Program Director, Financial Decision Support
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Healthcare finance leader guiding UW Health’s financial analytics infrastructure. Evaluating investments, modeling performance, and advising academic health-system executives.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of financial analysts specializing in advanced healthcare analytics and financial modeling
- Establish and implement standards, best practices, and training programs for financial analytics across UW Health
- Provide strategic oversight for UW Health’s financial modeling and decision-support platforms, including Strata cost accounting and enterprise data warehouse financial resources
- Partner with operational, clinical, and executive leaders to develop financial projections, business plans, pro formas, and return-on-investment analyses
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leadership
- Drive continuous improvement in financial analytics capabilities, methodologies, documentation, and governance
- Support major organizational investments, service line growth opportunities, operational transformations, and other strategic initiatives through data-driven financial analysis
- Evaluate growth opportunities and operational and financial performance
- Provide insights that inform executive planning, strategic initiatives, and organizational decision-making
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science or related field. Required
- Demonstrated success applying knowledge of health care finance, cost accounting, and revenue modeling to improve financial performance for the system. Required
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams that deliver enterprise-wide data and analytics solutions. Required
- Demonstrated success leading the maturity of data literacy and data governance. Required
- Demonstrated success serving as project leader for cross-functional enterprise initiatives, including agile delivery. Required
- Demonstrated success forming and sustaining collaborative, trusted-advisor relationships. Required
- Advanced healthcare financial analysis using large, complex datasets and enterprise data warehouse resources
- Strong understanding of healthcare operations, including hospital and ambulatory services, reimbursement methodologies, and revenue cycle processes
- Experience developing pro forma financial statements, business cases, and return-on-investment analyses
- Strong knowledge of healthcare cost accounting methodologies
- Ability to communicate complex financial concepts and analytical findings to executive and operational leaders
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing analytical teams
- Master’s Degree in Healthcare, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science or related field. Preferred
- Ten (10) years extensive project and leadership management experience with a positive progression resulting in greater levels of responsibility and leadership based upon proven success. Preferred
- Ten (10) years demonstrated experience and success leading finance-oriented initiatives in an academic medical center or large integrated health system. Preferred
- Membership in and certification from professional associations such as ACHE, AMIA, HIMMS, INFORMS, PMI, TDWI, HFMA. Preferred
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plans
- Two-week paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible schedule and shift options
- Work-life balance support
- Emotional, financial, and physical wellbeing resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department
- Tuition benefits for coursework associated with career advancement
- Referral bonus opportunity


















