Remote Senior Healthcare Consulting Lead

Cognizant; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager to lead client engagements and manage consulting teams in healthcare payer projects. You will deliver contextual solutions addressing complex business challenges, align payer expertise with engagement requirements, and drive successful outcomes for clients across the United States.

You will leverage years of management consulting experience, strong communication skills, and a deep payer and Medicaid domain knowledge to deliver compelling business

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Digital technology team lead experience and client management responsibilities.
• 6–8 years of consulting experience as a Payer SME.
• Experience in Management Consulting, preferably with top firms.
• Strong background in Healthcare, including health plans, claims, and provider operations.
• Project management and people management experience.
• Excellent communication skills for professional PowerPoint presentations to stakeholders.
• Exposure to technology-driven projects and digital transformation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of payer functions and Medicaid plan implementations (enrollment, billing, claims, care management, member portal, shopper tools).

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a small-to-medium consulting team through client engagements and business case development.
• Align industry expertise to engagement requirements and manage client expectations.
• Monitor priorities and optimize time and resources across engagements.
• Address capability gaps and ensure responsiveness to opportunities.
• Participate in client workshops and support business analysis interviews as needed.
• Review project deliverables for QA and solicit stakeholder feedback for improvements.
• Lead communications with project stakeholders, including status reporting and issue resolution.
• Capture lessons learned from post-mortems to drive IP and repeat business.

Skills

Team leadership

Payer SME

Management consulting

Healthcare domain

Project management

Communication

Digital transformation

Payer functions knowledge

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager to lead client engagements and manage consulting teams in healthcare payer projects. You will deliver contextual solutions addressing complex business challenges, align payer expertise with engagement requirements, and drive successful outcomes for clients across the United States.

You will leverage years of management consulting experience, strong communication skills, and a deep payer and Medicaid domain knowledge to deliver compelling business