Senior Consultant/Managing Consultant - Healthcare Strategy & Innovation

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Guidehouse is a global consultancy providing advisory, digital, and managed services to the commercial and public sectors. Guidehouse is purpose-built to serve the national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure industries. Recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Management Consulting Firms for 2024, Guidehouse is disrupting legacy consulting delivery models with its agility, capabilities, and scale, delivering technology-enabled and focused solutions that position clients for innovation, resilience, and growth. With high-quality standards and a relentless pursuit of client success, we at Guidehouse collaborate with leaders to outwit complexity and achieve transformational changes that meaningfully shape the future.

At Guidehouse, you will be part of a growing, talented, inclusive, high-performing community of strategy and healthcare leaders and teams that are focused on bring competitive, collaborative, and resilient spirit to serving the nation’s healthcare organizations and communities. You will have the opportunity to inspire and be inspired by the change we affect in the industry, the lives we touch, and the impact we drive. You will have a voice and the chance learn, grow, elevate, and thrive in a global firm where values matter, ideas are heard, and aspirations achieved. You can expect that your learning and development matter through the investment Guidehouse makes in your personal and professional growth.

Strategy:

Strategy at Guidehouse works with C-suite executives, business leaders, and boards of directors of the nation’s leading commercial and public sector organizations. With a relentless focus on helping them ‘Outwit Complexity’ facing their industry, business, workforce, consumers, and communities, Strategy helps organizations drive profitable growth, reduce costs, elevate competitive positioning, transform into new performance frontiers, and achieve value-accretive, sustainable outcomes. Our Strategy service line focuses on cutting through the ambiguity, shaping the future, and architecting the transformational pathways for our clients to advance and prosper with resilience.

Senior Consultant Role:

You are a High Performer. You are a Changemaker. You are Curious. You are Resilient. You are Data-Driven. You are Technology-Centric. You are Value-Obsessed. You are Future-Looking. You are the best of Strategy. As a high-impact, collaborative team player you bring consulting experience in Healthcare Payer/Provider Strategy.

As a Senior Consultant, you are a team player, analytical thinker, and strategy practitioner all in one – delivering work and serving clients with analytical excellence, strategic dominance, structured-problem solving, and strong organization. Your experiences include (but not limited to) advising and helping Payer/Provider clients execute on strategic planning, business model strategy, operating model strategy / design, competitive agility, enterprise transformation, cost reductions / ZBx, M&A, service line strategy, product strategy, and innovation.

Managing Consultant Role:

You are a High Performer. You are a Changemaker. You are Curious. You are Resilient. You are Data-Driven. You are Technology-Centric. You are Value-Obsessed. You are Future-Looking. You are the best of Strategy. As a high-impact, collaborative team player you bring consulting experience in Healthcare Payer/Provider Strategy. Your proven expertise serving clients is complimented by your people development skills and managerial promise.

As a Manager, you are a team player, people developer, and strategy practitioner all in one – leading and serving with analytical excellence, strategic dominance, structured-problem solving, and poised planning. Your experiences include (but not limited to) advising and helping Payer/Provider clients execute on strategic planning, business model strategy, operating model strategy / design, competitive agility, enterprise transformation, cost reductions / ZBx, M&A, service line strategy, product strategy, and innovation.

Project Leadership and Execution

• Support day-to-day delivery of complex client engagements, from inception to completion
• Apply advanced strategic frameworks and methods to solve complex business problems (i.e., issue-based problem solving
• Support / lead research, hypothesis generation, quantitative / qualitative analyses, insight creation, and deliverable development
• Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables to ensure high-quality outcomes

Advanced Analytics and Problem-Solving

• Direct in-depth data analysis and modeling to generate actionable insights
• Synthesize findings from various sources to develop comprehensive recommendations
• Lead and/or oversee financial analyses or modeling (e.g., scenario and sensitivity analyses, proforma development, correlation analyses, etc.)

Client Relationship Management

• Build relationships with clients as a trusted Guidehouse team leader and strategy practitioner
• Understand and anticipate client needs, translating them into actionable decisions and solutions
• Manage client expectations and ensure high levels of satisfaction throughout engagements

Team Development and Mentorship

• Earn the trust of teams and leadership through curiosity, communication, and collaboration
• Lead, coach, and mentor junior consultants to enhance their skills and performance
• Foster a collaborative culture that promotes knowledge sharing, innovation, and career growth
• Provide regular feedback and contribute to performance evaluations of team members

Business Development and Practice Development

• Support business and proposal development efforts addressing client needs / market demands
• Represent the firm at industry conferences and networking events to enhance brand visibility
• Participate in internal Strategy practice initiatives including business development, offering development, people development, thought leadership, and community engagement

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience at a top-tier or boutique consulting firm for Managing Consultant; 3 years for Senior Consultant
• Track record of creative problem-solving, self-motivation, and analytical prowess
• Ability to demonstrate excellent financial and quantitative analysis skills with experience in business case development and modeling
• Entrepreneurial spirit in fueling Guidehouse’s growing healthcare practice
• Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in PowerBI, Tableau and/or Alteryx
• Ability to travel as needed; up to 75%

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• MBA or MHA (MBA highly preferred)
• Experience in the Healthcare Payer or Provider industry
• Healthcare Industry affiliations
• Experience in AI, Cloud, and/or Machine Learning

***This is a pipeline requisition. Applicants will be considered for other positions similar to this opportunity. 

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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