Manager of Decision Intelligence Consulting

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At HCA Healthcare, our Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I) team is redefining what’s possible inpatient care. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital technologies, DT&I is helping drive meaningful improvements in clinical outcomes, reduce manual workload, and expand the reach of our care teams. If you're passionate about using technology to improve human life, this is where your work truly matters.

The Manager of Decision Intelligence Consulting within the DT&I Ecosystem Decision Intelligence team leads high impact consulting engagements that shape critical product, technology, and investment decisions across the enterprise. As a core component of the Decision Intelligence model, this role focuses on high-touch, high-stakes advisory work requiring structured analysis, clear tradeoff evaluation, and strong executive alignment. Reporting to the Director of Technology Investment Strategy, this role partners with Domain Leaders, Product, Data, Engineering, and Shared Services to evaluate complex opportunities across the DT&I portfolio.

• Lead high-touch consulting engagements focused on complex product, technology, and investment decisions.
• Own and deliver Build/Buy/Partner analyses, including financial modeling, capability assessment, vendor evaluation, and risk analysis.
• Own and deliver targeted intelligence reporting that provides DT&I leadership with critical market, technology, and capability intelligence related to core delivery areas.
• Develop executive-ready decision briefs that synthesize complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ensure all deliverables meet high standards for analytical rigor, strategic alignment, and executive communication, and that consulting outputs are aligned with broader DT&I product lifecycle and decision-making cadence.

• Own and refine Decision Intelligence consulting methodologies, templates, and quality standards.
• Operationalize and enforce Decision Intelligence operating principles, including Agile practices such as structured intake, backlog management, and estimation rigor (e.g., Planning Poker).
• Ensure consistent application of frameworks for evaluating complexity, risk, and audience impact in decision making.
• Continuously improve consulting effectiveness through feedback loops, retrospectives, and performance measurement.
• Ensure consulting work is appropriately scoped, sequenced, and delivered within established timelines.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and adjust plans to ensure successful delivery of engagements.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and extension of the Director of Technology Investment Strategy as needed for senior leaders including VPs and SVPs across business and technology functions.
• Communicate complex analyses and recommendations with clarity, precision, and executive presence.
• Influence decision outcomes without direct authority, aligning stakeholders around shared objectives and tradeoffs.
• Build strong, durable relationships across DT&I and enterprise partners.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to Domain Leaders on prioritization mechanics, tradeoffs, and dependency management.
• Support Domain Leaders in navigating complex cross-domain and pod-level decisions, especially where shared capabilities or platforms are required.
• Elevate cross-domain insights into actionable portfolio strategy recommendations.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Decision Intelligence Consultants.
• Ensure high-quality delivery, professional growth, and strong engagement across the team.
• Build a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Assign work based on complexity, risk, and development opportunities, aligned to Agile planning processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, Economics, or a related field.
  
  - Required
• Master's degree (MBA) in Business, Strategy or related field.
  
  - Preferred
• 4 years of experience in a leadership role in management consulting, technology strategy, corporate strategy, decision support or a related discipline that emphasizes strategy, planning, or tradeoff evaluation.
  
  - Required
• Demonstrated experience leading high-impact consulting engagements or strategic initiatives involving senior executive stakeholders.
  
  - Required
• Proven ability to structure and deliver Build vs Buy or similar in-depth analyses, including financial modeling, vendor evaluation, and capability assessment - Required
• Strong financial acumen, including experience with cost modeling, ROI analysis, and value realization frameworks.
  
  - Required
• Experience translating ambiguous business problems into structured analytical frameworks and actionable recommendations.
  
  - Required
• Demonstrated ability to…