Associate Director, Clinical Operations & Transformation

Guidehouse Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 155,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays

discretionary incentive bonus

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life & Supplemental Life

Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision

Job summary

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Clinical and Operational Improvement to drive profitable growth in healthcare payer/provider optimization.

You will lead multi-workstream programs across clinical, operational, and financial domains for hospitals and health systems, managing scope, timeline, and budget while partnering with clients and internal specialty teams. The role demands strong leadership, extensive hospital operations knowledge, and the ability to translate project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; nursing or other clinical degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in hospital operations or provider-focused financial operations.
• Deep knowledge of hospital and health system operations.
• Ability to benchmark and analyze data to redesign operational processes and establish standard work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality consulting services for clients within the Guidehouse Healthcare Payer and Provider Practice.
• Provide healthcare industry expertise and management consulting support across client engagements.
• Build and maintain account relationships with key client decision-makers.
• Identify priority issues and develop practical, client-specific solutions.
• Provide delivery assurance across engagements, ensuring quality, consistency, and stakeholder alignment.
• Coach and mentor team members on client assignments and within account teams.
• Demonstrate visible leadership within the account and the broader practice.
• Lead consulting projects to deliver contract outcomes, project plans, and executive expectations by influencing key decision-makers and stakeholders.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Strategic problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Clinical degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Guidehouse Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Clinical and Operational Improvement to drive profitable growth in healthcare payer/provider optimization.

You will lead multi-workstream programs across clinical, operational, and financial domains for hospitals and health systems, managing scope, timeline, and budget while partnering with clients and internal specialty teams. The role demands strong leadership, extensive hospital operations knowledge, and the ability to translate project