SCAN
SCAN is a mission-driven organization that is tackling some of the biggest issues in health care for older adults.
Director, Analytics Strategy – Operations
Location
United States
Posted
106 days ago
Salary
$147.9K - $254.8K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAzureCloudSDLCSQL
Job Description
• Provide key leadership for strategy and operations within SCAN's Data & Analytics team.
• Help prioritize SCAN's analytics and AI strategic agenda, own the intake-to-value pipeline, govern the portfolio, and continually improve the team's operating model.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to translate objectives into actionable roadmaps.
• Ensure delivery readiness across a SAFe Agile release train.
• Help cultivate a data-driven culture to support SCAN's mission of keeping seniors healthy and independent.
• Direct strategy and operations of D&A team to foster a high-performing, innovative team culture.
• Help set the analytics strategic agenda aligned to the broader enterprise strategy.
• Oversee the intake funnel, score demand, balance capacity, and steward initiatives from conception through implementation via SAFe Agile and Program Increment (PI) commitments.
• Oversee the conversion of business outcomes into epics, features, and detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria & ‘definition of done.’
• Play a driving role in the team’s roadmap and overall portfolio management; maintain quarterly PI plans, long-term roadmaps, and track value delivery, velocity, and risk.
• Determine what new technologies are needed to achieve team and enterprise goals; lead RFI/RFP processes, ROI analysis, and contract negotiations for new D&A tools and services.
• Define and continuously refine delivery standards, SDLC guardrails, and cross-team ways-of-working.
• Facilitate rapid mock-ups and conceptual designs to validate feasibility and business fit to ensure development of readiness before engineering begins.
• Manage team budgets, optimize vendor spending, and ensure ROI of team activities and investments.
• Champion SAFe, product mindset, and data-driven decision-making through training, communities of practice, and change-management initiatives.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors in Business, Computer Science, Analytics, or related; Master’s or MBA preferred.
- 10+ years in data & analytics, digital product, or technology strategy roles, including 5+ years leading high-performing teams.
- 3+ years in healthcare payer, provider, or other highly regulated industry.
- Proven portfolio management in a SAFe or comparable scaled-agile environment.
- Hands-on leadership with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Data Factory, Power BI, Databricks) and legacy systems (SQL Server).
- Track record of successful vendor evaluations, contract negotiations, and technology onboarding.
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) preferred.
- Strategic & Systems Thinking: Connect enterprise goals to an actionable, measurable analytics roadmap.
- AI & Analytics Thought Leadership: Actively monitors emerging trends in AI, advanced analytics, and data product management to determine how innovative capabilities can be applied to drive strategic value.
- Portfolio & Backlog Tools: Expert with Azure DevOps or similar SAFe-enabled platforms.
- Data Lifecycle Fluency: Solid grasp of data warehousing, data governance, BI, and ML/MLOps best practices.
- Executive Communication: Clear storyteller who influences C-suite, business, and technical stakeholders.
- Analytical & Financial Acumen: Ability to model TCO/ROI and provide strategic guidance on cloud FinOps optimization.
- Change Leadership: Demonstrated success guiding organizations through process and culture transformation.
- People Development: Mentors diverse teams; builds a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
- Resilience & Prioritization: Thrives amid ambiguity, rapidly shifting priorities, and complex regulatory constraints.
Benefits
- An annual employee bonus program
- Robust Wellness Program
- Generous paid-time-off (PTO)
- 11 paid holidays per year, 1 floating holiday, birthday off, and 2 volunteer days
- Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match
- Robust employee recognition program
- Tuition reimbursement