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Senior Director, Analytic Services, Strategy Intelligence FFS

Vizient · Chicago, IL · $135,200–$236,600 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about an engagement that drifted beyond its statement of work. How did you handle scope creep with the client?

What they are checking: Whether they protect margin and the team while keeping the client relationship intact through clear change conversations.

Tell me about a time you had to tell a senior client the analysis didn't support what they hoped to hear.

What they are checking: Whether they keep analytic integrity under client pressure, which protects Vizient's credibility as an advisor.

How do you develop analysts who are strong technically but uncomfortable in front of hospital executives?

What they are checking: Whether they can grow client-facing skills on the team so delivery does not depend on the director alone.

What would you do

Sales has promised a client a deliverable your team can't produce on the timeline in the SOW. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can reset expectations jointly with Sales instead of quietly burning out the team to cover the promise.

How would you take a completed custom engagement and turn it into something repeatable that Integrated Insights could offer proactively?

What they are checking: Whether they can spot reusable methods and package them, which grows value beyond one-off billable work.

Two engagements are both at risk of missing deadlines and you can only move staff to one. How do you choose?

What they are checking: Whether they weigh contractual commitment, client impact and margin openly rather than reacting to whoever complains loudest.

About the work

You'd own a fee-for-service analytics portfolio with accountability for revenue and margin. Walk me through how you price and staff an engagement before the SOW is signed.

What they are checking: Whether they can scope work realistically so the engagement is profitable and the team is not set up to fail.

How do you define success criteria for a strategy analytics engagement so both sides agree at the end that it worked?

What they are checking: Whether they set measurable, agreed outcomes up front, which prevents disputes and makes renewals easier.

What portfolio metrics would you watch weekly to know your FFS business is healthy?

What they are checking: Whether they track utilization, margin, on-time delivery and pipeline together rather than revenue alone.

What kinds of strategy questions do health systems bring to an analytics partner, such as market share or service line growth, and how would you approach one?

What they are checking: Whether they understand healthcare strategy work well enough to lead and quality-check it, not just manage it.

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The full job description

As published by Vizient.

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves . We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Summary: In this role, you will lead the Strategy Intelligence fee-for-service (FFS) analytics portfolio, with accountability for the commercial, operational, and analytic performance of client engagements from scoping through delivery. You will ensure engagements are appropriately priced, staffed, and executed against statement of work (SOW) objectives, contractual commitments, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria while driving revenue, margin, quality, and client value. You will lead and develop FFS analytic talent, partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to strengthen offerings and delivery capabilities, and collaborate with Integrated Insights to translate appropriate completed engagements into repeatable, proactive insights that address evolving client needs. Responsibilities: • Lead the Strategy Intelligence FFS analytics portfolio with accountability for analytic delivery, operational performance, financial outcomes, contractual adherence, and client value. • Manage and develop FFS analytic staff, aligning talent, capabilities, staffing, and capacity with portfolio demand, client commitments, delivery quality, and financial objectives. • Own key FFS performance indicators, including revenue, margin, utilization, quality, client outcomes, and contractual adherence, using performance data and client feedback to continuously improve the service model. • Partner with Sales to scope, price, package, staff, and deliver Strategy Intelligence FFS engagements, ensuring SOWs clearly define client objectives, analytic activities, deliverables, timelines, resource requirements, and success criteria. • Oversee SOW-based engagements from scoping through delivery, ensuring work remains aligned with contractual commitments, client objectives, timelines, deliverables, and data governance requirements. • Lead strategy-oriented analytics across market, growth, competitive, and financial domains, translating complex client objectives into actionable insights, recommendations, and measurable outcomes. • Align FFS analytic activities across clinical, operational, Dedicated Analyst, Integrated Insights, and analytic development teams to strengthen capabilities, address evolving client needs, and deliver a consistent client experience. • Partner with Integrated Insights & Client Impact to identify completed FFS analyses that can be transformed into scalable, repeatable, and proactive insight offerings. • Represent Strategy Intelligence FFS analytics in executive, client-facing, and internal forums, communicating analytic approaches, findings, recommendations, and business value. • Develop FFS analytic talent, leadership capabilities, career paths, and succession plans while fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, commercial awareness, and client-centered delivery. Qualifications: • Relevant degree preferred. • 10 or more years of relevant experience required. • Progressive leadership experience across analytics, insights, consulting, healthcare, product, strategy, or related disciplines. • Demonstrated experience leading and developing analytics, insights, or consulting teams, including talent development and succession planning. • Experience leading fee-for-service, consulting, or SOW-based client engagements with accountability for scope, pricing, staffing, delivery, financial performance, and client outcomes. • Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience managing revenue, margin, utilization, capacity, and portfolio performance. • Demonstrated experience developing and managing SOWs, including scope, objectives, analytic deliverables, timelines, resource requirements, and success criteria. • Experience delivering strategy-oriented analytics across market, growth, competitive, financial, or related healthcare domains. • Demonstrated ability to translate complex analytics into actionable strategic insights, recommendations, and measurable client value. • Strong executive communication, client relationship, and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence across Sales, analytics, product, development, and senior leadership teams. Estimated Hiring Range: At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00. This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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