Consulting Associate – Innosight Strategy & Innovation (Nationwide)

Huron Consulting Services • Denver, NY

8d • $120,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

Innosight is a global strategy consulting firm focused on helping leading organizations design and create the future. We work with them to develop growth strategies, build innovation capabilities, and accelerate new growth initiatives. As a member of the Innosight team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with leaders at Global 1000 companies to tackle some of the most interesting challenges in business. We are the leading practitioners of disruptive innovation, building on the work of our co-founder, Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen. Because we focus on growth strategy and innovation, we bring unique expertise and authority to the challenges our clients face: Where is our next big opportunity, and what is our strategy to get there? How do we build an organization that is innovative and future focused? How do we disrupt ourselves before others do? Our values – including humility, collaboration, transparency, and intellectual curiosity – guide our work with clients, with each other, and our commitment to enabling innovation in organizations. Our work environment emphasizes the exchange of ideas, continuous learning, and collaboration. And our smaller team structure offers exposure to senior-level executives early in your consulting career. Healthcare organizations must stay ahead of disruption by making data-driven decisions that accelerate transformation. Innosight thoroughly examines the intricate patient care challenges encountered by payor and provider healthcare entities to stabilize business today and create tomorrow’s growth engine. As trusted strategic partners to CEOs and C-Suites, we help drive the healthcare industry forward by designing innovative enterprise-level long-term plans and partnerships for the world's leading healthcare organizations. Innosight is seeking an Associate to join our consulting team. This role is central to addressing client needs and driving team progress, with ample opportunities for impact and growth. As an Associate, you will help address strategic challenges for leading healthcare providers including hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers. You’ll support the development of innovative strategies, growth initiatives, and partnerships that shape the future of healthcare. The Associate’s responsibilities and impact will include: Fostering team collaboration: Enhancing team dynamics, fostering a supportive work environment, sharing knowledge and expertise to strengthen team capabilities, and contributing to collective success. Driving client impact: Taking full ownership of workstreams and deliverables to ensure meaningful contributions to client challenges and outcomes. Delivering polished results: Preparing high-quality, client-ready deliverables, including clear analyses, compelling presentations, and actionable insights. Leveraging innovation tools and techniques: Applying Innosight IP and emerging technologies, including generative AI, to inform and enhance recommendations.

Requirements

• Management Consulting Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience with an external, client-facing management consulting firm, preferably in strategy-related areas such as growth strategy, market entry, M&A, corporate strategy and transformation, or business model innovation.
• Strong interest in the healthcare industry with a willingness to learn and engage in healthcare-focused strategy work (no prior subject matter expertise required).
• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) is required.
• Exceptional ability to structure and solve ambiguous problems using data-driven approaches.
• Proficiency in translating complex information into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with generative AI concepts and tools, with an ability to understand their business applications.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on creating compelling PowerPoint presentations and robust Excel analyses.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach to work, thriving in both structured and unstructured team environments.
• Travel requirements vary by project, but candidates must be willing to travel weekly (up to 80%).
• You may live anywhere in the contiguous 48 states near a major airport.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leveraging generative AI to enhance problem-solving, analysis, or client solutions is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engagement teams to develop and refine strategic client recommendations.
• Leading and managing one or more workstreams, including structuring problems, planning analyses, and delivering results.
• Breaking down complex problems, prioritizing key analyses, and managing timelines to drive impact.
• Creating polished deliverables such as presentations and reports to effectively communicate findings and recommendations.
• Actively contributing to brainstorming and problem-solving sessions.
• Presenting confidently to clients, clearly articulating insights and recommendations.
• Conducting primary and secondary research to gather, analyze, and synthesize data, identifying key implications for clients.
• Supporting internal initiatives and business development efforts, contributing to the growth and success of Innosight.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees