Senior Clinical Consulting Lead: Strategy & Change

Kaiser Permanente; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California's Pleasanton campus seeks a senior program leader to manage a team of consultants, align diverse stakeholders, and drive clinical initiatives across multiple workstreams. You will develop and implement initiatives, monitor care delivery strategies, and ensure organizational priorities align with management sponsors while defining performance metrics.

You will lead complex, high-visibility projects, oversee change management, conduct data analyses, manage vendors,

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Advanced degrees required as listed; relevant clinical/healthcare experience emphasized.
• Extensive experience in consulting, data analytics, or project management within clinical operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams and align stakeholders across clinical initiatives.
• Develop performance metrics and manage complex, high-visibility projects.
• Oversee vendor management and ensure policy compliance.
• Drive change management and data-driven analysis.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Communication

Leadership

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Team Building

Strategic Thinking

Cross-Group Collaboration

Learning Agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Health Care, Public Administration, Public Health, Statistics, Science or a directly related field

Master's degree in Nursing, Health Care, Public Administration, Public Health or a directly related field

Eleven (11) years progressive experience in consulting, data analytics, or project management in clinical operations or a health care environment

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in California's Pleasanton campus seeks a senior program leader to manage a team of consultants, align diverse stakeholders, and drive clinical initiatives across multiple workstreams. You will develop and implement initiatives, monitor care delivery strategies, and ensure organizational priorities align with management sponsors while defining performance metrics.

You will lead complex, high-visibility projects, oversee change management, conduct data analyses, manage vendors,