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As part of the Consulting Operations team, you'll work closely with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, and Sales partners to maintain accurate project data, manage operational workflows, monitor milestones and budgets, and identify opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, analyzing data, improving processes, and collaborating across teams to support informed business decisions.
At Netsmart, improving care delivery isn't just our aspiration; it's our passion!
For more than 50 years, we've been a healthcare software company developing technology and providing services in the behavioral health, human services, and post-acute markets. We collaborate with organizations and partner with our clients across the care spectrum to anticipate challenges, identify obstacles and recognize new opportunities as healthcare evolves. We continuously strive to advance our technologies and offerings beyond the EHR by embracing innovation that empowers healthcare professionals to provide the best possible care.
Job Description Summary
The Operations Analyst plays a key role in connecting our Sales, Finance, PMO, and Services teams to ensure projects are accurately planned, tracked, and delivered. This role provides visibility into project performance, services backlog, budgets, and operational metrics while supporting process improvements that drive efficiency and business growth.
As part of the Consulting Operations team, you'll work closely with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, and Sales partners to maintain accurate project data, manage operational workflows, monitor milestones and budgets, and identify opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, analyzing data, improving processes, and collaborating across teams to support informed business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and manage the services backlog by practice and delivery group, ensuring accurate project setup, closure, status tracking, and data integrity.
- Monitor operational performance and partner with Project Managers and Operations leaders to identify risks, resolve issues, and support successful project execution.
- Support project lifecycle activities including project creation, project plan maintenance, milestone tracking, and project closeout activities.
- Analyze project, operational, and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas for process improvement.
- Monitor budgets, milestones, schedule changes, and project health indicators while proactively addressing potential risks.
- Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational and financial reporting.
- Collaborate with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, Finance, and Sales teams to ensure alignment on project scope, budgets, timelines, and revenue recognition activities.
- Proactively identify and implement data improvements, reporting enhancements, and system customizations that support business requirements.
- Participate in or lead operational process design, implementation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Communicate effectively across cross-functional teams to ensure leaders and stakeholders remain informed on key priorities and initiatives.
- Assess operational challenges and develop solutions that improve productivity, quality, financial performance, and client satisfaction.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
- Effective and efficient communication skills and be able to organize, prioritize and schedule a high workload
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong collaborative skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences
Preferred
- Experience with operational analysis including data collection, reporting, and analytics
- Experience working with project budgets, forecasting, or financial reporting
- Experience using reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI
- Experience working with Salesforce or similar CRM/project management platforms
- Experience supporting process improvement, workflow optimization, or operational initiatives
Netsmart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. All employment decisions at Netsmart, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion and transfer, are based on performance, qualifications, abilities, education and experience. Netsmart does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Netsmart desires to provide a healthy and safe workplace and, as a government contractor, Netsmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal law. Pursuant to Netsmart policy, all post-offer candidates are required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, including a drug screen, which is provided at Netsmart’s sole expense. In the event a candidate tests positive for a controlled substance, Netsmart will rescind the offer of employment unless the individual can provide proof of valid prescription to Netsmart’s third party screening provider.
If you are located in a state which grants you the right to receive information on salary range, pay scale, description of benefits or other compensation for this position, please use this form to request details which you may be legally entitled.
All applicants for employment must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Netsmart does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.
Netsmart's Job Applicant Privacy Notice may be found here.
As part of the Consulting Operations team, you'll work closely with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, and Sales partners to maintain accurate project data, manage operational workflows, monitor milestones and budgets, and identify opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, analyzing data, improving processes, and collaborating across teams to support informed business decisions.
At Netsmart, improving care delivery isn't just our aspiration; it's our passion!
For more than 50 years, we've been a healthcare software company developing technology and providing services in the behavioral health, human services, and post-acute markets. We collaborate with organizations and partner with our clients across the care spectrum to anticipate challenges, identify obstacles and recognize new opportunities as healthcare evolves. We continuously strive to advance our technologies and offerings beyond the EHR by embracing innovation that empowers healthcare professionals to provide the best possible care.
Job Description Summary
The Operations Analyst plays a key role in connecting our Sales, Finance, PMO, and Services teams to ensure projects are accurately planned, tracked, and delivered. This role provides visibility into project performance, services backlog, budgets, and operational metrics while supporting process improvements that drive efficiency and business growth.
As part of the Consulting Operations team, you'll work closely with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, and Sales partners to maintain accurate project data, manage operational workflows, monitor milestones and budgets, and identify opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, analyzing data, improving processes, and collaborating across teams to support informed business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and manage the services backlog by practice and delivery group, ensuring accurate project setup, closure, status tracking, and data integrity.
- Monitor operational performance and partner with Project Managers and Operations leaders to identify risks, resolve issues, and support successful project execution.
- Support project lifecycle activities including project creation, project plan maintenance, milestone tracking, and project closeout activities.
- Analyze project, operational, and financial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas for process improvement.
