Healthcare Payer Strategy & Engagement Lead (Remote)

Cognizant; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 81,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

10 paid holidays + PTO

Parental leave and fertility support

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Manager- Payer BA to lead client engagements, drive solution delivery, and fuel strategic growth for Cognizant’s consulting practice. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders across client programs.

This role emphasizes leadership of onsite/offshore teams, governance, and value realization for payer and related health care sectors, with remote work options in the United States.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of consulting experience with extensive client-facing work.
• Proven experience leading consultant teams in planning and solution delivery.
• Experience managing onsite/offshore project teams.
• Strong business/financial data modeling and analysis skills.
• Familiarity with consulting frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience in strategy divisions within Provider, PBM, Payer, and Life Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Engagement Lead, managing teams for commercial projects and ensuring profitability and client satisfaction.
• Assess opportunities for growth and alliance involvement.
• Drive cross-functional solutioning and governance across teams.
• Oversee daily activities of project staff, including on-site and off-shore members.
• Review deliverables for quality, requirements alignment, and integration.
• Lead post-mortems to capture lessons and create IP for reuse.
• Apply strategic thinking to create value-add opportunities for clients.
• Elevate engagement challenges to decision-makers.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Team leadership

Onsite/offshore mgmt

Data modeling

Consulting frameworks

Payer/Provider strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Job description

Cognizant Consulting is seeking a Consulting Manager- Payer BA to lead client engagements, drive solution delivery, and fuel strategic growth for Cognizant’s consulting practice. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders across client programs.

This role emphasizes leadership of onsite/offshore teams, governance, and value realization for payer and related health care sectors, with remote work options in the United States.