Capacity Planning Manager

Datavant is a data platform company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. Datavant has a network of networks consisting of thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, remote-friendly team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team, and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs.

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented professional to build and lead our capacity planning and workforce management function within Datavant’s provider division. The Capacity Planning Manager will work with finance, operations, and product leadership to ensure optimal resource utilization and enable data-driven decisions. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in data analytics and operational planning, coupled with excellent communication and strategic thinking skills. ​​This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead a critical function within our organization. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a passion for driving operational excellence through data and strategic planning, we encourage you to apply!

You will:

• Develop and Implement Forecasting Capabilities: Establish and lead a robust operations forecasting framework with a primary focus on capacity planning. Provide actionable insights into performance across the portfolio of services.
• Analyze and Communicate Trends: Regularly analyze and communicate consolidated capacity and scheduling performance metrics. Highlight trends, implications, and strategic opportunities for Operations leadership.
• Scenario Modeling: Drive scenario modeling to support business growth and transformation, including digital and global implementations. Account for seasonal and cyclical business variations and their impact on planning.
• Collaborate with Finance: Partner with the corporate finance team to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of corporate accounting and budgeting processes through analytical reviews and trend analysis.
• Operational Performance Reviews: Develop and manage processes for routine analytical reviews of operational performance across verticals, zones, regions, and sites. Collaborate closely with analytics teams and leverage internal resources and tools.
• Support Strategic Planning: Contribute to the strategic aspects of the annual operating plan process, aligning operational goals with overall business objectives.
• Prepare Leadership Presentations: Create and deliver presentations for monthly and quarterly senior leadership meetings and strategic committees.

What you will bring to the table: 

• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience leading capacity forecasting and workforce management, preferably within the healthcare industry.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field required; MBA is a plus.
• Skills:
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills
• Expertise in data analysis and visualization tools and software (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI)
• Proficiency in advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables, macros, and statistical modeling
• Proven ability to present to and influence senior and executive management
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks and industry best practices. 

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is $98,000-115,000.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will be anonymous and used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not.) Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.