Consulting Associate - Healthcare, Performance Improvement

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group Inc. is seeking a Consulting Associate specialized in healthcare performance improvement. This role requires leading project workstreams, collaborating with clients, and managing junior team members. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, as well as a Bachelor's degree, to drive impactful solutions in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Annual Incentive Compensation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant project implementation experience.
• Experience in a client-facing, professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead project workstreams using Huron methodologies.
• Collaborate with clients and manage junior staff.
• Deliver recommendations for healthcare improvement.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Project Management

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Consulting Associate - Healthcare, Performance Improvement

Apply remote type Remote locations Chicago - 550 Van Buren time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR-0011974

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.

Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Associates play an indispensable role at Huron. Our dynamic Associates lead one or more project work streams utilizing Huron approaches, methodologies and tools to implement impactful and innovative solutions to address our clients’ business challenges. Skilled relationship builders, our Associates collaborate with client staff and leadership while simultaneously managing junior Huron staff. Everyone works in symphony to achieve a common objective: create and implement sustainable solutions. Through our varied projects, Associates gain valuable, hands-on consulting and change management experience, while positively impacting mission-driven healthcare organizations.
Huron prides itself on being a firm big enough to boast a global footprint – yet not too big to hinder our entrepreneurial spirit. This allows everyone to make an impact and gives you access to a multitude of career paths both within and beyond your areas of expertise. Our focus on professional development is unmatched as you build critical leadership skills to grow your career and mentor junior Huron staff to do the same. We’re dedicated to helping you reach your true potential! Create your future at Huron.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Demonstrated ability to create and utilize workplans to effectively prioritizeand manage multiple concurrent taskswith a high sense urgencyacross one or moreworkstreams; effectiveat delegating tasks to junior staff while managing the overall quality of project deliverables
• Provencritical thinkingskills in bothdata collection andcomplexanalysis; ability to identify data gaps and risks, developsoundconclusions, and create implementable and sustainable recommendations for improvement
• Professionaland polishedwritten and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively summarizeinformationandpresent findingsand recommendationstointernal andclient leadership; skilled at interactions with varying levels of client personal from staff to leadership
• Ability toapply proven methodologies and best practices to unique client situations; skilled at collaboration withproject team members and client stakeholders to design and implementeffective solutions to complex business problems
• Direct supervisory experience including coaching,mentorship,and performance management
• Required to complete all assigned instructed courses and compliance trainings

COREQUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in a client-facing, professional services environment required.
• 3 to 5years relevantprojectimplementationor process improvementexperiencein a team-based environment, preferably within healthcareorconsulting
• Willingness to travel up to 80% (Monday-Thursday, occasional onsite Fridays) Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Project-Lead experience, overseeing the work of junior colleagues on an engagement
• Ability to lead a project workstream with minimal supervision
• Experience working directly with clients on a project
• Strong ownership mindset
• Proficient inMicrosoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Preferred experience in a matrixed organization
• US Work Authorization required

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The estimated base salary range for this job is $100,000 - $130,000. 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 $112,000 - $153,400. 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.

Position Level

Associate

Country

United States of America

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