Supply Chain Business Analyst - Operational Excellence

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Stanford Health Care Supply Chain aims to enhance the overall effectiveness of healthcare delivery, improve patient experiences, and contribute to the advancement of health and well-being in the communities we serve.

The detail-oriented and analytical Business Analyst will play a critical role in optimizing our supply chain processes, enhancing operational efficiency, and supporting strategic decision making.

This role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights that drive improvements. A champion of operational excellence, this role will be responsible for providing financial insights, conduct comprehensive data analysis, create reports, dashboards, and present findings to stakeholders. Monitor and manage supply chain budgets, forecast expenditures and FTEs, inventory management, and develop financial models to assess the impact of supply chain initiatives.

Possessing strong problem-solving skills, a solid understanding of supply chain principles, financial management acumen, and the ability to communicate complex information effectively. This position is inclusive of all Stanford Medicine entities, including SHC, LPCH, SBC, SHC Tri-Valley, UHA and PCHA.

Preferred Skills:
• Minimum of (5) years related work experience. At least five years in finance, accounting or supply chain experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP, ERP, sourcing and financial management best practices.
• Demonstrated success in developing financial tools while driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Track record of budget and FTE management.
• Understanding of GAAP accounting and business management principles.
• Prepare reports, analyze data and make data-driven recommendations for improving efficiency or decision-making.
• Knowledge of financial management processes and systems.
• Ability to build and develop financial models.
• Ability to work professionally with confidential, proprietary data and information.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills to generate reports and graphics to help drive decision-making, PowerBI/Tableau a plus.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (i.e. Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP).

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
The Business Analyst works on analysis and projects within the designated department. The Business Analyst will drive and manage projects in areas of responsibility as outlined below. The role includes managing data requests, including internal and regulatory agency audits, extracting and analyzing data, and preparing reports on various aspects such as reimbursement trends and budget variances.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient’s rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.
• Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Service Standards of the Hospital(s).
• Manages assigned projects in the designated department.
• Performs data analysis and summarizes findings for management.
• Prepares responses to data requests and assists with audits from outside agencies and internal self-monitoring.
• Reviews budgets and analyzes and reports on budget variances.
• Works to improve documentation practices. Provides ongoing effective feedback to stakeholders that facilitate improvements.
• Maintains policies and procedures along with adherence to them.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

Education Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a work-related field/discipline from an accredited college or university

Experience Qualifications

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Service focus towards managers and operations staff
• High energy and positive attitude
• Provides consistent follow-through on requests
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• High level of comfort with Microsoft Products (Excel, Word, Visio, Outlook)
• Experience extracting, summarizing and analyzing data
• Responsible, detail-oriented, proactive and creative
• Able to prioritize work in a multi-tasking, high energy work environment
• Ability to recognize problems and collaboratively develop and implement solutions
• Escalates issues to management when appropriate
• Able work well both autonomously and as a team player
• Ability to interact with senior management, physicians, and hospital or clinic staff with various levels of education and experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

• None

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $43.77 - $56.90 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.