Lead Consultant, Healthcare Strategy & Finance

About the role

The Strategy & Finance Healthcare Consulting team at Forvis Mazars, LLP empowers healthcare leaders to deliver quality care, invest in growth, and address workforce challenges while meeting the unique needs of their communities. In a rapidly evolving landscape, the team brings deep expertise across the care continuum to guide strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Guide the strategic vision of healthcare organizations by leading high-impact initiatives that enhance profitability, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead research and data analysis efforts, synthesizing complex information to uncover insights that inform executive-level decision-making.
• Oversee the identification and evaluation of strategic and operational challenges, providing actionable recommendations and guiding implementation across diverse healthcare settings.
• Conduct and supervise comprehensive performance assessments, including financial, operational, and clinical benchmarking, as well as economic impact analysis.
• Assess the feasibility of strategic initiatives within financial, organizational, and operational frameworks, ensuring alignment with client goals and successful execution.
• Mentor and support junior team members, fostering their professional development and ensuring high-quality deliverables across engagements.
• Continuously expand subject matter expertise in healthcare trends, regulations, and consulting methodologies to enhance client value and firm capabilities.
• Foster collaboration across teams and functions, contributing to a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and accountability.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with healthcare leaders, supporting business development efforts and promoting cross-functional service integration.
• Lead components of client engagements, including project planning, stakeholder communication, data-driven solution development, and results delivery.
• Lead project delivery, hold internal and external teams accountable to a timeline, proactively identify project risks and develop solutions to address achieving defined engagement objectives and deliver an unmatched client experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Healthcare discipline
• 4+ years of relevant experience in the healthcare industry
• Experience in one or more of the following healthcare areas: strategic planning, service line development, ambulatory care planning, enterprise-wide transformation strategy, strategy implementation, partnership/affiliation/merger initiatives, clinical integration and network development
• Experience in healthcare strategy consulting within a professional services firm
• Experience managing engagement teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate to Advanced)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a Business or Healthcare discipline
• 4+ years of relevant experience in the healthcare industry
• Experience in one or more of the following healthcare areas: strategic planning, service line development, ambulatory care planning, enterprise-wide transformation strategy, strategy implementation, partnership/affiliation/merger initiatives, clinical integration and network development
• Experience in healthcare strategy consulting within a professional services firm
• Experience managing engagement teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate to Advanced)

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Data Analysis
• Financial Management
• Operational Efficiency
• Client Relationship Management
• Project Management
• Consulting Methodologies

Benefits

Forvis Mazars, LLP offers a robust total rewards program and flexible work environment. Benefits are eligibility-based and could include group health plan benefits, 401(K), bonuses, profit-sharing contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave. For more information on benefits, please visit https://resourcecenter.forvismazars.us/.

Pay

IL Minimum Salary (USD): $119,100

IL Maximum Salary (USD): $198,500

Schedule

Not specified