Support growth strategy for Health Plans/Health Systems: own forecast models, drive forecasting and supply-investment strategy, lead cross-functional initiatives, monitor program performance, and automate planning processes.
About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role
Lyra is looking for a Senior Strategy & Operations Associate, Growth Strategy to support our Lyra Care clinical programs to help drive long term growth strategy. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and strategic problem solver that can break down ambiguous growth challenges into actionable, data-driven solutions, and is passionate about using technology to drive process efficiencies.
Responsibilities
- Serve as key strategic advisor to Finance and operations leadership on program growth strategy for our Health Plans/ Health Systems channel by owning forecast models for annual and long-range planning
- Own and drive overall strategy on how we forecast health plan & health system demand and subsequently invest in provider supply to support our ambitious growth targets
- Identify and drive cross-functional, strategic initiatives in partnership with Finance, Clinical and operations teams to improve program growth and/or profitability
- Obsess over how programs are performing against forecast and why, and incorporate learnings to project forward-looking program health
- Identify opportunities and drive initiatives to improve forecasting and planning processes through automation and technology
Qualifications
- 3+ years experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, digital health, or related experiences. Healthcare experience a plus, but not required
- Highly organized and detail oriented self-starter; able to multitask and prioritize in a dynamic environment
- Strategic problem solver with the ability to structure ambiguous and complex problems
- Strong quantitative analytical skills (Excel/Google sheets/SQL a must); experience with forecasting/ financial modeling nice to have
- Able to distill and effectively communicate the ‘so what’ from complex analytics using large data sets
- Strong project management skills with a demonstrated ability to manage relationships across cross-functionally
- Passion for expanding access to high-quality mental health care
- Experience with process automation or using technology to drive operational efficiencies; preferred but not required
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