Business Operations Senior Analyst

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Job Title:

Business Operations Senior Analyst

Department:

James | Business Operations

Scope of Position 

The Senior Business Operations Analyst functions as an integral member of the James Business Operations team at The James. The Business Operations Senior Analyst, James Business Development (the “Department”) provides comprehensive support of the Department including decision support and implementation of strategic growth plans, operational, financial, administrative, and other business activities across the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (“OSUWMC”) system. This includes business analytics and oversight of key financial and operational metrics for Business Development programs and initiatives, including Destination Medicine (DM), the James Cancer Network (JCN), and Digital Pathology (DP).

The Business Operations Senior Analyst monitors and influences the financial and operational performance and direction of the Department and promotes resource stewardship. The Senior Analyst identifies financial opportunities and issues, makes improvements that will enhance organization profitability, and maintains financial processes/procedures to ensure long-term viability and growth of the Business Development programs. They are responsible for developing and translating financial budget and operational metrics into meaningful action for the Department. The Senior Analyst works with all members of the Department to promote OSUWMC’s tripartite mission of excellence in research, education, and patient care while ensuring the financial viability of the programs and hospital.

The Senior Analyst reports to the James Director of Business Operations.

Position Summary

The Senior Analyst serves as a dedicated business resource to guide and provide administrative and decision support for the Department. The position is responsible for business analytics and oversight for the Department, including:

• Fiscal management: budget development and performance, capital requests, month end reporting, variance analysis and on-going forecasting and trends analysis;
• Monthly and quarterly financial reporting for Department programs;
• Invoicing and maintaining other financial processes/procedures for Department programs;
• Operational metrics, tools (internal and external benchmarking), and dashboards;
• Position control management: submits position requests, reviews staff payroll activities and initiates/maintains costing allocations in accordance with budget/function;
• Resource stewardship initiatives;
• Contract management: maintain external agreements and internal service letter agreements (SLAs) and memorandum of understandings (MOUs);
• Project/operational support;
• Audit coordination and compliance;
• Strategic planning; and
• All other administrative and operational management matters specific to the Department.

The Senior Analyst identifies financial opportunities and issues and implements improvements that will enhance Department operations and sustainability. The Senior Analyst develops, aligns, and operationalizes the Department’s clinical, academic, and research activities to support the overall James Cancer Program goals and to ensure the implementation of key OSUCCC-The James initiatives through interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Senior Analyst promotes an environment that facilitates patient and staff satisfaction and a culture that is