Workforce Planning Director
Datavant
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $181,300 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the Workforce Planning Function: Establish and lead the strategic workforce planning discipline for the Provider Business Unit, enabling Datavant to anticipate operational needs and scale effectively. Define the long-term workforce strategy, balancing demand forecasts, staffing capacity, productivity, and cost efficiency. Serve as the primary architect for workforce planning processes and governance, driving alignment between operational performance, financial planning, and business objectives.
- Manage the WFM Solutions Suite: Collaborate with the Business Intelligence Team to develop and improve the WFM Solutions Suite, including demand forecasting, capacity planning, and scheduling, in order to optimize staffing across onsite, remote, and global personnel. Convene SMEs to improve forecasting methodologies, account for seasonal and cyclical business variations, and incorporate other factors that impact volume and capacity forecasts into the model.
- Analyze and Communicate Trends: Regularly analyze and communicate capacity and productivity trends and performance metrics, providing actionable capacity insights and recommendations to Provider BU leadership. Partner with the corporate finance team to determine the actual and projected impact of labor productivity and efficiency programs. Create and deliver presentations for monthly and quarterly senior leadership meetings and strategic committees.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant experience in the leading workforce management and capacity planning at a large organization, preferably within the healthcare or release-of-information industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field required; MBA is a plus.
- Proven ability to develop and lead a workforce planning function at a company with ≥1,000 personnel.
- Experience working with business intelligence teams to develop and optimize integrated volume and capacity forecasting models.
- Proven success partnering with executive teams to translate data into workforce strategy.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; experience presenting to and influencing senior and executive management.
- Strong business acumen and analytical skills, including data analysis, data visualization tools and software, and reporting.
- Ability to lead through influence in a distributed and matrixed environment.
Benefits
- We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive.
- We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.
- At Datavant our total rewards strategy powers a high-growth, high-performance, health technology company that rewards our employees for transforming health care through creating industry-defining data logistics products and services.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
workforce planningcapacity planningdemand forecastingdata analysisdata visualizationreportingfinancial planningproductivity analysisforecasting methodologiesstaffing optimization
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipanalytical skillsbusiness acumeninfluencingcollaborationpresentation skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in BusinessMBA