Director, Consulting

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The Director of Planning and Consulting serves as a leader in guiding large-scale transformations. They will be responsible for overseeing multiple complex, ambiguous projects simultaneously. Responsible for collaboratively creating strategic solutions, roadmaps, and organizational assessments, the Director will facilitate and influence C-level executive stakeholder alignment. In partnership with Sr. Directors, the Director will lead the creation, implementation, and ongoing management of a comprehensive function to manage large-scale transformation of Dana-Farber’s proposed new hospital and clinical collaboration.

In addition to project work and overall team management, the Director provides internal consulting tools, structure, and mentorship both within and outside of the department and is responsible for ensuring that the work of the planning team is well coordinated with other groups across the Institute and across clinical partners. The Director is responsible for the management and development of up to 6 Planning and Consulting team members.

They will lead the planning coordination with BI as well as provide consulting-focused leadership to the Planning and Consulting group and broader Institute.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations.

We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

• Drives and manages large-scale organizational change
• Directs multiple Institute-wide, highly complex, ambiguous projects simultaneously
• Proactively identifies opportunities for Institute-wide internal consulting engagements.
• Implements expertise with managing complex projects. Directs the identification of value creation opportunities and implements planning structures to realize value
• Provides intellectual and thought leadership to the team and organization
• Leads teams in using a structured, hypothesis-driven approach to problem solving using analytical tools and frameworks to develop solutions to complex business challenges
• Leads analysis, research and projections for complex negotiations and strategic decisions; develops systems to organize and analyze data
• Develops business cases for strategic programs and initiatives
• Leads ad hoc research and due diligence relating to new projects and initiatives; translates business and competitive intelligence research back into projects
• Articulates recommendations or options to support a definitive decision
• Directs the creation, tracking, and execution of project roadmaps that align with project vision and goals
• Responsible for implementing and overseeing a project management office focus including program management, tools and methodologies, roadmap development and management, risk mitigation, reporting, interdependency management, resource management, strategic communications, impact creation plan management, financial management, change management, and governance and stakeholder management
• Provide insight and advice on how to manage large-scale transformation and integrate new processes or technologies
• Develop the strategy for implementation of transformational changes, including aspects like process optimization, organizational design and innovation
• Leads monitoring and support through the transformation process, helping organizations track progress and adjust as necessary
• Works with cross-functional teams to understand the impact of changes on different departments and ensure that…