System Director Analytics

Overview:

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

This is a remote position.

The Director of Analytics plays a crucial role in driving data-driven decision-making and developing strategic analytics capabilities within Supply Chain. Leading a team of analysts, the Director will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to provide actionable insights and recommendations that directly support the department's goals and objectives. This includes developing consistent reporting and analytics standards, fostering a culture of critical thinking, and establishing strategic goals for the analytics team. The Director will also identify and communicate opportunities to maximize value across Supply Chain and other departments, regardless of the contracting channel. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

I. Team Leadership & Development:

• Build and mentor a high-performing team of analysts with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ensuring they understand the business impact of their work.
• Develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement of team skills and processes.

II. Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting:

• Develop and oversee the creation of robust, action-oriented financial reports and analytics for the Supply Chain function, from national to facility levels. This includes:

1. 1. Rate vs. volume analysis to identify variances from budget/projections.
   2. Labor productivity analysis.
   3. Supply expense budgeting and variance analysis (including identifying and addressing gaps between projected and realized savings).
   4. Other relevant supply chain performance metrics (on/off PO, x-type utilization, etc.).

• Develop reporting structures to support RFP and sourcing analytics, evaluating initiatives from ideation through implementation to ensure accurate value measurement and actionable insights.
• Support category teams in developing and measuring market share, compliance reporting (rebate compliance, etc.), and implementation reports to support conversion efforts.
• Collaborate with Division VPs of Operations to develop action-oriented reporting on opportunities to improve contribution margins in challenged service lines and communicate areas for supply expense improvement to Division and Facility CFOs.

III. Strategic Partnerships & Influence:

• Collaborate closely with the SSRM Senior Leadership Team (System VP Sourcing, System VP Implementation & Operations, System VP of Contracting & Vendor Management, and SVP SSRM) to develop reporting for maximum value creation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with SSRM leaders, RVPs, and key stakeholders to influence and optimize supply chain operating procedures and performance through the total cost of ownership program, labor reporting, operations analytics, scaling best practices, and reporting on achieved value (labor and performance to budget).

IV. Process Improvement & Standardization:

• Develop and maintain standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for activities such as RFP development, budget creation and implementation, and reporting best practices to ensure consistency and standardization.
• Promote continuous improvement efforts throughout the organization to streamline processes, optimize financial performance, and identify areas of inefficiency.
• Ensure department goals and objectives align with the organization's strategic plan, philosophy, and vision.

V. Market Financial Performance:

• Advance standards for evaluating market financial performance to generate actionable insights that strengthen market financial performance. Collaborate with Regional VPs to identify variances between regions, markets, and individual hospitals to maximize the SSRM budget.

• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience and Master’s Degree in Business or Finance required
• Minimum of 15 years relevant experience preferred
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or Finance (or a combination of these areas) within a health care facility or system, or GPO, and/or other relevant experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare industry business practices and the negotiation of prime contracts
• Experience developing analytics and financial reports in a standardized manner that are action oriented and notate where variances occur for developing actions to improve (reduce) spend.  
• Team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Established leadership skills
• Knowledge of Google Suite 
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration.
• Proven ability for managing and directing work involving complex situations
• Must be capable of supporting and implementing a culture of collaboration with other Departments, Divisions, Facilities and Organizations.
• Team Management and Project Management Skills
• Must be capable of engaging subject matter experts to support a clinically driven supply chain operation.

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