Managing Consultant/Associate Director - Healthcare Strategy & Innovation

Guidehouse•Chicago, IL

6d•$118,000 - $196,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Guidehouse is a global consultancy providing advisory, digital, and managed services to the commercial and public sectors. Guidehouse is purpose-built to serve the national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure industries. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Management Consulting Firms for 2024, Guidehouse is disrupting legacy consulting delivery models with its agility, capabilities, and scale, delivering technology-enabled and focused solutions that position clients for innovation, resilience, and growth. With high-quality standards and a relentless pursuit of client success, we at Guidehouse collaborate with leaders to outwit complexity and achieve transformational changes that meaningfully shape the future. At Guidehouse, you will be part of a growing, talented, inclusive, high-performing community of strategy and healthcare leaders and teams that are focused on bringing competitive, collaborative, and resilient spirit to serving the nation’s healthcare organizations and communities. You will have the opportunity to inspire and be inspired by the change we affect in the industry, the lives we touch, and the impact we drive. You will have a voice and the chance learn, grow, elevate, and thrive in a global firm where values matter, ideas are heard, and aspirations achieved. You can expect that your learning and development matter through the investment Guidehouse makes in your personal and professional growth. Strategy at Guidehouse works with C-suite executives, business leaders, and boards of directors of the nation’s leading commercial and public sector organizations. With a relentless focus on helping them ‘Outwit Complexity’ facing their industry, business, workforce, consumers, and communities, Strategy helps organizations drive profitable growth, reduce costs, elevate competitive positioning, transform into new performance frontiers, and achieve value-accretive, sustainable outcomes. Our Strategy service line focuses on cutting through the ambiguity, shaping the future, and architecting the transformational pathways for our clients to advance and prosper with resilience. You are a High Performer. You are a Changemaker. You are Curious. You are Resilient. You are Data-Driven. You are Technology-Centric. You are Value-Obsessed. You are Future-Looking. You are the best of Strategy. As a high-impact, collaborative team player you bring consulting experience in Healthcare Payer/Provider Strategy.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree
Minimum of 5 years of consulting or relevant work experience (for Managing Consultant)
Track record of creative problem-solving, self-motivation, and analytical prowess
Ability to demonstrate excellent financial and quantitative analysis skills with experience in business case development and modeling
Entrepreneurial spirit in fueling Guidehouse’s growing healthcare practice
Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficient in PowerBI, Tableau and/or Alteryx
Ability to travel as needed; up to 75%
Bachelor’s degree (for Associate Director)
7+ years of strategy consulting experience in top-tier or boutique consulting, with a focus on healthcare payer/provider industry (for Associate Director)
Demonstrated success managing multiple, complex projects and leading cross-functional teams (for Associate Director)
Advanced strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities (for Associate Director)
Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx) and financial modeling (for Associate Director)
Willingness to travel as required (for Associate Director)

Nice To Haves

MBA or MHA (MBA highly preferred) (for Managing Consultant)
Experience in the Healthcare Payer or Provider industry
Healthcare Industry affiliations
Experience in AI, Cloud, and/or Machine Learning (for Managing Consultant)
Master's in Business Administration (MBA) highly preferred (for Associate Director)
Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or related advanced degree (for Associate Director)
Experience with AI, cloud, or machine learning in healthcare (for Associate Director)
Active participation in healthcare industry associations (for Associate Director)

Responsibilities

Project Leadership and Execution
Advanced Analytics and Problem-Solving
Client Relationship Management
Team Development and Mentorship
Business Development and Practice Development
Strategic Leadership and Project Oversight
Team Leadership, Apprenticeship, and Talent Development
Business and Practice Development
Financial and Operational Management

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
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