Senior Business Solutions Consultant

Highmark; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. is seeking a senior consultant to drive large-scale customer engagements, applying people, process, and technology expertise. You will collaborate with Product, Sales, Clinical, Provider and IT teams to configure solutions and deliver value.

Expect ownership of deliverables, leading workstreams, and development of junior professionals in a dynamic environment. The role emphasizes advisory and delivery services across HM Health Solutions and Health Plan offerings, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, MIS, Health Administration, or related field.
• 5 years of Consulting and/or Industry experience.
• Preferred: Master's degree in Business Administration, MIS, Health Administration, or related field.
• Preferred: PMP, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience engaging, influencing, and advising senior executive leaders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery and execution of complex, large-scale client transformation programs.
• Regularly interface with Product, Sales, Clinical, Provider and IT teams to deliver on commitments.
• Support operational readiness, solution packaging, estimating, planning and delivery for customer value.
• Design and own deliverable artifacts to meet contractual obligations.
• Lead engagement workstreams to meet milestones on time and within budgets.
• Provide coaching and development for junior resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer focus

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Independent work

Multitasking

MS Office

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/MIS/Health Admin

Master's degree (MBA/MIS/Health Admin)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This job leverages combined people, process, and technology competencies to support large-scale, complex customer engagements; collaborates with various stakeholders (such as Product, Sales, Clinical, Provider and/or IT teams) and external customers and entities to configure solutions and deliver value to customers; acts as subject matter expert and trusted advisor in solutioning, implementation, and/or executing of various business solutions and strategic capabilities for the supported Health Plans/customers; solutioning practice and customer spaces; and works closely with engagement and leadership team to define strategic and tactical direction. The incumbent delivers value to customers through client-facing advisory and delivery service in support of the HM Health Solutions and Health Plan product offerings and capabilities. Accountabilities include, but are not limited to, owning deliverable artifacts, leading workstreams, engaging key customer stakeholders, building and sharing institutional knowledge, and developing junior professionals.

Company

Highmark Inc.

Job Description

This job leverages combined people, process, and technology competencies to support large-scale, complex customer engagements; collaborates with various stakeholders (such as Product, Sales, Clinical, Provider and/or IT teams) and external customers and entities to configure solutions and deliver value to customers; acts as subject matter expert and trusted advisor in solutioning, implementation, and/or executing of various business solutions and strategic capabilities for the supported Health Plans/customers; solutioning practice and customer spaces; and works closely with engagement and leadership team to define strategic and tactical direction. The incumbent delivers value to customers through client-facing advisory and delivery service in support of the HM Health Solutions and Health Plan product offerings and capabilities. Accountabilities include, but are not limited to, owning deliverable artifacts, leading workstreams, engaging key customer stakeholders, building and sharing institutional knowledge, and developing junior professionals.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the delivery and execution of complex, large scale, multi-year (high cost, high complexity and/or high risk) client enterprise transformation programs gather required data through direct observation and/or inquiry and synthesizing data into meaningful observation; analyze, identify and problem solve from information sets (issues could be business or systems issues) draw conclusions from information sets based on analysis, create hypotheses and present recommendations to team; develop client specific requirements, standard operating procedures, functional roles & responsibilities, process flow and user guides.
• Build, share, and maintain expertise in both practice area and client environment, regularly interface with Product, Sales, Clinical, Provider and/or IT Teams to deliver on customer commitments and business objectives.
• Contribute to operational readiness, organizational change management, solution capability, packaging, and estimating, planning and delivery management for customer value and outcomes for new and/or exiting Health Plans / customers.
• Design and own deliverable artifacts to deliver client value and meet contractual obligations.
• Lead engagement workstreams to meet milestones on time, and to deliver with high quality and within agreed to budgets.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development for junior resources.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Management Information Science, Health Administration, or closely related field

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• Master's Degree Business Administration, Management Information Science, Health Administration, or related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years of Consulting and/or Industry experience

Preferred

• 3 years in the Healthcare/Insurance Industry
• 3 years in Technology Platform Delivery
• 3 years in Program/Project Management
• Experience engaging, influencing, and advising senior executive leaders
• Experience working in complex matrixed environments

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred (any Of The Following)

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

SKILLS

• Customer focus, results orientation, strategic thinking, change advocate, continuous improvement, talent development
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
• Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proven ability to build and sustain internal and customer relationships
• Ability to mentor, consult, and provide guidance to others to fulfill customer obligations and drive results

Language (Other Than English)

None

Travel Requirement

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

$94,200.00

$151,000.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

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