Senior Consultant Advisory Services

Premier Inc.

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Consultant works collaboratively within a team of highly qualified Advisory consultants to deliver performance improvement to healthcare systems. This position will be primarily responsible for performing billable work for clients. The role of the Senior Consultant is to actively lead and participate in engagement work streams. The Senior Consultant participates in all aspects of an engagement including identifying issues; forming hypotheses; planning and conducting interviews; planning, overseeing, and conducting analytics; developing recommendations and solutions for considerations; synthesizing information into cohesive presentations for various audiences and helping to implement change. The Senior Consultant will work in a team environment and provide input and support to team deliverables and presentations during each phase of a project. The Senior Consultant will also work on the project in daily management of project activities in the management of work stream activities including project management activities and project economic management. The Senior Consultant is required to also participate in Premier internal activities including practice development, required, and approved educational opportunities throughout the year and learning the various technologies Premier offers to its clients. Senior Consultants on the Analytics team will have expertise in Premier and PINC AI databases and methods of connecting existing and new datasets together to create enriched content used for analytics. This role interacts with clients, Premier internal product teams, and Advisory counterparts across all the service lines; and is expected to build working relationships within the Premier/Client team. They will lead production and quality assurance of client analytics deliverables and provide data-driven insights and solutions.

Requirements

4 or more years of applicable work experience
Bachelors (Required)
Coordinate and deliver effective presentations (verbal and written) to client audiences to communicate project outcomes, recommendations, and strategy
Ability to conduct analyses and oversee and mentor others in the delivery and production of client deliverables
Ability to relate to clients and team members in an effective and collaborative manner
Ability to lead work groups to successful outcomes
Experience in Health Systems Finance, Operations (clinical, support or operations), Operational or Consulting, Strategic Planning or Decision Support Analytics
Experience analyzing complex healthcare data sets and developing visualizations and presentations to support data-driven recommendations
Experience with qualitative and quantitative data validation and analysis
Experience in new methodology development and strategic problem-solving skills
Bachelor’s Degree
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Nice To Haves

Lean Process Improvement; Six Sigma Green/Black belt
Master’s Degree

Responsibilities

Determining client needs in terms of the engagement statement of work
Lead, complete and provide quality assurance over data analyses
Interpret data analyses and form initial recommendations and develop potential solutions for consideration
Develop deliverables and presentations materials for various audiences
Assist in risk identification and mitigation
Manage workstream economics and project management
Assist in the implementation of recommended improvements
Participate in all aspects of an engagement including identifying issues; forming hypotheses; planning and conducting interviews; planning, overseeing, and conducting analytics; developing recommendations and solutions for considerations; synthesizing information into cohesive presentations for various audiences and helping to implement change
Work in a team environment and provide input and support to team deliverables and presentations during each phase of a project
Work on the project in daily management of project activities in the management of work stream activities including project management activities and project economic management
Participate in Premier internal activities including practice development, required, and approved educational opportunities throughout the year and learning the various technologies Premier offers to its clients
Maintain utilization targets for client billable projects
Create value through meaningful client interactions, data analytics and insights, and team participation on client projects
Create value for the Advisory practice through meaningful participation on practice related activities aimed at growing and enriching the Practice as a whole or individual Service Lines within the Practice
Build and maintain dynamic and interactive data models based on Premier and client needs
Lead process standardization efforts
Lead efforts to standardize and automate client deliverables and internal tools
Troubleshoot Tableau workbooks, SQL scripts, Excel analyses, etc.
Obtain data, execute/direct/oversee analyses, initiate interpretations, and conclusions, and prepare verbal and graphic presentations, using methods that are professionally sound and efficient relative to project objectives and conform to standards
Perform quality assurance on assigned workstream deliverables
Assist in determining client needs by effectively participating in client interviews and utilizing various tools and analytical methods
Summarize analytical findings in a coherent manner and draw insight from observations, interviews, and data analyses
Develop accurate conclusions from findings
Drafts recommendations and potential solutions for team leadership review
Effectively execute on project plans in accordance with engagement statements of work and to client satisfaction
Develop presentations and deliverables for client audiences that communicate strategy and outcomes
Generate billings revenue by conducting assigned analyses, write and prepare reports, and assist clients in implementing desired changes
Participate in project management related activities as assigned regarding their work stream
Manage the budget and expenses for their assigned work stream
Participate in risk and issue identification and mitigation along with the project leadership team
Participate in practice development activities for the Advisory Services Practice overall or for the Service Lines within the Practice
Learn Premier based technologies and services
Actively listens for market opportunities on current engagements and collaborative networks and communicates potential leads to managers
Contribute to the development of sales presentation deliverables using prescribed formats and technology; proactively seeks out opportunities to participate
Identifies opportunities to improve profitability
Complete all required training requirements on an annual basis