Senior Strategy Development Analyst

Company :

Helion

Job Description : 

xJOB SUMMARY

This job supports the company’s corporate transformation and strategic planning process, including the assessment of macro-level environmental forces, refinement of strategic objectives, and identification of required supporting capabilities.  The incumbent will provide technical, analytical, and administrative support to the department and senior executives for the purpose of promoting informed strategy discussions. Responsibilities include analyzing industry issues and developing competitive intelligence including general industry trends, regional industry activities, regulatory or public policy developments and emerging technology. The incumbent must be able to assimilate a wide variety of information of strategic importance then use the information to build a coherent message and strategic options for presentation to the company’s executive management.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify trends and issues that are shaping the industry and markets in which the company operates.
• Monitor and analyze competitor data to recognize and articulate important events and trends.
• Analyze and evaluate pertinent data and advise management of implications for Gateway Health Plan.
• Formulate strategic and public policy options in response to environmental forces.
• Develop studies, analyses and presentations documenting industry trends, competitor activities, etc. for various internal and external audiences.
• Support development and continual tracking of core assumptions impacting strategic objectives.
• Propose and develop improvements to existing processes that align with the goals and objectives of the department and company.  Establish quality control processes around all work, analysis, and models.  Continually enhance their company and industry knowledge to apply appropriate reasonableness checks.
• In some areas/departments, may support strategic planning process. Manage the strategic planning calendar including the scheduling of all executive-level meetings. Prepare all materials in support of enterprise planning process.  Plan large-scale, off-site meetings in support of strategic planning. Support the monitoring of project activity (within or across functional areas) of a complex nature requiring multiple resources.
• Manage the development and maintenance of departmental databases and periodical reports. Assist in the identification and implementation of continual process improvements to the planning process.
• Collaborate with internal and external vendors to design and implement annual communication campaigns. Manage ongoing updates to the department website including acting as the liaison with external web developers. Support design and distribution of plan communication materials. Support development of business unit-specific communications throughout the year. Develop communication materials targeting specific employee populations.
• Complete project work as assigned. Develop, maintain and monitor basic project plans and deliverable. Liaison with various business units as determined by manager for specific projects. Resolve problems including identifying and recommending creative solutions.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCTION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, Healthcare, Intelligence Studies, Research and Analysis or related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree. 

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• None

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5-10 years of relevant, progressive experience in the area of spec