Executive Healthcare Practice Leader & Solution Architect

Ascendum Solutions; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendum Solutions seeks a senior, entrepreneurial Healthcare Practice Leader & Solution Architect to expand our healthcare consulting, technology implementations, managed services, and staffing capabilities. The role combines executive presence with hands-on solution architecture, leading delivery, staffing, and commercial models while engaging CIOs and healthcare executives to shape complex technology engagements.

Ideal candidates possess deep U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, healthcare administration, business, or related field.
• Desirable MBA or related business/tech certifications (healthcare, cloud, architecture, PM, Agile, security).
• 15+ years of healthcare technology, consulting, and delivery leadership experience.
• Proven ability to originate, shape, sell, and deliver healthcare engagements.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale Ascendum’s healthcare services practice across consulting, technology implementations, project delivery, managed services, and staff augmentation.
• Develop and execute the healthcare practice strategy, including target markets, offerings, capabilities, partnerships, talent requirements, revenue goals, and investment priorities.
• Develop business with healthcare software companies, payers, pharmacies, healthcare data organizations, and other healthcare enterprises.
• Leverage existing healthcare relationships while developing new client relationships and external revenue opportunities.
• Establish repeatable processes for business development, solutioning, recruiting, pricing, delivery governance, and account expansion.
• Define, develop, and articulate Ascendum’s healthcare capabilities, industry expertise, delivery models, and client value proposition.
• Develop differentiated healthcare solutions, accelerators, frameworks, and reusable service offerings.
• Partner directly with Ascendum’s executive leadership, Sales, Recruiting, Engineering, and Delivery teams to mobilize resources and convert opportunities into successful engagements.
• Build the operating model, governance structure, partnerships, and talent ecosystem required to support sustainable practice growth.
• Represent Ascendum as a credible healthcare industry and technology leader in client meetings, industry forums, partner discussions, and executive presentations.

Skills

Healthcare leadership

Solution architecture

Business development

Executive communication

Staffing management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree preferred

Relevant certifications

Job description

Ascendum Solutions seeks a senior, entrepreneurial Healthcare Practice Leader & Solution Architect to expand our healthcare consulting, technology implementations, managed services, and staffing capabilities. The role combines executive presence with hands-on solution architecture, leading delivery, staffing, and commercial models while engaging CIOs and healthcare executives to shape complex technology engagements.

Ideal candidates possess deep U.S.