Healthcare Consulting Associate - Clinical Enterprise

HURON (HACE); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in healthcare is seeking a Healthcare Consulting Associate to lead project work streams and implement solutions that enhance clinical and financial outcomes. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, relevant experience, and strong leadership skills, with significant travel expected. Join a dynamic team focused on driving impactful solutions in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Annual incentive compensation program

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant project implementation or process improvement experience.
• Experience supervising a hospital department or team-based projects.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Lead project work streams utilizing Huron methodologies.
• Design and implement effective solutions for clients.
• Provide direct supervision and mentorship to junior team members.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

At Huron, An Associate leads with expertise and collaboration, partnering with Huron and client leaders to create sustainable solutions that drive meaningful results. As an Associate, with our Healthcare Clinical Enterprise team, you will lead one or more project work streams utilizing Huron approaches, methodologies helping clients solve their business challenges to advance their clinical and financial outcomes. You'll work on varied projects, gain valuable, hands-on consulting and change management experience, while positively impacting mission-driven healthcare organizations.

Your role will foster a supportive, inclusive environment, empowering team members and creating a workplace where diverse perspectives are valued. You will build critical leadership skills to grow your career and mentor junior Huron staff. This allows you to make an impact and provide you career opportunities both within and beyond your areas of expertise. If you're passionate about driving impactful solutions and believe in the power of collaboration, Huron offers a rewarding path forward.

As the Healthcare Consulting Associate in Clinical Enterprise, you will:

• Partner with project team members and client stakeholders to design and implement effective solutions by leveraging proven methodologies and best practices
• Leverage critical thinking skills in both data collection and complex analysis identifying data gaps and risks to develop sound conclusions and create implementable, sustainable recommendations for improvement
• Effectively summarize information and present findings and recommendations to varying levels of Huron and client leadership
• Provide direct supervision of junior project team members including coaching mentorship, leading teams, and providing feedback through performance management
• Deliver solutions tailored to each client's unique needs, enhancing both impact and accessibility across healthcare services

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3 + years relevant project implementation or process improvement experience in a team-based environment, preferably within healthcare or consulting
• Relevant operations or leadership experience supervising a hospital department or team-based projects, focusing on process re-engineering, performance improvement, change management, department operations, or value-based care
• Project leadership and relevant design and implementation management experience within a consulting firm, focusing on inpatient performance improvement
• Willingness and ability to travel every week up to 80% (Monday-Thursday with occasional onsite Fridays) and work extended hours as needed
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• US Work Authorization required

Preferences:

• Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment

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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