakes quantitative and qualitative assessments, and conducts primary research, to support the development of evidence-based strategy.

Distills analytical findings into actionable insights Synthesizes analytics and key insights into presentation-ready documents.

Presents findings to S&T team & mid-level stakeholder groups; Develops presentations that will be presented to large audiences, including UM/UHealth’s executive leadership team.

Develops and maintains an understanding of strategic issues facing UM/UHealth through analyzing trends, horizon scanning, and building relationships with colleagues across the organization.

Collaborates and builds rapports with all levels of the organization ensuring a positive image is conveyed to internal and external partners and stakeholders.

Solicits and incorporates feedback effectively; understands different perspectives within the organization Utilizes internal and external software/tools to gather and extract data and applications (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, others) to interpret, analyze, and visualize high level data.

Demonstrates high emotional intelligence with deftness in navigating complex organizations with multiple stakeholders.

Contributes to team’s work and culture, supports colleagues, builds collective capabilities of S&T team, and plays a vocal part in team meetings.

Manages/supervises/develops interns as assigned

Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets

Department Specific Functions

Works effectively across organization lines with departments, schools, and specialties

Understands the local/regional/national market trends impacting higher education, including trends in student, research, and educational offering markets. Ideally knowledgeable regarding competitors and best practices for leading universities, health systems, and academic medical centers Leverages knowledge of higher education sector and conducts market analysis to evaluate potential impact of proposed initiatives across teaching, research, patient care, and athletics

Supports shaping and management of strategic initiatives within higher education setting, navigating complex academic environments and engaging with broad stakeholders

Identifies and leverages important data sources and converts data to meaningful information.

Frames information and insights to highlight relevant takeaways for various stakeholders and audiences

Advances business development, strategy, and transformation plans and makes recommendations to senior management on how to best execute

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, other) preferred

Experience: 3+ years of total work experience OR 2+ years of consulting experience at a top 20 consulting firm (inclusive of time enrolled in advanced degree, if relevant); Experience working with higher education institutions on strategic planning and broad transformational initiatives is preferred. Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and/or certifications may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

Ability to build and maintain effective interpersonal relationships

Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data

Proficiency in computer software (i.e., Microsoft Office)

Superior skills in Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment

Ability to perform in and adapt to a dynamic environment

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.

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