Provides high quality & cost effective project management, consulting, & analytic support, assists senior consultants, clients, &/or groups in identifying & resolving issues of strategic importance to the organization and may assist senior consultants or manage complex projects independently.
Provide consultation, training and facilitation regarding the design, development and implementation of the LMP. Work with local labor and management leaders, co-leads, Unit-Based Team Implementation Consultants (UBTICs), and local resources to ensure implementation of high performing unit-based teams. Lead, create project plans and project manage a variety of projects Contracts with internal and external resources for services.
Essential Functions:
- Defines & frames complex issues & develops time tables/processes for decision making
- Translates needs, issues, & ideas into effective strategies & action plans
- Coordinates team/project activities & schedules
- Researches key business issues & directs the collecting & analyzing of quantitative & qualitative data
- Synthesizes analysis & identifies key findings
- Assists in the determination of goals & priorities w/ team, clients, or project management sponsors
- Establishes team membership & project participants
- Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, & work plan
- Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed
- Formulates specific implementation plans & evaluates the effectiveness of actions/programs implemented
- Communicates results/recommendations to project sponsors
- Develops creative alternative solutions
- Recommends action steps to team & client
- Plans & facilitates meetings
- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences
- Transfers project team knowledge/tools to client
- Participates in the development & management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, conducting performance reviews for analysts, & other departmental activities
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Four (4) or more years of related analytical and/or consulting experience required
- Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of equivalent experience in business administration, economics, health care administration, operations research, public health administration, or other related field
- Master's degree preferred
- Specific technical expertise required as specified
- Ability to conduct & interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis
- Effective communication, consulting, interpersonal, presentation, & project management skills
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Typically 3 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas such as project management, data and analytics, implementation of teams, Labor Management
Partnership.
- Demonstrated ability to drive performance.
- Ability to coach and mentor individuals and teams.
- Planning and project management skills involving stakeholders.
- Familiarity with performance improvement models and methods, including data interpretation.
- Ability to assess and design interventions to address barriers and conflicts.
- Superior relationship skills.
- Familiarity with both healthcare operations.
- Ability to work with labor and management as a neutral party.
- Familiarity with LMP principles and the National Agreement.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.