Business Analyst - Department of Orthopaedics

Business Analyst - Department of Orthopaedics

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This position will focus on the day-to-day business operations of a signature service line within WVU Medicine. It contributes to meeting departmental goals through identifying revenue enhancement, expense management, and project development opportunities. The role leads several business functions including oversight and coordination of service contracts with non‑WVU Medicine entities, project management and deployment of new tools and software systems, and monitoring, analysis, and report coordination of operational metrics key to the success of the department.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

• Two (2) years of related work experience preferred.

• Conducts analysis in order to support leadership in investigating and improving budget. Reports conclusions and recommends strategies to resolve any variances.
• Manages and coordinates projects with external vendors to bring on new services and software facilitating departmental goals. Ensures projects meet established timelines, perform within projected pro‑formas and budgets, and remain within scope.
• Conducts and participates in business meetings with Divisional and Regional leadership. Includes creating and improving reporting packages with operational, qualitative, and fiscal performance.
• Manages expectations and engages management to review/resolve any potential changes to project scope, expected deliverables, etc.
• Performs analysis of reporting revenue and investigates areas for improvement. Develops reporting to track, trend, and monitor success of revenue initiatives.
• Reviews and summarizes large amounts of expense data with an ability to highlight areas for expense reduction to improve bottom line.
• Uses analytical methods to ensure reported data is meaningful and accurate.
• Develops technical ability in data analytics using various systems and tools.
• Provides support in problem identification, resolution, and solution design for a variety of business needs.
• Serves as first point of contact for the department. Interfaces with hospital leadership and staff of various levels, translating business concepts into actionable and meaningful terms.
• Reviews, identifies and documents issues, barriers, or risks and brings them to management’s attention.
• Participates in post‑implementation review of projects.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong computer & organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite;
  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint particularly.
• Ability to problem solve and make appropriate decisions and recommendations to leadership.
• Familiarity with healthcare software systems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously to support leadership.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Shift: United States of America (Exempt)

Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Address: 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.