Federal Health Advisory Director

Client Relationship Management and Engagement

Lead with Vision: Actively manage a portfolio of client engagements and consulting staff, ensuring all contractual requirements and deliverables are met.

Strategize with consultant teams on project approach, facilitate communications, and manage risk across engagements.

Serve as a Trusted Advisor: Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with client executives.

Be a Good Steward: Manage all aspects of project financials and deliver all projects on budget and on schedule.

Champion Compliance: Maintain and promote compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.

New Business Development

Drive Growth and Sales: Be personally engaged in and accountable for growing the practice at a rate of $7M+ in annual new business for the firm.

Serve as the lead executive for new business opportunities.

Pioneer Thought Leadership: Help build the Guidehouse brand across Federal Health clients by developing white papers, attending conferences, and creating solutions/methodologies.

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert: Serve as a content and domain expert for client organizational and leadership challenges, including facilitating high-stakes meetings.

Consulting Staff Leadership

Build Strong Teams: Provide direct line management for consultants assigned to owned client engagements.

Help Grow Careers: Lead career development, advocacy for, recruitment of, and retention of members of the Federal Health Advisory team.

Mentor and Coach Staff: Train and onboard new team members.

Shape Team/Firm Culture: Provide a vision for developing and sustaining an authentic, collaborative, and performance-oriented culture.

Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral Degree, preferably in public health, business administration, organizational development, or related fields.
• 12+ years of total experience, including industry or consulting experience, excluding internships, part-time roles, co-ops, fellowships, and academic research.
• 10+ years of experience supporting public/federal health agencies in a consultative capacity.
• Existing strong relationships with CDC and other HHS leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead new business pursuits and proposals with proven results.
• Excellent program/project management skills with demonstrated experience leading large multi-disciplinary teams across a range of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executive clients.
• Well-rounded leadership skills to provide strategic, analytical, and operational direction to teams.
• Ability to obtain a Pubic Trust clearance (i.e. US citizenship required).