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Entity : Corporate
Department : Penn DnA Strategic Decision Support - Nursing Analytics
Location : 3600 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA
Hours : 8hr Days (HYBRID)
Summary :
- The Principal Consultant, Strategic Decision Support Nursing operates within the Penn Medicine with expertise at the intersection of data analysis, business intelligence, and strategic consulting. The Principal Consultant provides breakthrough insights that drive decision-making within Penn Medicine and clarifies complex business issues based on broad industry knowledge and client understanding. The Principal Consultant will learn, develop, and demonstrate strong skills in hypothesis-based consulting, analytics, and storyboarding. As part of Strategic Decision Support (SDS) within the Data and Analytics (DnA) Center of Excellence, the Principal Consultant works on a team that aims to blend technical, clinical, and analytical skills to improve outcomes, optimize processes, and drive business growth. The Principal Consultant should demonstrate skills in exploring new ideas and the humility to collaborate often with stakeholders to push the thinking. The Principal Consultant will support Senior Penn Medicine nurse leaders and stakeholders on issues of broad importance to ensure timely, relevant analyses that align with business objectives. As such, they must be able to structure, execute, and communicate analytical findings to senior audiences.
Responsibilities :
Consultation : Viewed by executive clients and leaders as a trusted advisor. Actively coaches clients on projects that have an impact on project success and beyond. Understands broader client context to enable greater impact in current project and strengthen platform for future collaboration. Partners with executive clients to build organizational commitment to action.Insight Generation : Successfully structures ill-defined problems. Develops problem solving approaches and frameworks that lead to powerful solutions with application beyond immediate project.Problem Solving : Provides thought leadership in developing analytic models that solve complex problems, incorporating knowledge of client context, and drawing on client expectations and broad industry knowledge. Effectively leads the team's problem solving by helping colleagues focus on the most critical issues, continuously refining hypotheses, and challenge assumptions as appropriate.Results : Leads overall project(s) to meet project objectives and broader organizational goals. Develops work plans that reflect sound hypothesis-based problem solving, thorough understanding of project objectives and milestones, market dynamics, client factors, and industry trends. Ensures consistent focus on high value-added activities and delivery of innovative and powerful solutions.Teamwork : Creates an energizing, high functioning work environment. Consistently leads with openness, approachability and accessibilityis a trusted confidant. Models trust and transparency by sharing their own challenges in the spirit of humility and learning.Communication : Creates a range of compelling communications that clearly deliver even the most complex messages and tell stories that motivate clients to action. Influences client thinking by thoughtfully considering the optimal sequence, format and structure of communicationsQuality Assurance : Work product reflects a consistent focus on accuracy, reliability and completeness.Continuous Improvement : Plays a valued coaching and mentoring role with colleagues within and beyond project teams. Builds a productive feedback culture by giving frequent, actionable feedback, and ensuring that recipient understands and can apply the feedback. Consistently seeks feedback and acts upon it. Seeks to learn and leverage the most effective tool, technology, and analytical solution as appropriate to the task.Education or Equivalent Experience :
Bachelor of Arts or Science : Business, Statistics, Information Technology, Healthcare Management or related field. (Required)And 7 years Progressive experience in data analysis, strategy development, and stakeholder engagement, preferably in a healthcare or academic setting. Proven track record of independently leading projects from concept to execution, coordinating with cross-functional teams, as needed.Master of Arts or Science Business, Statistics, Information Technology, Healthcare Management or related field. (Preferred)Skills & Abilities :
7 years experience working with large, complex datasets, conducting data analyses, and generating insights. Hands on experience with nursing data. Proven track record of independently leading projects from concept to execution, coordinating with cross-functional teams, as needed. (Required)Technical Skills : Proficiency in analysis and / or data visualization tools. Experience with nursing data systems, such as National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and nursing quality data sets such as NCQA-HEDIS and NDNQI. (Preferred)Relevant certifications (e.g., data analytics or nursing informatics). (Preferred)We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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