Lead Analysts, Operational Analytics

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Position Overview

The Lead Analyst, Operations Analytics is a cross-functional internal consultant to the business that will work across Business Units and play a key role as a subject matter expert assisting and advising across the Operations Analytics team, as needed. This role is responsible for supervising and completing a wide range of quantitative and qualitative analyses to help inform company strategy and run the business more effectively. This position will work primarily in support of our Lab, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Logistics, as well as other enabling functions across the business.

Essential Duties

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Support multiple Business Units and supporting functions in making key strategic decisions.
• Foster, build and manage productive, proactive business partnerships with cross-functional internal organizations including (but not limited to) Customer Experience, Laboratory, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, Finance, Accounting, Analytics, FP&A, Legal, Business Development, Market Access, and IT.
• Make decisions and take action without needing the whole picture.
• Support fact-based decision-making and measurement of operational effectiveness (i.e., new process operating as designed) and/or economics (i.e., ROI) of company initiatives.
• Build and maintain analysis, models, or dashboards to support forecasting, capacity planning, economic optimization, process optimization, and performance management processes.
• Analyze company data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluate the economic and/or operational impact of new products and/or strategies.
• Effectively compile and communicate findings to leadership or stakeholders verbally, visually, and in writing.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis, as needed.
• Find common ground and gain cooperation with minimal noise during times of conflict.
• Strong analytical skills, business intuition, and ability to build consensus across functions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to operate in a matrixed cross-cultural and cross-functional environment.
• Adaptable, open to change, and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 100% of a typical working day.
• Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Math, Science, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant business experience.
• 3+ years of direct business analytics experience.
• 2+ years of direct experience within laboratory, healthcare and/or molecular diagnostics industries.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with data visualization software, such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience with computer programming in R, SAS, Python, SQL, or another language.
• Experience with SAP.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with simulation software such as Simul8, Arena, Simio, AnyLogic, etc.
• Experience with application of statistical methods for data analysis.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and statistical process control.
• Working understanding of database design and data modeling.

Salary Range:

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

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