Senior Director - Business Planning

Company: Tenet Healthcare
Location: Dallas
Posted on: October 16, 2024

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Senior Director of Business Planning leads a team to help identify, evaluate, and implement strategic initiatives across Tenet Healthcare. These strategic initiatives include higher-acuity service line expansions, new facility and medical campus developments, potential partnership evaluations, market diligence of potential acquisitions, and various corporate initiatives. Initiatives are prioritized with Corporate and Operations leadership, aligned with enterprise and market strategic priorities. Furthermore, the Business Planning team serves as strategic advisors to Operations leadership across Tenet Acute Care Operations and USPI. This includes supporting annual and multi-year business planning, evaluating capital initiatives, as well as optimizing business development team performance. The team also supports the development of best practice analytics and toolkits to empower local decision-making to accelerate growth priorities. Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement the strategic plans aligned to market and business unit growth objectives. Serve as an advisor to senior management and stakeholders on strategic matters, providing insights and recommendations based on thorough analysis and market intelligence. Identify opportunities for growth, assess market trends, and evaluate potential risks to inform strategic decision-making.
• Financial Planning and Analysis: Oversee the development of financial models, budgets, and forecasts to support strategic initiatives and capital deployment. Analyze financial, operational, and market data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, providing actionable insights to drive performance and growth.
• Business Performance Monitoring: Track key performance indicators and metrics to measure the effectiveness of strategic initiatives and investments. This involves identifying deviations from targets and recommending adjustments as needed.
• Market Research and Competitive Analysis: Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends and market opportunities. This includes extensively utilizing third-party data to identify insights that enable proactive growth initiative development.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Data-Driven Recommendations: Collaborate with senior business leaders across departments and business units to develop data-driven recommendations. Conduct analysis and develop insights to inform decision-making and to drive strategic outcomes. Effectively communicate findings and recommendations to leadership through clear and compelling presentations and reports, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. QUALIFICATIONS: Education: A bachelor's degree, preferably in business administration, finance, or economics. Candidates who possess advanced degrees such as an MBA or master's degree in a relevant discipline are preferred. Experience: Significant experience in business planning, strategic planning, or related fields in healthcare is required. Preference for 7+ years of experience in progressive leadership positions, where the candidate has demonstrated the ability to lead teams and drive strategic initiatives is highly valued. Analytical Skills: Candidates should be able to analyze complex data, market trends, financial statements, and other relevant information to identify opportunities and risks, as well as to develop strategic plans and recommendations. Financial Acumen: A solid understanding of financial principles and practices including financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. Strategic Thinking: The ability to think strategically and envision the long-term direction of the business. Leadership Skills: The candidate must be able to inspire and motivate teams, provide clear direction, and foster a collaborative and innovative environment. Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
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