Principal Consultant, Decision Support Advisory Services

Stratacareers; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Stratacareers is seeking a Principal Consultant for their Advisory Services team in Chicago, IL. This role involves guiding system design and software implementation for healthcare organizations, leveraging the StrataJazz® suite.

The ideal candidate will lead projects, provide strategic guidance, mentor team members, and engage with executive stakeholders to ensure project success while traveling within the US up to 35% of the time. A comprehensive benefits package is also offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare consulting and system design.
• Strong understanding of analytics and performance optimization.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of healthcare Decision Support projects.
• Provide leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee development of Cost Accounting solutions.
• Lead customer interactions and manage issues proactively.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Support business development and identify opportunities.
• Promote operational excellence in project delivery.
• Willingness to travel within the US.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic guidance

Cost Accounting

User adoption

Mentoring

Job description

How you'll make an impact

As a Principal Consultant within the Advisory Services, Decision Support team, you will play a crucial role in guiding the system design, implementation testing, and adoption of the Decision Support suite of our software, StrataJazz®. Rated #1 in KLAS, StrataJazz® Decision Support is recognized as the “gold standard” for delivering insights into costs and margins across the healthcare industry. You will partner directly with and guide key team members and executive stakeholders at some of the largest health systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of multiple concurrent Healthcare Decision Support system design and/or adoption projects, ensuring outcomes are aligned with customer goals, best practices, and organizational standards.
• Provide leadership and strategic guidance to customers throughout project lifecycle, including discovery, solution design, system configuration, user adoption, and performance management/optimization.
• Oversee the development and deployment of Cost Accounting, Service Line Margin Analytics, and Downstream Reporting solutions, ensuring customer requirements are fully integrated and scalable.
• Lead strategic and operational customer interactions to ensure alignment, proactively manage issues, and deliver measurable value and satisfaction throughout the engagement.
• Mentor and develop team members, including Consultants and Senior Consultants, through active coaching, knowledge‑sharing, and performance feedback.
• Support business development efforts by identifying opportunities for expanded services within active engagements, contributing to proposals, and participating in strategic planning sessions with customers.
• Promote operational excellence by contributing to the evolution of project delivery methodologies, standard documentation, and internal training initiatives.
• Willingness to travel within the US as needed to customer locations up to 20‑35%.

Estimated Salary Range

$105,000 – $125,000. Actual salary will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skill set and level of experience. This salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role. In addition, Strata provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits, health and welfare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well‑being benefits.

Preferred Location

Chicago, IL. We value in‑person connection and regularly host on‑campus events to create meaningful opportunities for our team to build relationships and collaborate.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that each of our team member’s unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward‑thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.