Healthcare Partner, Performance Excellence

Guidehouse•Chicago, IL

About The Position

As the Partner in the Healthcare Payer Provider team, this position will be responsible for developing business and delivering client work regarding health system or payer strategy and/or 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 plans, 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 build innovative strategy and/or 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. This role will have responsibility for the following: Grow solutions within the payer provider 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 strategy, operations, or supporting technology solutions that are collaborative across the Healthcare practice Demonstrate consulting expertise to client efforts including: strategic or 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 strategy and/or 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

Requirements

Has hands on consulting and leadership experience redesigning systems and/or health plans to achieve the outcomes required to manage to the contract risk position for the integrated systems and /or Payers. 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 strategic plans and/or follow on operations. Led this process in complex health systems, academic medical centers and/or integrated delivery networks preferred but inclusive of health appropriate health organizations (health plans, post acute, ambulatory type providers) .
Program Management experience managing 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 create business strategy, and /or build operations/processes, and/or modernize technology enablers and execute projects successfully with 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 health industry leadership experience
Need to travel by airplane, car or train (65%)
Bachelor's Degree from accredited university or college required master's degree preferred

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.
Deep Experience in Financial Positioning for healthcare including capital allocation and decision-making process, debt issues, investment banking services, sell or distribute debt or reinvestment securities. financial strategic plans/ financial modeling,
Ability to lead a comprehensive assessment of financially distressed or challenged healthcare systems operations and rapidly determine areas for improvement leading to immediate and comprehensive redesign of client workflow and processes that result in real financial impact.
Experience with financial plans and operations with specific emphasis on assessing the Client’s environment and strategic plan to ensure value. (“May”) design, implement and execute pragmatic plan to operationalize change leading to financial turnarounds.
Experience working with teams in large, distressed organizations, turnarounds focused on health systems in a cash crunch
Hospital/Health system investment banking background
Prior experience in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations – either or both buy-/sell-side
Healthcare financing expertise including bank/bond financing strategies/negotiations, capital markets, capital planning
Relationships with rating agencies, bond holders
CPA preferred
Preference will be given to candidates living near a Guidehouse office

Responsibilities

Grow solutions within the payer provider 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 strategy, operations, or supporting technology solutions that are collaborative across the Healthcare practice
Demonstrate consulting expertise to client efforts including: strategic or 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 strategy and/or 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

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
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