- Monitor budgets, milestones, schedule changes, and project health indicators while proactively addressing potential risks.
- Support weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational and financial reporting.
- Collaborate with Practice Directors, Project Managers, Revenue Managers, Finance, and Sales teams to ensure alignment on project scope, budgets, timelines, and revenue recognition activities.
- Proactively identify and implement data improvements, reporting enhancements, and system customizations that support business requirements.
- Participate in or lead operational process design, implementation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Communicate effectively across cross-functional teams to ensure leaders and stakeholders remain informed on key priorities and initiatives.
- Assess operational challenges and develop solutions that improve productivity, quality, financial performance, and client satisfaction.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
- Effective and efficient communication skills and be able to organize, prioritize and schedule a high workload
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong collaborative skills and the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences
Preferred
- Experience with operational analysis including data collection, reporting, and analytics
- Experience working with project budgets, forecasting, or financial reporting
- Experience using reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI
- Experience working with Salesforce or similar CRM/project management platforms
- Experience supporting process improvement, workflow optimization, or operational initiatives
Netsmart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. All employment decisions at Netsmart, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion and transfer, are based on performance, qualifications, abilities, education and experience. Netsmart does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Netsmart desires to provide a healthy and safe workplace and, as a government contractor, Netsmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal law. Pursuant to Netsmart policy, all post-offer candidates are required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, including a drug screen, which is provided at Netsmart’s sole expense. In the event a candidate tests positive for a controlled substance, Netsmart will rescind the offer of employment unless the individual can provide proof of valid prescription to Netsmart’s third party screening provider.
If you are located in a state which grants you the right to receive information on salary range, pay scale, description of benefits or other compensation for this position, please use this form to request details which you may be legally entitled.
All applicants for employment must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Netsmart does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.
Netsmart's Job Applicant Privacy Notice may be found here.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in operations analyst jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field
- Proficiency in Excel including pivot tables, formulas, and data modeling
- Experience with SQL for querying and analyzing operational data
- Familiarity with process improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional reporting
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker
Tips for Your Operations Analyst Job Search
Quantify process improvements on your resume
Operations analyst roles reward measurable impact. Replace vague statements with outcomes: cycle time reduced, cost saved, error rate dropped. Hiring managers in this field skim for numbers that prove you moved a metric, not just participated in a project.
Match your tools to each job description
Operations analyst postings split sharply between SQL-heavy data roles and Excel-and-PowerPoint process roles. Tailor your skills section to mirror the exact tools listed. A resume that buries SQL when the posting leads with it gets filtered out before a recruiter reads it.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists operations analyst openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target industries where your domain expertise applies
Operations analysts with healthcare experience should filter for health systems and payers, not generic ops roles. Domain knowledge shortens your ramp time and makes your resume stand out. Hiring managers pay attention when your past industry mirrors theirs.
Prepare a case-style walkthrough for interviews
Many operations analyst interviews include a structured problem or business case. Practice walking through a real process you improved: the problem, your analysis approach, the data you used, and the outcome. Concrete storytelling beats abstract answers to process questions.
Negotiate using comparable role benchmarks
Before accepting an offer, look up operations analyst compensation data through BLS occupational surveys and cross-reference with the specific industry and location. Ops roles vary widely by sector, and knowing the range for your niche gives you a credible basis for negotiation.
Operations Analyst Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most operations analysts?
The companies hiring the most operations analysts right now include Booz Allen Hamilton, Amazon, and Lockheed Martin, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in finance, technology, and healthcare, where process and data operations roles are consistently active.
How many operations analyst jobs are remote?
About 67% of operations analyst openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more flexible analyst roles in the market. Data-heavy and reporting-focused sub-areas tend to offer the most remote options, while roles tied to physical supply chain or facilities operations are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become an operations analyst?
Start with a bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or a quantitative field, then build proficiency in Excel and SQL through coursework, personal projects, or online training. Gain exposure to process analysis or data reporting in any entry-level business role. Earning a Lean or Six Sigma certification strengthens your candidacy for process-focused positions and demonstrates structured problem-solving ability.
Can you get an operations analyst job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level operations analyst roles exist specifically for candidates with limited professional experience. Employers hiring at this level look for strong analytical fundamentals, Excel competency, and evidence of structured thinking, often satisfied through academic projects, internships, or coursework in data analysis. Targeting smaller companies or rotational analyst programs gives you the best shot at breaking in without years of prior experience.
What does the operations analyst interview process look like?
Most operations analyst interviews include an initial phone screen with a recruiter, followed by a technical or take-home exercise involving data analysis, process mapping, or an Excel or SQL task. A final round typically includes a structured interview with a hiring manager and sometimes a cross-functional panel. Expect behavioral questions about how you've used data to identify problems and drive decisions in past roles or academic projects.
Where can I find and apply to operations analyst jobs?
You can find and apply to operations analyst jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, industry preference, and location, then apply directly to each opening that fits.
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