Sr. Strategist, Value Analytics

Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S. Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one‑size‑fits‑all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience. Our healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. Every year, over 50 million Americans suffer adverse financial consequences as a result of seeking care, from lower credit scores to garnished wages. The challenge is only getting worse, as high deductible health plans are the fastest growing plan design in the U.S. Cedar’s mission is to leverage data science, smart product design and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Today, healthcare providers still engage with its consumers in a “one‑size‑fits‑all” approach; and Cedar is excited to leverage consumer best practices to deliver a superior experience. The Opportunity Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform that leverages data science and consumer‑centric design to improve the healthcare experience. We are seeking a Sr. Strategist, Value Analytics to join our team during a pivotal phase as Value Analytics continues to shift from high‑volume operational support toward high‑impact strategic initiatives and growth priorities. This role is designed for a senior individual contributor who can bridge healthcare revenue cycle expertise, performance improvement analytics, and strategic problem solving at a broader and more influential level. This role will help Cedar and its clients understand where performance gaps exist, what is driving them, and how to translate data into actionable recommendations, scalable frameworks, and compelling value stories. This framing reflects the team’s broader need to move from reporting output toward more consultative, strategic analytics work. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in revenue cycle management, experience using analytics to diagnose business performance, and a consulting‑oriented mindset. They are comfortable leading through ambiguity, shaping analytical direction, partnering with senior internal and external stakeholders, and developing insight narratives that influence decisions for prospective and current clients. At this level, success means not only delivering high‑quality analyses independently, but also helping define where the team should focus, improving how Value Analytics works, and raising the bar for how Cedar connects analysis to action. Key Responsibilities Lead the most strategic and complex performance improvement analyses across Cedar’s products and client base, identifying trends, root causes, and opportunities related to patient billing, collections, self‑pay performance, and broader revenue cycle outcomes. Translate complex data into clear, persuasive value stories for senior internal leaders, prospective clients, and existing clients, with an emphasis on financial impact, operational opportunity, and patient experience. Own high‑priority workstreams tied to Cedar’s roadmap and market differentiation by helping quantify value, frame business cases, and surface insights that inform growth priorities and product direction. Conduct and oversee standard and bespoke analyses such as ROI modeling, collections lift analysis, benchmarking, trend analysis, and performance deep dives that help teams understand what is happening, why it is happening, and what to do next. Partner cross‑functionally with Commercial, Client Management, Product, Data Science, and Data Platform teams to scope analyses, validate findings, and ensure recommendations are grounded in both data and operational reality. Develop a deep understanding of how client data is structured, mapped, and interpreted within Cedar’s ecosystem in order to troubleshoot issues, strengthen measurement approaches, and improve analytical credibility. Shape analytical approaches, playbooks, and frameworks that make Value Analytics more scalable, consistent, and proactive over time. Bring a consultative approach to ambiguity by structuring vague business questions into testable hypotheses, analytical workplans, and executive‑ready recommendations. Serve as a senior thought partner on ambiguous, high‑visibility client and internal questions, helping teams prioritize where to lean in and how to frame the answer. Mentor teammates through project guidance, analytical feedback, and storytelling support, raising the bar for quality without requiring formal people management responsibility. Operate independently across multiple priorities, driving work from problem definition through analysis, synthesis, stakeholder alignment, and final delivery. Skills and Experience 7+ years of experience in consulting, strategic analytics, performance improvement, revenue cycle analytics, value engineering, business intelligence, or similar analytically rigorous, business‑facing roles. Strong revenue cycle management knowledge, including familiarity with patient billing workflows, collections performance, and the metrics that matter most to provider organizations. Experience using data to diagnose business performance, develop recommendations, and tell a clear story to non‑technical audiences. Strong analytical toolkit, including comfort working with large datasets and leveraging standard AI tools to complete complex analyses, synthesize findings, and answer nuanced business questions. Demonstrated ability to independently lead ambiguous, high‑stakes analytical work and turn it into structured recommendations that influence cross‑functional decisions. Ability to synthesize ambiguous inputs into structured narratives, practical recommendations, and stakeholder‑ready materials. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across functions and levels of seniority, including senior leaders and executive stakeholders. Experience working in a client‑facing or consultative environment where success depended on both analytical rigor and credibility with business stakeholders. Track record of improving processes, frameworks, or ways of working that help a team scale beyond one‑off analysis. Nice to Have Prior experience in healthcare consulting or performance improvement work focused on revenue cycle optimization. Familiarity with EHR and billing data ecosystems, including platforms such as Epic or Cerner and how those systems interface with patient‑facing tools. Experience with benchmarking, baselining, or value realization analyses in a healthcare or SaaS environment. Experience building dashboards in BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Omni, with the understanding that dashboard development is a supporting capability rather than the core focus of the role. Exposure to data modeling, dbt, or analytics engineering concepts that improve partnership with technical teams, even if hands‑on ownership is not central to the role. The Ideal Candidate You are energized by using data to solve real business problems, especially where performance improvement and operational context matter as much as technical execution. You know how to go beyond reporting what happened and instead explain what is driving the result, what it means for the business, and what should happen next. You are comfortable operating like an internal consultant: listening closely, diagnosing issues, forming hypotheses, and building credibility through thoughtful analysis and clear communication. You can be hands‑on in the data, but your greatest strength is connecting the analysis to action. You are also someone others naturally turn to for structure, judgment, and perspective. You help clarify ambiguous asks, improve how work gets done, and raise the quality of thinking around you without needing formal management authority. You care about improving the patient financial experience and are excited by the opportunity to help Cedar quantify and communicate its impact in a way that is commercially meaningful, operationally grounded, and difficult to ignore. Compensation Range and Benefits Salary Range* : $148,750 - $175,000 This role is also equity eligible This role offers a competitive benefits and wellness package *Subject to location, experience, and education What do we offer to the ideal candidate? A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high‑growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year Unless stated otherwise, most roles have flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you For exempt employees: Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re‑entry schedules for returning to work Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: View email address on click.appcast.io (for BIPOC‑identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female‑identifying Cedarians) Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles), and health benefits, including fertility & adoption assistance, that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month) Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation Access to hands‑on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally About us Cedar was co‑founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. "Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding & have the active support of Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)." As of November 2024, Cedar is engaging with 26 million patients annually and is on target to process $3.5 billion in patient payments annually. Cedar partners with more than 55 leading healthcare providers and payers including Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Novant Health, Allina Health and Providence. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cedar Inc.