Senior Analyst, Consultant or Senior Consultant, Payer Strategy and Contracting, Healthcare Consulting

ECG Management Consultants • San Diego, CA

12d • $90,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

With over 50 years of proven success, ECG, ranked as a Best Midsized Firm to Work For 2025 by Consulting Magazine, is the most experienced healthcare consulting firm in the US. Working exclusively in this space, our people consistently demonstrate their ability to solve challenges for providers and achieve better patient outcomes. Across our eight office locations, we’re seeking individuals who will show the courage to find innovative solutions and make a direct impact on the delivery of healthcare services nationwide.
About ECG
ECG is a national consulting firm that is redefining healthcare together with its clients. We provide a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-enabled consulting services to the full continuum of care, including hospitals, health systems, medical groups, academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, cancer centers, ambulatory surgery centers, investors, and payers/health plans.
Our work focuses on creating practical, tailored solutions that help clients maximize resources and achieve sustainable results. We value collaboration, integrity, and innovation, and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Your Opportunity with ECG: Senior Analyst, Consultant, or Senior Consultant
As a senior analyst, consultant, or senior consultant at ECG, you will play an essential role in delivering high-quality consulting engagements. You will contribute to projects across ECG’s four divisions: Health System Performance, Medical Group Optimization, Payer Strategy & Contracting, and Strategy & Enterprise Growth, with an emphasis on payer strategy, contracting, and reimbursement analysis.
Senior analysts own analytical components of projects, supporting structured problem-solving, and increasingly engaging with clients.
Consultants independently manage analytical work streams, contribute to strategic problem‑solving, and engage directly with client stakeholders while providing guidance to analysts and senior analysts.
Senior consultants lead complex analytical and strategic components, shape client-ready recommendations, oversee the work of junior team members, and contribute to client relationship development and project direction.
We are currently hiring a senior analyst, consultant, or senior consultant to join our Healthcare Consulting Pool with previous work experience supporting payer strategy contracting and reimbursement engagements. Experience includes:
Analyzing and modeling payer and provider contracts to support negotiations.
Developing and evolving existing capabilities to create contract templates using SQL.
Researching and understanding Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payment methodologies and industry developments; progressing in knowledge of healthcare payment methodologies and contract modeling.

Requirements

• Experience in payer strategy and contract modeling
• Proven experience supporting or leading payer contract negotiations
• Strong expertise in contract modeling, reimbursement methodologies, and financial impact analysis
• Experience working with large-scale health systems and managing high-value revenue contracts
• Understanding of payer reimbursement structures, including value-based care and evolving payment model
• Senior Analyst Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare, finance, economics, analytics, public health, engineering, or a related field
• Typically, 1–3 years of analytical, consulting, healthcare operations, or related experience or completion of a relevant master’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to independently conduct intermediate-level analyses with limited supervision
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Foundational understanding of healthcare reimbursement, payer dynamics, and industry stakeholders
• Consultant Master’s degree preferred (business, healthcare administration, public health, analytics, economics, engineering, or related field)
• Typically, 2+ years of professional experience in consulting, healthcare operations, analytics, or related fields (additional experience required if no advanced degree)
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills; ability to independently conduct intermediate-level analyses and manage multiple priorities
• Senior Consultant Master’s degree in business or a health-related field preferred
• Typically, 3+ years of experience in healthcare consulting, operations, or analytics (additional experience required without a master’s)
• Proven ability to lead complex analyses, present findings to senior audiences, and mentor junior team members
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong judgment, and ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine-to-advanced analyses, financial models, and operational or reimbursement assessments with accuracy and strong data validation.
• Analyze and model payer and provider contracts to support negotiations and strategic decision-making.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain analytical models, tools, dashboards, and contract templates.
• Translate analytical outputs into clear visuals, summaries, and insights that support strategic recommendations.
• At more senior levels, lead complex analyses, design analytical frameworks, and ensure analytical rigor across project teams.
• Refine problem statements, clarify analytical questions, and help define structured analytical approaches.
• Apply appropriate analytic techniques and scenario analysis to evaluate assumptions, risks, and alternatives.
• Identify data limitations, root causes, and key drivers of performance.
• Contribute to or shape logical, evidence-based recommendations aligned with client objectives and context.
• Manage assigned tasks or work streams, including planning, progress tracking, dependencies, and early risk escalation.
• Coordinate proactively with team members and project leaders to resolve scheduling, resource, or analytical challenges.
• At more senior levels, own major work streams, guide structured problem-solving, and provide oversight across multiple contributors.
• Model effective project management discipline and support consistent delivery quality.
• Draft clear, well-structured Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and written deliverables that require minimal revision.
• Translate complex analyses into concise, compelling narratives for internal and client audiences.
• Present components of analyses to internal teams and contribute to client meetings.
• At more senior levels, confidently present complex findings and recommendations directly to client executives.
• Engage with client stakeholders to gather data, validate assumptions, and clarify requirements.
• Demonstrate professionalism, preparedness, and credibility in all client interactions.
• Build trust through reliability, clarity, and follow-through.
• At more senior levels, serve as a primary point of contact for defined work stream areas and support client relationship development.
• Conduct research on healthcare trends, payer dynamics, reimbursement methodologies, regulatory developments, and market conditions.
• Ensure analyses reflect client objectives, industry context, and broader strategic implications.
• Identify risks, emerging opportunities, and key assumptions within the scope of work.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.
• Provide guidance, feedback, and informal mentorship to analysts and senior analysts.
• At more senior levels, oversee work quality, provide structured coaching, and share best practices across teams.
• Seek out and act on feedback to continuously improve performance and capabilities.

Benefits

• We offer an attractive compensation package, challenging work, and an entrepreneurial environment where you can take ownership of your career—and get out as much as you put in.
• The job is also eligible to participate in ECG’s benefit plans, which include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) matching program, unlimited PTO, and other wellness programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees