Business Analyst (In Person)

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This positon will focus on the day-to-day business operations of a signature service line within WVU Medicine. This position contributes to meeting departmental goals through identifying revenue enhancement, expense management, and project development opportunities. This position will take a lead in several business functions which include, but aren’t limited to; 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

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

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Conducts analysis in order to support leadership in investigating and improving budget. Reports conclusions and recommends strategies to resolve any variances.

2. Manages and coordinates projects with external vendors to bring on new services and software in facilitating departmental goals. Ensures Projects are meeting established timelines, performing within projected pro-forma’s and budgets, and remaining within scope.

3. Conducts and participates in business meetings with Divisional and Regional leadership. Includes creating and improving reporting packages with operational, qualitative, and fiscal performance.

4. Manages expectations and engages management to review/resolve any potential changes to project scope, expected deliverables, etc.

5. Performs analysis of reporting revenue and investigates areas for improvement. Develops reporting to track, trend, and monitor success of revenue initiatives.

6. Reviews and summarizes large amounts of expense data with an ability to highlight areas for expense reduction to improve bottom line.

7. Uses analytical methods to ensure reported data is meaningful and accurate.

8. Develops technical ability in data analytics using various systems and tools.

9. Provides support in problem identification, resolution, and solution design for a variety of business needs.

10. Serves as first point of contact for department. Interfaces with hospital leadership and staff of various levels, with an ability to translate and communicate business concepts into actionable and meaningful terms.

11. Reviews, identifies and documents any issues, barriers, or risks and brings them to management’s attention.

12. Participates in post implementation review of projects.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong computer & organizational skills.

2. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint particularly.

3. Ability to problem solve and make appropriate decisions and recommendations to leadership.

4. Ability to learn or familiarity with healthcare software systems.

5. Ability to manage multiple task simultaneously to support leadership.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center:

8800 WVUH University Town Centre

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.