Associate Healthcare Consultant
About The Position
The Associate Healthcare Consultant supports Healthcare Advisory Services consulting engagements and internal initiatives through data preparation and analysis, research and benchmarking, preparation and production of deliverables, and defined project support activities. Under the direction of Consultants, Senior Consultants, and department leadership, the role produces accurate, timely, and consistent work to support healthcare organizations in improving laboratory operations, stewardship, outreach performance, staffing, operational efficiency, and financial performance. The role builds foundational consulting, analytical, and laboratory industry expertise through participation in client engagements, internal initiatives, and product development. It contributes findings and draft insights while developing the judgment, communication skills, and technical knowledge needed for increasing responsibility within Healthcare Advisory Services. The position is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Employees based in Utah are expected to work on-site Monday through Friday; remote work may be available for candidates located outside Utah. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The role requires the ability to travel off-site 20% of the time and may involve a biohazard laboratory environment requiring personal protective equipment in accordance with CDC and OSHA regulations and company policies.
Responsibilities
- Collect, clean, organize, validate, and transform healthcare, operational, financial, and laboratory data from multiple sources.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses using established methodologies and quality standards.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, benchmarking resources, and other analytical tools.
- Summarize analytical findings and prepare draft insights and supporting materials for consultant review.
- Identify data quality concerns, risks, inconsistencies, and analytical limitations, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Conduct healthcare, laboratory, market, operational, and benchmarking research for client engagements, internal initiatives, and service offerings.
- Compile, evaluate, and organize research findings and source materials for consulting team members.
- Support development and maintenance of benchmarking resources, knowledge repositories, methodologies, and reusable content libraries.
- Monitor healthcare and laboratory industry developments and share relevant findings with the consulting team.
- Support preparation and production of presentations, reports, proposals, dashboards, and other consulting deliverables.
- Develop tables, charts, summaries, and draft presentation content based on analyses and research; review work for accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
- Support development, standardization, and maintenance of consulting tools, templates, methodologies, and recurring deliverables.
- Participate in client meetings, interviews, conference calls, and project working sessions as assigned.
- Document meeting discussions, decisions, action items, and follow-up requirements.
- Collaborate with consultants and cross-functional ARUP teams to support project execution, deliverable development, and client engagement activities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement, standardization, and service development initiatives within Healthcare Advisory Services.
- Develop knowledge of laboratory operations, utilization management, laboratory outreach, healthcare finance, staffing analytics, and operational improvement methodologies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Travel off-site 20% of the time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
