Senior Strategy Analyst

Health Net, Inc. is a publicly traded managed care organization that delivers managed health care services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable.

The Senior Strategy Analyst will champion efforts to support strategic planning and business growth by developing and executing research and planning activities, including analyzing the market environment, identifying and assessing new business and product opportunities, and preparing integrated development plans and leading cross-functional teams in support of corporate business and product development initiatives and annual strategic planning.

- Researches and analyzes target business segments to support divisional growth goals - Develops and executes strategic research, including database analysis, market analysis (trend, share and projections), and competitive analysis - Develops and maintains prospecting database and/or project plan for business opportunity tracking and execution - Assists with gathering and reporting key environmental trends impacting business - Assists in development of overall strategy by providing routine and ad hoc analysis, integration of data and presentation development - Produces ad hoc business analyses and business opportunity briefs - Performs other duties as assigned

- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, Marketing or related required; MBA or related preferred **Experience Required** * Five to seven years experience in research, analysis, data mining, and/or business/marketing planning; or a combination of academic and industry experience * OR * Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. **Knowledge, Skills & Abilities** - Excellent analytical and time management skill - Attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture * Solid communication skills, including excellent writing and presentation development abilities - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams - Excellent project management and organizational skills - Ability to take initiative, think and act independently - Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint - Understanding of the Health Insurance industry preferred **Working Conditions** - The following section describes the general physical requirements for this position. Please note that constant refers to more than 81% of time; significant refers to 40-80%; and moderate refers to 20-40% of the time. - Operates personal computers, printers, facsimile, telephones, copy machines and other commonly used office accessories/equipment. - Exposed to confidential information and expected to maintain confidentiality at all times; must adhere to HIPAA rules and regulations. - May be required to work outside of normally scheduled hours as mandated by the client, project and/or workload (e.g. evenings, weekends, and/or holidays) - May be required to maintain established work pace, meet deadlines; may have last minute urgent requests. - Physical activity may include: twisting, reaching, kneeling, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, grasping, grabbing, pushing, pulling, repetitive motion, climbing, etc. - Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned. - Required to have hearing ability to receive detailed information through oral communication - Required to have speaking ability to express or exchange ideas. - Constant concentration may be required on various subjects by listening, reading and thinking clearly. - Interaction with others may be required. May need to listen, think, and speak in order to interact with others. Business interactions and behavior between coworkers and/or external customers are required. This may require face-to-face or telephone interactions. - Thinking at work may include listening, learning, analyzing, evaluating, and the ability to interpret what is seen and/or heard, or to link information from one issue to the next. - Constant computer usage including typing and/or eye strain. - Constant repetitive arm, wrist, hand and finger motions -- making repetitive movements (e.g. key boarding, filing, data entry). - Significant phone usage; headsets may be required. - Significant amount of time spent working in a loud office environment with frequent interruptions/distractions. - Constant sedentary work (desk bound or seated). - Constant reading is required via computer screen and/or bound printed materials.