Healthcare Partner, Performance Excellence

Guidehouse•Chicago, IL

12d•$270,000 - $450,000

About The Position

As the Partner in the Operations horizontal team, this position will be responsible for developing business and delivering client work regarding health system operations integration to improve cost of care as well as collaborative work with other solution teams. You will have the opportunity to bring innovative approaches to solving complex challenges for some of the largest health systems and medical groups in the country as they make fundamental changes to redesigning their care and business models. You will use your extensive executive management consulting and healthcare experience to building innovative operations capability to enhance work streams, integrating in technology and digital supporting workflows to assist clients in improving patient outcomes, consumer engagement and profitability across the continuum. You will focus on transforming consistent, integrated clinical and broader operations programs that challenges the client’s performance in a way that results in improved affordability and outcomes and, for many systems, align towards a shifting towards value-based performance. Although this effort will be challenging for current health systems and provider organizations, your role will be that of a consulting leader that can build the right team and framework that provides common vision, foresight, structure, execution (process and tools) to deliver consistent clinical operations and financial measurable outcomes. You will participate in and drive business development and relationship management activities for Guidehouse Healthcare clients and prospects.

Requirements

Has hands on consulting and leadership experience redesigning systems to achieve the outcomes required to manage to the contract risk position for the integrated systems.
Leverage tools and processes to insure measurable operational (including clinical) outcomes.
Demonstrated hands on CONSULTING leadership aligning physicians, health systems, and other care partners to achieve successful outcomes-based operations. Led this process in complex health systems, academic medical centers and/or integrated delivery networks preferred.
Program Management experience managing or oversight accountability for multi-work streams, complex programs ($6M+ annually) to successful completion and achieving planned outcomes and client satisfaction.
Passionate about healthcare transformation and understands the lifestyle it takes to push change through (consultant-lifestyle)
Successful executive management consulting leader with accountability for building the team and the solution measurable year to year growth at sustainable profit margins.
Must demonstrate a disciplined, purposeful approach (methodology) to break down problems, systematically build operations/processes and execute projects successfully shown qualitative and quantitative metrics.
You will need to have sold consulting like change and built strong client relationship at the executive levels - demonstrated by persuading boards and C suites to action 10+ yrs. of progressive health industry leadership experience
Need to travel by airplane, car or train (up to 65%)
Bachelor 's Degree from accredited university or college required

Nice To Haves

You will need to have sold consulting and built strong client relationship at the executive levels - demonstrated by persuading boards and C suites to action for at least 3yrs at 10+million annually.
15+ years of orchestrating a team of industry, functional, and technical experts to craft a compelling solution for a variety of healthcare (emphasis on health system and/or its ancillaries) focused clients
Demonstrated experience as health system administrator/operator or consultant designing and delivering consulting services/solutions many of which encompass strategy, people, process and technology, with an emphasis on delivering centralized operational solutions
Credible with technology leaders at the corporate level to thread IT through continuum to enhance ‘experience’ and manage costs.
Proactive business leader with 10+ yrs. demonstrating disciplined, creative work with vendors, clients, partners and practice resources to define the RIGHT program approach that delivers an improved “experience” that aligns to system and improves efficiency and outcomes.
Strong preference for an executive with strong, innovative, workforce management leadership at health systems and ancillary organizations
Master's Degree from accredited university or college. Industrial Engineering, MD or RN preferred
Preference will be given to candidates living near a Guidehouse office

Responsibilities

Grow operations solutions business, including developing meaningful relationships with senior leadership roles at clients
Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary engagement teams
Contribute to the advancement and refinement of operations solutions that are collaborative across the Healthcare practice
Demonstrate consulting expertise to client efforts including performance assessments, comprehensive operational /care process redesign and implementation, change management, technology enablement and execution.
Develop thought leadership and go-to-market materials in health system operations, the technology that supports the changing operations, as well as other relevant topics
Provide knowledge of market context and how the payer environment impacts financial performance
Assist in recruiting and retaining operations and clinical solutions team members

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend