Senior Business Analyst, Fiscal & Regulatory Management

Job Description

Overview

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Senior Business Analyst (formerly Senior Financial Analyst) is a process-minded, data-driven individual responsible for identifying, initiating, and completing various operational, financial, and analytical projects as part of the Fiscal & Regulatory Management (F&RM) team. Additionally, this role is responsible for assistance with all ad-hoc revenue and expenditure analysis requests received by the F&RM team. The ideal candidate has a history of initiating and completing projects, is comfortable using data analysis to identify process improvement opportunities, and is committed to meeting the specific needs of stakeholders with timely and high-quality deliverables. This role will fulfill day-to-day reporting responsibilities while continuously looking for areas of improvement across the Division.

Embody Dana-Farber’s Core Values: Impact; Excellence; Compassion & Respect; and Discovery every day. Add value to the Dana-Farber community by seeking opportunities to collaborate across the Institute. Foster an ethical, positive, results-oriented culture founded on open communication.

Responsible for assisting the entire Division with reaching financial goals.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Resume and cover letter required with application. Please limit the length of each document to one page.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare extensive revenue projections, historical analyses, and financial reporting for senior management utilizing a wide range of tools and software
• Produce routine and one-time financial reports such as fundraising event histories and program trend analyses for all Division of Philanthropy Business and Service Units
• Coordinate preparation of information required for the Institute’s 990, annual surveys for external publications, and other industry benchmarking analyses
• Identify process improvement opportunities using data analysis tools and methodologies
• Manage or support projects for cross-functional teams and initiatives, particularly as it relates to introducing and implementing data-driven decision making across the Division
• Develop reports, analyses, and dashboards to provide colleagues and stakeholders with real-time information and enhanced fundraising potential
• Contribute to building and distributing F&RM team knowledgebase by preparing process documentation, FAQs, and other formal instructional materials as needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reports to the Assistant Director, Business Analysis, Fiscal & Regulatory Management. Has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but the position is programmatic in nature and a considerable amount of autonomy in decision-making and completing work-related tasks is required.

Qualifications

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree required with at least 3-5 years of relevant professional or academic experience (including relevant college internships).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Demonstrated ability to aggregate, parse, or manipulate large datasets is required (using tools such as but not limited to VBA, SQL, R, STATA, etc.). Experience leveraging data visualization tools and techniques to create presentations, analyses, or reporting is required (using tools such as but not limited to Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView, etc.). Comfort with advanced Excel formulas and techniques is necessary; familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite is desired.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary along with a strong orientation to customer service. Must be comfortable presenting to various audiences. Superior organizational skills and ability to manage and juggle a variety of projects are also key, as is a directed and self-starting attitude with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

PATIENT CONTACT:

No.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Workstation in typical office setting. Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.

DFCI DISCLAIMER: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.