Senior Consultant

Baker Tilly•McCullom Lake, IL

About The Position

Baker Tilly Healthcare Consulting providers management and technology consulting services to healthcare insurance companies and health systems. As a member of our consulting team you can expect to work with clients a variety of project types spanning full system implementation to business transformation roadmaps to healthcare analytics projects. Our team members participate in all phases of client engagements from project concepting to deployment and support Join a talented, collegial team in our fast past growing, innovative practice that enables our clients to expand and efficiently run their businesses.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, engineering, computer science, management information systems, healthcare, public health, or related field
Minimum of 2-3 years of related experience; previous healthcare industry and consulting experience preferred
Flexibility to travel to client site as needed and work outside of normal business hours due to client demands.
Demonstrate management, analytical, organization, interpersonal, project management, communication skills, and highly developed Microsoft Suite skills (Word, Excel) required
Self-motivation, organization, time-management, and deductive problem-solving skills.
Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
Project experience with full lifecycle application development (e.g. requirements gathering, use case development, system analysis and design, integration, testing, deployment)

Nice To Haves

Data experience, e.g. familiarity with relational databases and SQL is preferred
Experience with software testing tools and methodologies is preferred
Business analysis tools and methodologies is preferred
Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and best practices is preferred.
Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) is preferred
Process automation capabilities is preferred
Practical experience with healthcare, e.g. in work for providers or insurance comp is preferred

Responsibilities

Contribute to process improvement and business transformation projects for Baker Tilly’s healthcare clients including healthcare payers and providers
Collaborate with clients and internal teams through discovery sessions and interviews to identify, understand and translate business needs, processes and challenges into effective process documentation and requirements
Define key processes and capabilities to develop deliverables like process maps, capability definitions, or reporting inventories
Ability to own solution components from requirement through implementation
Manage project workstreams and tracking project financial throughout a project
Manage third party vendor relationships to as needed on behalf of clients and project needs
Construct status reports and project communication to client teams.
Participate in various phases of system implementations or optimizations which may include supporting client engagements with:
Design definition
System and acceptance testing and validation activities
Data mapping, migration and integration efforts
Support for defect tracking, assessment, and categorization
Post go-live support