Director - Data Analytics

Job Description: A strategic leader overseeing data and analytics operations across various departments and regions. This role involves directing analytical strategies to provide accurate and timely data for guiding decisions. Leads high-impact teams with expertise in healthcare data, partnering with business and clinical leaders to deploy world-class data analytics and support the mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible and business strategies. This Director role provides strategic leadership across key Enterprise Analytics functions, with specific responsibility for Supply Chain Analytics, Human Resource Analytics, and other Shared Services Analytics teams. The leader will partner closely with stakeholders and analytics teams to set priorities, focus drive high-impact initiatives, strengthen governance and delivery standards, and ensure analytics capabilities create measurable value across the organization. Candidates outside of Utah may be considered, but we are are not currently hiring remote workers in the following states: CA, CT, HI, IL, NY, RI, VT, and WA. Business travel will be necessary, regardless of state of residence, and will primarily be within Intermountain Health's service area (UT, ID, NV, CO, WY, MT), but may also require travel within the United States. Essential Functions Develop and execute strategic plans for the entire data and analytics division, ensuring alignment with Intermountain strategies. Lead governance and prioritization workgroups, ensuring work priorities align with business unit, region, and system priorities. Must effectively communicate with executives under high pressure and tight timelines. Accountable for delivering high performance on Enterprise Analytics key performance indicators (KPIs) across all teams, such as Strategic Impact, Value Realization, and Team Engagement. Possess an expert understanding of data platforms and architectures to enable strong partnerships with data architects, advisors, and analysts in developing analytic solutions. Ensure that managers of teams responsible for data deliverables adopt best practice standards that align with overall analytic and business strategies. Ensure alignment and support of Data Governance strategy, including data stewardship and data quality for the entire business unit, aligning with organization standards. Directly or indirectly lead multiple roles on collaborative delivery teams, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Data Architects, and other supporting roles. Frequently interface with executive leadership, synthesizing large, complex topics into succinct and consumable forms for highest impact and decision-making. Provide strategic leadership and direction for departments/functions, continuously challenging the status quo by evaluating current processes and practices against industry standards both inside and outside of healthcare. Mentor and coach managers, supervisors, and analytic caregivers, ensuring adequate management succession plans are in place. Provide ongoing training, maintenance, monitoring, and promotion of data applications and reports to ensure data insights are widely known, accessible, and used to their fullest potential. Manage business and stakeholder relationships within areas of responsibility, focusing on solutions and strategies that create win-win situations both inside and outside of the analytic organization. Deliver results for areas of responsibility, including goal setting, implementation, and problem/issue resolution Skills Strategic Vision Executive Interaction Platform Mastery Leadership Excellence Stakeholder Strategy Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in a related field with extensive professional experience in analytics and project management. Demonstrable experience in leading system-wide analytics projects and developing system solutions. Recognized domain expertise in clinical and business domains. Extensive expertise in Product Management, Project Management, or Program Management philosophies and methodologies, and capable of strategically applying them to complex data analytic projects to ensure alignment with business goals and efficient execution. Recognized thought leadership and ability to serve as an extension of senior data leaders. Demonstrated executive presence and proficiency in managing stakeholder relationships Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree in a related data or analytics field such as statistics, mathematics, information systems, computer science, finance, business management, or economics. Physical Requirements Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals. Location: Key Bank Tower, Transformation Center Work City: Salt Lake City Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $77.50 - $119.68 We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process. All positions subject to close without notice. Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery. Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. To find out more about us, head to our career site here. 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