Business Platform Expert, Strata

The Business Applications Platform Expert (Strata) is responsible for optimizing, managing, and maintaining the Strata decision-support and financial planning platform across the enterprise. This role ensures system configurations, upgrades, module implementations, and integrations are thoroughly tested, validated, and aligned with organizational financial and operational strategies. The expert collaborates with finance leaders, application analysts, operational stakeholders, and vendor partners to deliver robust platform performance, accurate reporting, and seamless end‑user workflows.

This position is the primary role responsible for:
Platform Administration & Optimization, Testing & Release Management, Workflow Automation, Cross‑Functional Collaboration, and Data Governance & Compliance.

• Experience managing, configuring, or supporting enterprise software platforms (e.g., Strata Decision Technology).
• Demonstrated expertise in system testing, defect management, and user acceptance testing (UAT) processes.
• Proven track record of collaborating with finance, IT, and operational teams to streamline business workflows.
• Experience working within healthcare finance or clinical enterprise environments preferred.

• Proficiency with platform management and tracking tools like Service Now, Jira, or Azure Dev Ops.
• Strong understanding of healthcare financial concepts, cost accounting, budgeting, or decision support.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., Strata Certifications, PMP, Agile/Scrum, or Healthcare Financial Management certifications).

Stanford Health Care

Technical Solutioning & Tool Evaluation Operates at two deliberate altitudes: high-level solution shaping (options, tradeoffs, rough feasibility) before a project is chartered, and deep technical design once work is initiated. Incumbent should have a familiarity with the existing ecosystem and design solutions that are both fit for purpose and coherent with existing platform and future roadmap alignment. Evaluates build‑vs‑buy and native‑platform‑vs‑purpose‑built tradeoffs on their technical merits, rather than defaulting to whichever platform already has a feature.

Maintains working fluency across adjacent IT domains (integration, infrastructure, security, data) sufficient to identify who else needs to be involved in a solution, without owning those domains. Partners with other IT teams as a peer convener — able to run or co‑run cross‑team solutioning sessions, not simply attend them. Clearly distinguishes the exploratory/advisory solutioning phase from the committed design phase, so early options‑generation is not mistaken for a locked decision.

Ability to lead and deliver complex organizational level projects serving as the subject matter expert and delivery method decision development Mentoring & Informal Leadership Elevates other analysts' capability through coaching on approach and technique, without owning or evaluating their performance. Provides input and knowledge improvement areas to Application Manager in regards to technical abilities of Analyst I‑III roles. Models the standard for quality of build, documentation, and judgment.

Is sought out voluntarily by analysts for guidance, reflecting earned credibility rather than assigned authority. Pairs or shadows with less experienced analysts on complex problems to transfer judgment and knowledge, not just answer questions. Surfaces talent and growth signals to people managers as input, rather than making talent decisions directly. Does not conduct performance reviews, does not assign work or set priorities for other analysts by virtue of the role alone, and does not become a default escalation path or accumulate an…