Senior Manager, Healthcare Performance Improvement – Physician Services

Forvis Mazars, LLP•Memphis, TN

About The Position

The Performance Improvement Healthcare Consulting team helps healthcare organizations achieve sustainable results by addressing margin erosion through targeted improvement strategies. It aligns strategic, operational, and financial initiatives to identify opportunities and support leadership in implementing impactful changes, strengthening margins so providers can fulfill their mission and thrive in an evolving healthcare environment. The Senior Manager serves as engagement leader and primary client relationship manager for physician services engagements, accountable for scope execution, timelines, client communication, project economics, completion, and the overall client experience. The role leads complex physician compensation, alignment, and Fair Market Value (FMV) engagements, integrating operational, financial, market, strategic, and regulatory considerations into clear, defensible recommendations. It advises physician executives, health system leadership, legal counsel, and governing boards on physician enterprise strategy, compensation design, provider alignment, and regulatory compliance. The role also develops client relationships and identifies opportunities for additional firm services; oversees complex analyses, executive presentations, FMV assessments, compensation models, and strategic recommendations; and leads multidisciplinary teams across concurrent engagements. It coaches and develops consulting staff, contributes to practice development and thought leadership, supports recruiting and business development, and models firm culture, client service, professional judgment, and collaboration. Travel up to 50% may be required based on business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, Business, Economics, or a similar field.
At least 8 years of healthcare experience.
Prior consulting or advisory experience supporting healthcare organizations.
Experience in one or more of the following: physician compensation design and administration; provider employment and alignment models; FMV and regulatory compliance assessments; hospital-physician arrangements; physician enterprise operations; ambulatory or clinic operations; or healthcare financial performance improvement.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage project economics, and oversee multiple concurrent engagements.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to travel up to 50% as required by business needs.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, or similar).
Experience supporting business development, practice growth, or market-facing initiatives.
Experience presenting to executive leadership, physician leadership, boards, or governing bodies.
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or advanced healthcare analytics tools.
Experience mentoring and developing consulting professionals.

Responsibilities

Lead physician services engagements as the engagement leader and primary client relationship manager, accountable for scope, timelines, communications, project economics, completion, and client experience.
Lead complex physician compensation, alignment, and FMV engagements, developing clear and defensible recommendations that integrate operational, financial, market, strategic, and regulatory considerations.
Advise physician executives, health system leadership, legal counsel, and governing boards on physician enterprise strategy, compensation design, provider alignment, and regulatory compliance.
Develop client relationships, facilitate strategic discussions, identify emerging needs, and help clients address challenges beyond the immediate engagement scope.
Identify opportunities for applicable firm services and drive growth within existing client relationships.
Oversee complex analyses, executive-level presentations, FMV assessments, compensation models, and strategic recommendations while maintaining accountability for engagement quality and conclusions.
Lead multidisciplinary teams across multiple simultaneous engagements while balancing client service, team development, quality standards, and project economics.
Coach, mentor, and develop managers, consultants, and analysts, fostering accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Contribute to practice development by enhancing methodologies, developing intellectual capital, supporting recruiting, participating in thought leadership, and helping shape the Physician Services practice.
Support business development through proposal development, client pursuits, conference participation, relationship cultivation, and market-facing initiatives.
Model firm culture, client service excellence, professional judgment, and collaboration across the Healthcare Performance Improvement practice.