DECISION SUPPORT ANALYST

DECISION SUPPORT ANALYST

Posting Number: SRGV6050
Number of Vacancies: 1
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Department: School of Medicine / Finance and Administration
FLSA: Exempt

Scope of Job:
Under the general direction of the Executive Vice Dean, Finance & Administration and the Assistant Director, Decision Support, this position is responsible for providing financial and non-financial analytical information and other analytical support for the functions of the School of Medicine.

Description of Duties:
• Supports the growth of the School of Medicine by assisting in the development of financial and performance models to assess potential new ventures and capital investment for the School of Medicine practice plan, research enterprise, and education effort.
• Designs and develops forecasts, sensitivity analysis, monthly management reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis to aid in decision-making.
• In conjunction with the School of Medicine and UTRGV Information Systems groups, provides functional expertise in development of School of Medicine Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).
• Develops and ensures adherence to internal controls, reporting and dashboard standards.
• Utilizes the reporting function of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to provide monthly and ad-hoc analysis.
• Prepares customized reports for both internal use and as required for external agencies.
• Establishes trend reporting to assist with strategic planning activities.
• Reconciles and validates clinical and/or financial data.
• Responsible for working with and understanding large data systems and sets, and working across multiple source system databases at one time.
• Presenting at Department Chair meetings.
• Calculate accounting projections for Practice Plan.
• Compile Faculty Research Salary Analysis.
• Responsible for TIPPS reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given:
Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or a related field from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Data Analytics or related field from an accredited university.

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:
Two (2) years of strong experience in analytics and working with large quantitative and qualitative data sets. Experience with development of financial models, Return of Investment analysis, and scenario analysis.

Preferred Experience:
Knowledge of dashboards and business intelligence concepts and tools. Experience obtained in an academic medical center or clinical practice.

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Other:
Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Ability to multi-task, prioritize workload and respond to urgent requests. Strong interpersonal, written, analytical and verbal communication skills.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category: Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 08/08/2022
Grant Funded Position: No
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EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, the title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non discrimination in it’s education programs and activities, including employment.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956) 665-2451 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/34860 jeid-5351ce66dfe7704cb90ba02b3be40911