Lead Analyst Pharmacy Business

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The Lead Analyst Pharmacy Business supports the financial and operational management of a large, complex academic pharmacy enterprise. This position provides financial analysis, capital planning support, complex project coordination, and operational support for departmental priorities and executive leadership.

The Lead Analyst Pharmacy Business serves as a business and financial operations resource to the Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer for Pharmacy Business Operations. The position supports the Department of Pharmacy Services' financial and operational priorities through disciplined financial analysis, capital planning, business analysis, cross-functional coordination, and project execution.

The department manages approximately $1.86 billion in annual pharmaceutical expenses and generates approximately $2.73 billion in annual revenue. The Lead Analyst Pharmacy Business assists executive pharmacy leadership in making informed decisions and evaluating the alignment of institutional resources with the pharmacy enterprise objectives.

• Collaborate with pharmacy leaders and Central Finance on short- and long-term financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and resource stewardship.
• Serve as a key operational contact between the Department of Pharmacy Services and Central Finance.
• Serve as a key operational contact between the Pharmacy Enterprise and region finance services
• Provide day-to-day operational analytical support for Pharmacy Business Operations.
• Track and assess financial and operational trends and analyze departmental operating and capital budgets, financial performance, and resource utilization, in coordination with Central Finance
• Assist in translating strategic objectives into actionable work plans, milestones, resource requirements, and performance measures.
• Track progress, identify barriers, facilitate issue resolution, and communicate results to executive pharmacy leadership.
• Provide analysis of the operational implications of proposed programs, service changes, workforce models, and other business decisions.
• Provide pharmacy executive leadership with timely analyses and recommendations regarding performance and priorities.
• Analyze results and outcomes to highlight contributing factors, trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Develop supporting operational analyses, reports, business cases, and executive-level materials to support leadership decision‑making.
• Contribute to improvements in financial reporting in partnership with Central Finance.
• Review, approve, and authorize departmental financial transactions, vouchers, expenditures, and capital purchases within delegated authority and in accordance with institutional policies.

• Provide collaborative business, financial, and operational support for the 150,000-square-foot Joy Road Pharmacy Operations Center.
• Coordinate facility‑related operating and capital needs in partnership with operational leaders and institutional facilities teams.
• Support long‑term infrastructure planning, space utilization, business continuity, and operational readiness.
• Analyze the financial and operational implications of facility investments, maintenance requirements, and infrastructure changes.
• Help ensure facility resources and investments support safe, reliable, and efficient pharmacy operations.

• Support a comprehensive, multiyear capital planning process aligned with departmental and institutional priorities.
• Coordinate the identification, evaluation, prioritization, and sequencing of pharmacy capital needs.
• Coordinate capital approval processes, procurement activities, project implementation, and financial tracking.
• Monitor capital expenditures and project performance, identifying budget variances, implementation risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with pharmacy leadership, Finance, Supply Chain, Facilities, Procurement, and other institutional stakeholders to ensure capital projects are…