Senior Planning Associate
Catholic Health Initiatives

The Senior Planning Associate is responsible for providing support for CHI's strategic, operational and financial planning processes. The position is utilized as a key analytic and project management resource for National, Market Based Organization ("MBO"), and JOA activities including National Growth Initiatives, National & MBO market level data queries and analysis, MBO & National strategic planning, capital planning, MBO Strategic Planning Reviews and other activities as needed.  Additionally, this individual will augment MBO planning staff to support priority strategic initiatives.

1. Supports data acquisition, analysis and project planning for MBO, JOA & National strategic planning processes, service line assessment and key strategic growth projects.

2. Provides analytic, staff support, and project management for national strategic functions and initiatives including same store growth, new market growth, physician alignment, and National Business Line development.
• Supports data acquisition and analysis to assess and prioritize target markets and specific acquisition targets.
• Prepares market assessments and new market profiles
• As directed, supports the acquisition process and the transition of the transaction to the appropriate operations integration team.
• Leads analysis and prepares industry assessments of new business lines as potential growth/investment opportunities

3. Provides coordination, reviews and evaluates MBO reviewable capital business plans.

4. Maintains the CHI community needs assessment tool and educates MBOs upon request regarding use of the tool.

5. Responsible for data acquisition and analysis to evaluate CHI portfolio as requested by senior leadership

6. Utilizing Thomson Reuters, Sg2, the Advisory Board Company and other healthcare planning resources, provides information and analysis of healthcare industry such as national and MBO demographic trends, health care utilization, and health care finance (payor) data.

7. Works independently with MBOs, JOAs, and National Business Lines on strategy and business development projects, presenting to MBO senior leadership and boards.

8. Serves in a leadership role in the department through development and refinement of CHI's analytic methodologies, templates and standards to assure consistent application of CHI standards.

a. Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred): MBA / MHA or equivalent required.

b. Experience (required and preferred): Must have minimum of five years experience working in a healthcare setting (hospital, consulting or health care firm), with experience in healthcare general strategy, marketing and planning needs.  Experience with database programs required, with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Power point, Word). Experience with Thomson Reuters planning products and MapInfo Professional is preferred.

Interested candidates may contact Tyler Wilson at tylerwilson@catholichealth.net.