Healthcare Tech Senior Director - MEDITECH

Huron Consulting Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group seeks a Senior Director to lead complex MEDITECH engagements across healthcare systems. You will partner with client executives to drive transformation, governance and readiness while delivering large-scale technology programs that improve clinical and financial outcomes.

You will guide multi-workstream teams, shape solution development, and influence strategic decisions, leveraging industry relationships to expand engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of healthcare technology consulting and program leadership experience.
• 5+ years of MEDITECH experience in hospitals or health systems.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise MEDITECH implementations and large programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as executive leader for large MEDITECH implementations, migrations, upgrades and optimization.
• Build trusted relationships with executives and operational stakeholders; provide strategic guidance.
• Lead governance, planning, risk, staffing, and multi-workstream execution across programs.
• Coach project teams and drive cross-functional collaboration and client service.
• Contribute to sales pursuits, solution development and internal capability-building.
• Identify new opportunities and represent Huron to strengthen client partnerships.

Skills

Healthcare IT leadership

Program leadership

Stakeholder management

MEDITECH experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

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 Senior Directors create a high-performance environment—inspiring the respect of clients and engagement teams alike. Through strong leadership and unmatched industry expertise, they ensure Huron’s success—and shape the industry as a whole. They model and instill in others Huron values as well as personal commitment and integrity.Another key function Senior Directors carry out is to serve as engagement leaders—working closely with client senior leaders and directing the Huron team - ensuring the overall success of the project. They successfully close new business, deliver sales and industry presentations, participate in negotiations, and close contracts for new work. They also cultivate lasting, trusted advisor business relationships which bring forth positive references—and that translates to new revenue.The roles Senior Directors play require considerable responsibility and—as a result—offer great personal reward. True excellence begins at the top…with leaders dedicated to producing lasting, positive results. Let’s get to work – together.At Huron, we help healthcare organizations transform their digital capabilities to improve clinical and financial outcomes. As a Senior Director, you will be responsible for leading complex healthcare technology engagements, with a primary focus on MEDITECH implementations, Expanse migrations, optimization initiatives, and large-scale transformation programs. You will serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, drive successful project outcomes, contribute to business development activities, and provide leadership to consulting teams and client stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesServe as the executive leader accountable for the successful delivery of large-scale MEDITECH implementations, migrations, upgrades, and optimization engagements, including oversight of scope, budget, timeline, quality, and client outcomes.Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive and operational stakeholders, providing strategic guidance on MEDITECH, healthcare technology transformation, governance, and organizational readiness.Lead program planning, governance, risk management, staffing, and execution across multiple workstreams while ensuring alignment to client objectives and measurable results.Provide subject matter expertise related to MEDITECH applications, workflows, system integration, implementation methodologies, and operational best practices.Direct, coach, and develop project teams while fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment focused on accountability, client service, and professional growth.Partner with client leadership to assess challenges, develop solutions, and drive adoption of technology-enabled improvements across clinical, operational, and revenue cycle functions.Contribute to practice growth through participation in sales pursuits, solution development, recruiting, thought leadership, and internal capability-building initiatives.Leverage industry relationships and executive presence to identify new opportunities, expand client partnerships, and represent Huron as a trusted advisor within the healthcare technology market.Qualifications10+ years of healthcare technology consulting, program leadership, or healthcare IT experience.5+ years of MEDITECH experience providing MEDITECH consulting in hospitals and healthcare systems.Demonstrated success leading enterprise MEDITECH implementations, Expanse migrations, optimization initiatives, or large-scale healthcare technology transformations.Experience managing complex, multi-workstream programs and developing relationships with executive and C-suite stakeholders.Strong understanding of healthcare operations, clinical workflows, revenue cycle processes, and healthcare technology ecosystems.Proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and drive organizational change.Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.Current U.S. work authorization required.The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually.The estimated base salary for this job is $190,000 - $250,000. 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 $247,000 - $325,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.Position LevelSenior DirectorCountryUnited States of America