Healthcare Consulting Director - Workforce Automation and AI

Job Summary

Huron helps healthcare organizations transform and optimize their workforce operations, partnering with Huron and client leaders to create sustainable solutions that drive meaningful results. As a Director AI / Automation Advancement Leader, you will lead complex performance improvement engagements, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, shape, and scale innovative technology-enabled service offerings within a consulting firm environment, leveraging emerging tools such as AI, automation, and digital platforms to broaden the firm’s capabilities, drive operational efficiency, and enhance value delivery for healthcare clients.
• Serve as the accountable leader in the design and delivery of our most complex performance improvement engagements by creating collaborative, high performing work environments while continually addressing issues, removing barriers, and ensuring successful client outcomes.
• Manage engagement-wide economics, including budgets, revenue forecasting, margins, invoicing, and billing.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to quantify benefits, identify risks, and develop solutions for performance improvement initiatives.
• Communicate effectively to understand client challenges, create customized solutions, and manage client expectations, delivering impactful presentations and proposals supporting both sales and engagement delivery.
• Build strong executive-level relationships, lead change processes, and identify new business opportunities, leveraging Huron's capabilities to meet client objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8-10 years of consulting and/or healthcare experience
• Extensive healthcare operations experience directing a large hospital department and / or team-based projects with a focus on process engineering / performance improvement initiatives and broad-based change management optimization
• Expertise in driving operational change through digital and AI technologies, supporting clients in developing and implementing technology-enabled strategies (e.g., ambient listening AI/scribing, AI driven workforce intelligence, virtual nursing) to optimize operations in the healthcare setting
• The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually
• Direct Supervisory experiences of both individuals and large, complex teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Benefits

The estimated base salary range for this job is $170,000 - $215,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $212,500 - $290,250. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.