Senior Business Consultant (Remote)

CareFirst•Reston, VA

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. Business Consultant provides expertise in tailored, strategic, and critical work to help design, launch, and execute programs that support initiatives in the changing healthcare industry.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
10 years experience in business development, operational technology support, general business operations and/or consulting experience.
Understand business goals and priorities.
Follows evolving market, industry and consumer trends.
Effective communication of complex ideas both verbal and written.
Exceptional project management, facilitation and organizational skills.
Excellent relationship management skills.
Strategic thinker, problem solver, and a collaborator who can drive engagement and discussions.
Significant experience with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Strong analytic skills utilizing tools such as Power BI, Excel, etc.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other graduate degree in business related field

Responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise in a particular area (including but not limited to one of the following: project management, finance and budget, human resources, data and metrics, information technology, etc.) that contributes to the effective accomplishment of initiatives tasks and goals.
Collaborate on the business strategy, thesis, programs and the identification of strategic opportunities.
Proactively build and lead cross-functional teams and projects between division, and internal and external stakeholders to deliver value to supported team.
Proactively identify ways, means, and platforms to build synergy and mutually reinforcing workstreams to accomplish tasks more effectively across different business functions of initiatives.
Develop and manage technology platforms to track progress, programs, and impact for supported service area.
Design and run dashboards to support clear communication across across vertical components of business.
Review and support task coordination while identifying potential process improvements.
Develop and finalize budgets, policies, and other documentation for programs.
Build trusted relationships within and across CareFirst to deepen subject-matter expertise, find opportunities to synchronize, and ensure close coordination with teams in their areas of responsibility.
Identify opportunities for synergies to improve task execution across the organization.
Work collaboratively with other support partners in our current and upcoming programs.
Communicate strategy, programs, and next steps to leadership and our partners.