Analyst-Financial Lead Senior

This position serves as the primary workforce optimization and labor productivity resource for an assigned region. This role partners with operational, clinical, and finance leaders to analyze workforce performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive labor strategies that support quality care, operational excellence, and financial performance. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with the ability to influence leaders, translate complex data into actionable insights, and lead workforce optimization initiatives across multiple facilities and service lines

Key Responsibilities 

• Monitor labor productivity metrics and performance trends across assigned regions and departments.
• Evaluate labor performance against budget, benchmark and operational targets.
• Develop and maintain staffing tools, nursing workbooks, and nursing matrices.
• Partner with operational leaders to develop staffing models aligned with volumes, identify opportunities for labor efficiency and productivity improvement.
• Provide recommendations regarding staffing redesign, flex staffing, and workforce optimization strategies.
• Present findings and recommendations to operational leaders and finance
• Provide monthly education, training, and consultation to regional and operational leaders on labor productivity dashboards and UKG analytics
• Develop educational materials, job aids, and presentations to improve leader understanding and utilization of workforce analytics tools and labor productivity reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance teams during annual budgeting, forecasting and labor planning processes

 

Key Qualifications 

• Monitor labor productivity metrics and performance trends across assigned regions and departments.
• Evaluate labor performance against budget, benchmark and operational targets.
• Develop and maintain staffing tools, nursing workbooks, and nursing matrices.
• Partner with operational leaders to develop staffing models aligned with volumes, identify opportunities for labor efficiency and productivity improvement.
• Provide recommendations regarding staffing redesign, flex staffing, and workforce optimization strategies.
• Present findings and recommendations to operational leaders and finance
• Provide monthly education, training, and consultation to regional and operational leaders on labor productivity dashboards and UKG analytics
• Develop educational materials, job aids, and presentations to improve leader understanding and utilization of workforce analytics tools and labor productivity reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance teams during annual budgeting, forecasting and labor planning processes.
• Experience with workforce management, labor analytics, finance and operational analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with UKG, Power BI, or similar analytics platforms. (preferred)
• Knowledge of productivity methodologies, benchmarking practices and workforce planning principles.

About the team

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. We’re looking for team members who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day.

About the company

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.