VP Consulting

Jobtailor; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Corazon is seeking a senior consulting professional to lead engagements in healthcare, vascular, neuroscience, and related service lines. The role focuses on project leadership, team development, and maintaining high client satisfaction while adhering to industry standards.

The candidate will work with senior leadership to identify new business opportunities, collaborate on strategic plans, and mentor junior staff. A strong background in healthcare management and consultancy is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Progressive healthcare management experience preferred.
• Three years of successful consulting experience in a project leadership role.
• Ability to lead and develop a team and manage service lines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate consulting engagements to meet client needs and contract terms.
• Ensure on-time completion, manage project scope, and maintain client satisfaction.
• Identify up-sell opportunities and collaborate with Sales.
• Provide mentorship and development for consulting team members.
• Develop standard processes and compliant deliverables.
• Review proposals with Sales and support presentations.
• Maintain consulting delivery model and real-time reporting tooling (CUBE).

Skills

Project leadership

Team development

Client relationship management

Healthcare consulting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Responsibilities

• Functions in roles of Account Manager, Project Leader, and/or Project Support on consulting engagements as needed to ensure client needs are met, the terms of the engagement are fulfilled, and invoicing and payments are processed according to the contract terms;
• Assures that the team is working to achieve on-time completion, works within the project scope, and achieves high client satisfaction rates.
• Reinforces identification of up-sell opportunities to be passed to the Sales team.
• Engaged, when requested, for participation in area-specific strategy meetings, the development and implementation of the strategic plan initiatives related to the Consulting division, and special assignments as directed by management.
• Responsible for developing standard processes and compliance with internally approved standards of practice for consulting documentation and deliverables.
• Works collaboratively with the Senior Vice President of Consulting in measuring standards and compliance/outcomes.
• Participates in Corazon’s promotional activities, speaking engagements, professional societies, and meetings with the business/healthcare community.
• Provides articles for publication in journals and news articles.
• Acts as the Subject Matter Expert for particular service lines of responsibility and awareness of treatment advances/innovation in the service line.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills in the areas of consulting within the heart, vascular, neuroscience, musculoskeletal, and Surgical Services/ASC service lines, including hospital-physician partnering/alignment models.
• Works with contacts in the healthcare industry to identify new business opportunities and technology advances in the field.
• Collaborates with the Sr. Vice President to identify and approach sales prospects and other new business development opportunities.
• Upon request, will work with the sales team to review proposals and deliver sales presentations.
• Builds and nurtures strong relationships with clients, including ongoing connection post-project completion to identify new business opportunities within the organization.
• Provides input to HR and the leadership team related to hiring and selecting candidates for open positions.
• Conducts performance appraisals for direct reports and contributes to the evaluations of all team members.
• Works proactively to identify opportunities for enhancement of work product/processes/client offerings that are the responsibility of the delivery team.
• Provides oversight and mentorship for the orientation of new hires to the consulting team.
• Acts as mentor and resource to other Corazon staff and provides feedback to promote their continued development.
• Responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date consulting delivery model.
• Works with IT staff to develop CUBE as a project management support tool that allows for real-time reporting on delivery outcomes.
• Performs additional duties as requested by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Progressive healthcare management experience, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team to the most effective level.
• Demonstrated credibility in managing service lines with a keen understanding of the business implications.
• Three years of successful consulting experience in a project leadership role preferred, with the ability to facilitate change, influence people, and effectively listen and communicate, both verbally and in writing.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision-making.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in healthcare consulting, project leadership, and team development, with a strong focus on client satisfaction and compliance with industry standards. Proficient in identifying business opportunities and fostering relationships within the healthcare community.