Enterprise Supply Chain Data Analyst

Description

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our system.

Founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass General Brigham supports a complete continuum of care including community and specialty hospitals, a managed care organization, a physician network, community health centers, home care, and other health-related entities.

Several of our hospitals are teaching affiliates of Harvard Medical School, and our system is a national leader in biomedical research.

We’re focused on a people-first culture for our system’s patients and our professional family. That’s why we provide our employees with more ways to achieve their potential.

Mass General Brigham is committed to aligning our employees’ personal aspirations with projects that match their capabilities and creating a culture that empowers our managers to become trusted mentors.

We support each member of our team to own their personal development and we recognize success at every step.

Our employees use the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions, and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done : Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk;

and how we treat each other : Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration.

Reporting to the Manager of Supply Chain Data Integrity, Supply Chain, the Enterprise Data Analyst contributes to the management and understanding of the $800M+ product spend within Mass General Brigham.

Work relates directly to the specific needs and strategic goals of the Supply Chain Data Analytics goals as aligned with the mission of the department and Mass General Brigham.

Displaying a high degree of initiative and independent motivation, this individual will garner an understanding of the existing reporting vehicles across the enterprise relative to product / case spend & utilization.

The analyst will communicate key metrics and concepts to a variety of audience members and will serve as a department representative in various initiatives.

The analyst serves as the interpreter for category spend across the enterprise to scale efforts across member institutions and maximize cost savings while reducing data capture redundancy.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

To execute initiatives, the Analyst must collaborate with Physicians, Information Systems (IS), Finance, Central Sterile Processing & Supply (CSPS), Nursing, Clinical Engineering and other stakeholders as necessary.

Supply Chain Data Analytics is a growing and evolving collaborative department and this individual may be called upon to lend expertise to other ongoing work within the department.

New ideas and approaches are encouraged and welcomed in all aspects of work.

• Data lead for multidisciplinary workgroups focused on product / case information across the enterprise.
• Become versed in the types of data that are available and necessary in various hospital datasets and create positive working relationships with data owners.
• Communicates between clinical team and supply chain to develop strategies to standardize process and identifies savings opportunities.
• Accountable for ensuring robust and accurate analyses in accordance with project deadlines, in correct format.
• Continuously monitors benchmarks to ensure an accurate and up-to-date opportunity pipeline exists.
• Responsible for ensuring all 3rd party reporting and benchmarking tools are being used appropriately and effectively.
• Identifies and outlines areas for improvement to include cleanliness of data, opportunities for enhancement etc.
• Analyzes supply utilization trends and identifies items driving costs upwards.
• Oversees the tracking and measurement of post-implementation savings.
• Works closely with Finance to ensure budgets are adjusted in accordance with realized contractual savings. Continuously reports on the savings projects that identified by the multifunctional team and tracks achieved savings.
• Suggests necessary changes within areas of responsibility to enhance operational efficiency.
• Coordinates with key departments such as Clinical Management to uphold and enhance system integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years working in an analytical role.
• Healthcare Supply Chain Experience required.
• Superior Microsoft Office skills required.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau and knowledge of database querying languages like SQL is preferred.

Skills, Abilities and Competencies :

• Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative mindset, strong analytic skills, organizational skills, discretion and judgment to organize priorities, complete tasks and handle confidential information, and effective communication skills to deliver and receive information across all levels of the organization,
• Use / s the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions, and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done : Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk;

and how we treat each other : Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration

• Superior project management skills including development of project parameters, goals and timelines.
• Advanced abilities in interpreting and displaying data for diverse audiences.
• Ability to manipulate and organize large data sets and interpret implications for the entire MGB system.This requires prior experience with databases and an ability to merge files.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of departments, medical staff and individuals at all levels within the institution.
• Must be skilled in supply chain processes and possess strong analytical / organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to function effectively within a changing environment and meet deadlines.
• Creative, self-motivated, possesses judgment and ability to plan and initiate new activities.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work under stressful situations.
• Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks. Adapts well to an ever-changing environment.
• Creative problem solving

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Normal office working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

• Occasional local travel required between MGB sites
4 days ago