Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate Development

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 . 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 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, resea