Senior Associate Through Senior Consultant, Healthcare: Advanced-Degree Students, Class of 2027

ECG Management Consultants•San Diego, CA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. As a senior associate, consultant, or senior consultant at ECG, you’ll be an important part of our consulting team, working alongside the top professionals in the industry to develop solutions that shape healthcare. You will join ECG as a member of our Healthcare Consulting Pool and gain diverse experience across ECG’s four divisions: Health System Performance, Medical Group Optimization, Payer Strategy & Contracting, and Strategy & Enterprise Growth. This structure supports continuous learning and the development of both depth and breadth in healthcare consulting. Across these levels, you will conduct and translate analyses, apply structured problem-solving, develop client-ready deliverables, and contribute to effective project delivery. The complexity of assignments, degree of independence, client responsibility, project leadership, and responsibility for helping junior team members in their development increase with the level.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business or a health-related field
Knowledge of and interest in healthcare, with demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, client-service, and communication skills
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to learn new analytical tools quickly
Professionalism, sound judgment, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaboratively
Ability to work in a hybrid consulting environment and travel at least 60% of the time
Typically, 2 years of relevant professional experience (for Senior Associate)
Typically, 2+ years of relevant experience, with additional experience generally expected without an advanced degree (for Consultant)
Typically, 3+ years of healthcare consulting, operations, or analytics experience (for Senior Consultant)

Responsibilities

Collect, clean, integrate, organize, and validate data from clients and established sources.
Conduct intermediate through advanced analyses, financial modeling, operational assessments, and scenario evaluations with increasing autonomy.
Develop and enhance analytical models, tools, dashboards, visualizations, and summaries that communicate key insights clearly.
Translate analytical outputs into clear, compelling insights that support evidence-based strategic recommendations.
Define or refine problem statements, key drivers, analytical questions, and approaches.
Apply appropriate analytical methods, evaluate alternatives, and identify assumptions, risks, contingencies, and implications.
Conduct stakeholder interviews and lead or support information-gathering efforts.
Contribute to root-cause analyses and shape logical recommendations aligned with client objectives.
Manage assigned project components or work streams, including work plans, schedules, progress, risks, dependencies, budgets, deadlines, and deliverable quality.
Coordinate proactively with project managers and team members to resolve resource, scheduling, analytical, or other challenges.
Communicate progress, questions, and risks early and in a structured manner.
At the consultant and senior consultant levels, independently own work streams; at the senior consultant level, lead major portions of projects and provide oversight for multiple team members.
Develop clear, well-structured Microsoft PowerPoint decks, Microsoft Excel models and analyses, and written deliverables.
Translate complex information and analytical results into concise, compelling narratives tailored to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Present analyses and findings in internal and client settings and communicate effectively with management and executive-level client staff.
Assist with the design and implementation of recommended solutions and take responsibility for project outcomes.
Research healthcare trends, payer dynamics, regulatory changes, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
Connect analytical work to client context, broader project objectives, ECG methodologies, and market implications.
Develop technical expertise, learn about ECG’s breadth of solutions, and identify areas that reflect personal and professional interests.
At more senior levels, identify follow-on opportunities, support scoping efforts, contribute to client relationship development, and serve as an ECG ambassador within professional and alumni networks.
Contribute to an inclusive, positive, and collaborative team environment.
Seek, provide, and act on feedback; demonstrate curiosity, self-awareness, and a growth-oriented mindset.
Share knowledge and provide guidance, coaching, or informal mentorship based on project needs and level of experience.
At the consultant and senior consultant levels, guide associates and senior associates; at the senior consultant level, provide structured mentoring and oversee the quality of junior team members’ work.