Healthcare Planning Analyst

About the role

Senior Consultants help healthcare clients transform strategy and business processes, improve efficiency and operations, increase transparency and performance management, and comply with Federal laws and regulations. As a Senior Consultant, you will share responsibility for client management, solution implementation, and generation of results, including day-to-day operational meetings with clients and consulting leaders. You will prepare and communicate well-organized, effective reports and presentations to client and internal executives, and mentor junior consultants to ensure quality deliverables. Guidehouse encourages long-term career development along a defined path, with opportunities to deepen specialized health industry knowledge and consulting skills. A successful Senior Consultant is self-motivated, flexible, outcomes oriented, and capable of developing solutions independently or collaboratively. You will interact with senior Guidehouse staff, engage in business development, and support firm-wide growth initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Proactively assist in delivery and management of engagement activities led by Guidehouse Engagement Leadership
• Work independently with minimal supervision and partner with others to develop relationships across the engagement team
• Lead one or more tasks/work streams within a client engagement, overseeing individual contributions and the work of other engagement staff
• Guide client and internal subject matter expert conversations toward effective outcomes
• Identify and mitigate project risks around scope, schedule, and quality, escalating to engagement leadership as needed
• Develop strategies to solve complex clinical, technical, and operational challenges for healthcare clients
• Support business development activities to identify, research, and pursue opportunities for new or existing clients
• Contribute to development of the team’s industry acumen and capabilities through client-facing and internal initiatives
• Perform technical and process analyses; collect data; create and manage spreadsheets
• Provide detailed fact-finding, research, and analysis to identify and recommend enhancements that continuously improve client operations
• Assess health industry trends to inform clients on leading practices and drive continued transformation efforts
• Develop transformation strategies to inform clients’ long-range strategic planning efforts that drive integration, growth, and standardization
• Communicate solutions and new strategies to clients through reports and presentations

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust clearance; candidates with an active Public Trust or Suitability are preferred
• Bachelor’s degree
• Three or more years of professional experience in the provider healthcare industry, ideally with management consulting focused on healthcare planning of facilities or service lines based on market research

Nice to have

• Thorough understanding of the provider industry with a passion for improving clinical operations and driving alignment and connection of services across a system
• Organizational and project management skills; ability to work as part of a team and prioritize resources and time effectively
• Experience maintaining project timelines and contributing to project reporting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels of business, including experience writing reports and client/public-facing documents and communicating complex concepts effectively via Microsoft PowerPoint
• Comfort with quantitative analysis in Microsoft Excel and ability to translate analysis findings
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and develop successful professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Consulting experience with federal government and commercial clients

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00–$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan Pay Down
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend