Director, Healthcare Disputes (Litigation)

Ankura•Washington, DC

7d•$100,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Ankura’s Healthcare Disputes team is a recognized leader in healthcare litigation support, combining deep clinical, technical, and operational experience with financial, economic, and analytical expertise. They provide clients and legal counsel with sophisticated analytical solutions to navigate complex matters, understanding how healthcare operations, financial arrangements, and data affect legal disputes. The team possesses in-depth operational, compliance, and clinical industry knowledge, coupled with exceptional data analytics, information-gathering, and forensic capabilities to help clients and counsel assess and quantify the potential impact of a dispute. The Director will support the Healthcare Disputes team within Ankura’s Disputes & Economics practice. This role requires strong data analytics skills, healthcare industry knowledge, and project management capabilities to develop custom solutions for clients facing high-profile and complex investigations and commercial disputes in a fast-paced environment. The Director will manage significant engagement workstreams, direct day-to-day analytical activities, supervise junior professionals, and translate complex analyses into clear and defensible findings. Additionally, the Director will collaborate with senior engagement leaders to support client relationships, business development initiatives, and the growth of the Healthcare Disputes practice. This role is ideally hybrid, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office, based out of NY, DC, LA, or Chicago.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business, finance, economics, data analytics, statistics, computer science, or a related discipline.
Six or more years of experience in healthcare litigation consulting, economic consulting, or a data-driven disputes advisory role.
Direct experience supporting complex healthcare litigation, investigations, damages calculations, expert reports, or other high-stakes legal engagements is required.
Experience analyzing healthcare claims, reimbursement, eligibility, enrollment, provider, clinical, risk-adjustment, or other payer and provider data.
Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and relational database environments, with the demonstrated ability to review and direct work performed using these tools.
Familiarity with additional analytical tools or programming languages, such as Python, R, or SAS.
Demonstrated experience managing engagement workstreams, managing project deadlines, and supervising, reviewing, and developing junior professionals.
Ability to understand and analyze complex financial, economic, and operational issues in the context of litigation and the attorney-client relationship.
Ability to protect privileged, confidential, and sensitive client information.
Strong project-management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements.
Commitment to quality, collaboration, and working effectively within a team.
Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex analytical findings to nontechnical audiences, counsel, and senior engagement leaders.
Ability and willingness to travel, as needed.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Manage significant engagement workstreams, including work planning, staffing, budgeting, deadline management, and coordination with clients and counsel.
Direct and review the development of complex analytical models using relational database software, programming languages, spreadsheets, and other analytical tools.
Interpret analytical results in the context of relevant healthcare, economic, regulatory, and legal issues.
Ensure that analyses are accurate, reproducible, appropriately documented, and suitable for use in litigation, investigations, and other high-stakes matters.
Supervise and conduct data-gathering activities, document review, data assessment, and quality-control procedures.
Apply innovative analytical techniques to healthcare engagements, including matters involving risk adjustment, claims reimbursement, managed care, and value-based care.
Contribute to the development and refinement of analytical methodologies, tools, and client offerings.
Contribute to business development initiatives, thought leadership, and go-to-market efforts focused on emerging healthcare industry and litigation issues.
Develop subject-matter expertise in healthcare topics such as predictive analytics, risk adjustment, value-based care, healthcare claims, and reimbursement.
Prepare and review client communications, reports, presentations, and other written and oral deliverables for senior-level review.
Communicate analytical findings clearly to clients, counsel, experts, and senior engagement leaders.
Develop, supervise, and motivate teams of high-performing consultants.
Mentor and supervise Associate and Senior Associate professionals.
Support senior team members in developing and maintaining client relationships.
Manage multiple concurrent engagements and workstreams while maintaining high standards of quality and client service.