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Job Requisition ID:

R00048027

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs-Special Projects

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Business Services Associate-Institutional Operations

Job Summary:

Supports UMMC’s clinical mission by assisting with basic business improvement projects in clinical and operational areas. Helps gather, organize, and analyze data to support informed decision-making and process improvements. Works under the supervision of senior staff to support project planning, reporting, and workflow evaluations.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required:

N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior work experience in business operations or healthcare setting

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Basic understanding of data collection and business processes. Ability to learn and apply analytical tools to support projects. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks. Comfortable working collaboratively in a team environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with gathering and organizing data for operational and business performance reviews.
• Support senior analysts in preparing basic reports, summaries, and presentations.
• Help maintain tracking systems and dashboards related to project or departmental metrics.
• Participate in planning meetings to take notes and contribute to follow-up tasks.
• Assist in developing visualizations or templates for business reporting tools.
• Provide basic research support to benchmark internal processes against industry standards.
• Help monitor timelines and deliverables for small-scale improvement initiatives.
• Support the preparation of documentation for budgets, project charters, and policy drafts.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support business planning or operational improvement
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.  Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. 

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

01/23/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):