Senior Professional Consultant

STERIS Healthcare United States; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider is seeking a Senior Professional Consultant to optimize sterile processing and surgical support services. The successful candidate will provide strategic assessments, drive process improvements, and foster client relationships, contributing significantly to operational effectiveness and business growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Sterile Processing, or 12+ years without a degree.
• 5 years of experience in process improvement.
• 4 years in a leadership or consulting role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational assessments in sterile processing departments.
• Develop and implement policy and process improvements.
• Train and support sales teams on product knowledge.

Skills

Process Improvement

Client Engagement

Strategic Assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

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At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

As a Senior Professional Consultant, Instrument Processing, you’ll lead the charge in optimizing sterile processing, surgical support, and endoscopy departments by conducting comprehensive operational assessments, delivering actionable insights, and implementing processes that drive measurable improvements.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to our customers, identifying process enhancement opportunities and aligning them with our innovative service offerings. Internally, you’ll empower our sales teams with subject matter expertise, delivering impactful education on our products and services. Your involvement in contract and proposal development ensures that STERIS consistently delivers high-quality, customized solutions that meet and exceed customer expectations. In this role, you'll be expected to travel nationwide up to 75%.

What you'll do as a Senior Professional Consultant:

• Conduct strategic and operational assessments in sterile processing, surgical support, and endoscopy departments to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement policies, processes, and best practices in Sterile Processing Departments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert supporting sales teams, helping drive product line growth and customer engagement.
• Research competitors and deliver ongoing market intelligence to sales and leadership teams.
• Execute business strategies in collaboration with the Reprocessing SPD sales division and leadership.
• Ensure operational systems, processes, and policies are optimized for division growth.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives by developing compelling content, case studies, and presentations that highlight competitive advantages.
• Analyze sales data to align sales and operations with market demands.
• Advise leadership during contract negotiations, ensuring financially sound and customer-aligned agreements.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and lead process improvement initiatives based on data insights.
• Provide expert training and implementation support in contracted facilities, demonstrating deep knowledge of OR and SPD workflows.
• Lead and contribute to high-impact, value-driven projects across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards, including JCAHO, OSHA, CDC, AAMI, and AORN guidelines.
  
  

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in Sterile Processing, or High School diploma and 12+ years of experience in Sterile Processing. Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Sterile Processing process improvement.
• At least 4 years in a leadership or consulting role within Sterile Processing.
  
  

Pay range for this opportunity is $93,000 - $130,000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by

• 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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