Strategy and Operations Consultant
Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek orOakland,CA
Summary:
Includes analysis/evaluation of business and/or system process and functional requirements, development of business cases, client support during system development and implementation, development and maintenance of service level agreements. Develops relationships with upstream and downstream business partners. Develops/maintains and changes business processes, and understands the business processes of assigned partners and how they relate to our functional areas. Develops and recommends changes to business processes.
Essential Functions:
- Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.
- Uses professional concepts in accordance with company objectives to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.
- This job is the fully-qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position.
- Demonstrates functional area business processes and assigned and thoroughly understands cross functional areas
- Directs the analysis of enterprise-wide or very complex client needs in project areas such as new/existing business operating models, innovative approaches to solutions support, market research of emerging or available product functionality and operational readiness assessment.
- Directs the development of comprehensive and strategic business cases with cost/benefit dimensions of proposed projects that are used at management and executive levels for funding and scope decisions.
- Accountable for tracking and/or monitor and report for senior mgmt the results of actualization of benefits.
- Directs/conducts the analysis of current business processes and functional requirements.
- Prepares appropriate documentation to communicate and validate the information.
- May develop project plans.
- Identifies and coordinates within other project managers and implements schedule deadlines as appropriate.
- Manages common resource demands.
- Provides on-going project management and status reporting at all levels.
- Provides advice and input into the project plan.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration or related discipline. Four years additional relevant work experience (beyond the minimum experience) may substitute for the Bachelors Degree.
- Total of 10 years, to include three or more years in a consulting role.
- 5 Years experience in Healthcare environment or 5 or more years of experience working in a department relevant to the current posting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preferred certification or advanced qualification by third party association that matches the function or field applicable to the business discipline (such as AHIP or HIAA)
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.