Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate Development

Company Description

About Covista

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance
The Senior Analyst, Strategy & Corporate Development plays a key role in supporting Covista's executive team in the development and execution of key strategic initiatives. This professional will join the Corporate Strategy team and will be involved in a variety of high-impact, high-profile strategy projects to deliver Covista's strategic priorities and growth aspirations. The Corporate Strategy team is responsible for enterprise strategy efforts and driving strategic initiatives across all Covista's institutions and the office of the CEO. This individual will have the opportunity to support and influence the organization's strategic direction. While principally focused on enterprise strategy activities, the individual will also have exposure to corporate development activities in service of the organization's inorganic growth ambitions. This individual will join a broader Strategy & Corporate Development team comprised of individuals with experience across multiple industries including consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, corporate development and private equity.

CORPORATE STRATEGY

• Competitive intelligence efforts

• Support development of the enterprise competitive intelligence capability and inform business unit efforts

• Actively monitor competitor news, headlines, market activities, strategies, etc. and synthesize into thoughtful insights to inform corporate strategy efforts and decision-making

• Research key market, business, and technology dynamics and trends

• Develop competitive intelligence materials for quarterly Board of Directors meetings

ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

• Support execution of the strategic planning process, including the overall enterprise approach, process timelines, project management and financial modeling in support of strategic goals
• Engage in conversations with leaders across the enterprise to gather key inputs for the process

• Play an integral role in defining the vision and objectives of the annual enterprise strategy discussion for the Board of Directors, and support development of materials

• Monitor growth initiatives (organic and inorganic) and provide execution support as needed

• Monitor progress on strategic growth initiatives across the enterprise

• Assist in updating and maintaining strategy scorecards and communicating progress to leadership; inform and monitor KPIs

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

• Conduct internal and external analysis, synthesize business vertical inputs
• Inform recommendations for new opportunities such as:

• New market entry, portfolio expansion and pursuit of adjacent markets

• Develop new offers, services, products; incubate new business models

• Reposition existing offers to improve competitive position in response to evolving market

• Wind down, divest, exit market or offers; pare down or narrow scope of offer

• Special projects and "one-off" strategic initiatives

• Support business case creation and/or analysis for initiatives such as market entry, product / portfolio expansion, customer segmentation, pricing strategies, strategic partnerships, etc.

• Develop actionable insights and support initiative execution as needed

• Develop C-Suite/Board level presentations highlighting progress on key corporate strategy initiatives

• Engage in change management and communication efforts as it relates to the enterprise strategy

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

• Synthesize market research and competitive intelligence analysis to support the development of a comprehensive market map for Corporate Development purposes.
• Engage in analyses around whether to buy/build/partner in pursuit of a given strategic objective.

• Serve as thought partner in developing investment theses for inorganic growth opportunities.

• Participate in transactions, valuation, modeling, due diligence, risk assessment and deal execution.

• Support post acquisition / strategic initiative evaluations.

• Completes other duties as assigned.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Business, Management, or related discipline required or Master's Degree preferred
• 3+ years professional experience in a top-tier management consulting firm, investment bank, research organization or within an equivalent corporate strategy group required
• KSAs
• Direct experience with growth-oriented (i.e., market segmentation, market entry, strategic acquisition analysis, etc.) projects
• Experience conducting analysis on target companies, competitors and markets
• Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills combined with outstanding project management abilities, ability to apply critical thinking as appropriate
• Strong intuition / first principles thinking around business performance, business drivers and overall competitive landscape
• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Ability to synthesize and clearly articulate information and complex ideas
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated success as a collaborative team player; capable of working with others and autonomously with modest direction
• Possess a strong drive and determination to get things done
• Ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, where conflicting objectives need to be prioritized and achieved
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and secondary research skills required
• Ability and willingness to travel intermittently for work, conferences or other related reasons

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $61721.00 and $111584.75. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit:
  https://careers.covista.com/benefits
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation