About the position
At Vitalant, every strategic decision ultimately supports our lifesaving mission. We’re seeking a Strategic Initiatives & Transformation Analyst to help turn our enterprise strategy into measurable, meaningful outcomes that strengthen how we serve donors, hospitals, and patients. In this role, you’ll translate complex, multi-year initiatives into clear success metrics, automated executive dashboards, and compelling insights that guide leadership decisions. Partnering closely with senior leaders and initiative owners, you’ll ensure enterprise transformations—such as ERP implementations, mergers, and system redesigns—deliver real, sustainable change, not just go-live milestones.
Responsibilities
• Develop, publish, and maintain executive-level dashboards and reporting that track progress, outcomes, and value realization for enterprise strategic initiatives
• Define and govern success metrics, OKRs/KPIs, and benefits-realization measures to ensure accurate, consistent, decision-ready data
• Translate complex data into clear executive narratives, insights, and recommendations that support invest, pivot, or stop decisions
• Perform business case, variance, and root-cause analysis to assess initiative performance against plan and intended outcomes
• Track portfolio-level performance, risks, dependencies, and enterprise capacity; surface trends and recommend course corrections
• Quantify change readiness and adoption, including training effectiveness, utilization, stakeholder sentiment, cutover readiness, and post-go-live stability
• Maintain and govern an enterprise transformation portfolio, including standardized definitions, metrics, cadence, and reporting
• Support development of transformation roadmaps and strategic plans across multi-year initiatives
• Prepare high-quality executive and board-level materials, including dashboards, one-page briefs, and status reporting
• Partner with senior leaders and initiative owners as a trusted advisor, facilitating data-driven reviews and documenting decisions
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in related area, required.
• Knowledge in Key Performance Indicators and financial reporting required.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, required.
• Six (6) years of related experience required. To include:
• Leading analysis of organizational strategy, transformation, portfolio analytics, finance/FP&A, or operations—supporting executive decision making.
• Independently developing queries, reports, scorecards, and dashboards.
• Preparing and analyzing operational and performance data to make strategic business recommendations
• Working in a collaborative, team-based environment supporting complex, multi-stakeholder project.
• Strategic thinking and sound judgment — simplifies complex information, focuses leaders on what matters most, and links analysis to strategic intent.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capability — translates business questions and ambiguous issues into clear insights, metrics, and actionable recommendations.
• Data storytelling and executive communication — presents insights with context, implications, and decision options; delivers concise, credible written and verbal communication for senior leaders.
• Analytics and measurement expertise — defines and manages meaningful metrics and success measures; ensures data is accurate, consistent, and fit for decision-making.
• Influence without authority — builds trust and credibility across functions; partners effectively with senior leaders and initiative owners.
• Operational discipline and follow-through — manages reporting cadence, documentation, and prioritization across multiple initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Professional discretion and integrity — consistently handles confidential strategic, financial, and organizational information with sound judgment and care.
• Independence and self-direction — operates effectively without a dedicated team; proactively identifies issues, drives work forward, and engages stakeholders as needed.
• Relationship and collaboration skills — works effectively across functions and levels of the organization to support shared outcomes.
• Organizational effectiveness — prioritizes competing demands, manages a dynamic workload, and delivers high-quality work in a fast-moving environment.
• Business technology fluency — comfortable using analytical and productivity tools to analyze data, build insights, and support executive reporting.
Nice-to-haves
• Financial acumen (business case development; ROI/NPV/IRR; scenario analysis), preferred.
• Knowledge of structured change management (e.g., ADKAR), OKRs, and portfolio governance, preferred.
• Knowledge of data and visualization tools supporting data metrics and dashboard, preferred.
• Experience with developing Business Cases and ROIs preferred.
• Experience supporting ERP, M&A integration, or enterprise platform modernization, preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric/OneLake, Azure Synapse/Data Factory; or Alteryx for data prep/automation, preferred.
• Experience in nonprofit or mission-driven organizations; exposure to healthcare supply/distribution, preferred.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K + 5% company match
• Tuition assistance up to $5k per year
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance
• Free short-and-long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Resource Groups
• Recognition and perks