Managing ConsultantAssociate Director Healthcare Strategy & Innovation

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 bringing competitive collaborative and resilient spirit to serving the nations 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 at Guidehouse works with C-suite executives business leaders and boards of directors of the nations 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.

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 Managing Consultant

What You Will Do:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership and Execution
• Advanced Analytics and Problem-Solving
• Client Relationship Management
• Team Development and Mentorship
• Business Development and Practice Development

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors Degree

• Minimum of 5 years of consulting or relevant work experience

• 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 Guidehouses 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

As an Associate Director

What You Will Do:

As an Associate Director 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.

You are a leader and strategic driver within our Healthcare Strategy practice. You are a high-impact collaborative changemaker with a proven track record in healthcare payer/provider consulting. You bring advanced expertise in strategy project leadership and people development and are adept at managing multiple complex projects simultaneously. Your role is pivotal in shaping client outcomes developing future leaders and advancing our firms strategic vision.

A core expectation of this role is to serve as a master practitioner and teacher using an apprenticeship model to develop the next generation of consulting leaders. You will actively coach Managers and junior consultants in the foundational and advanced skills of strategy consulting ensuring they learn not just by observation but through deliberate practice feedback and structured skill-building.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership and Project Oversight
• Client Relationship Management
• Team Leadership Apprenticeship and Talent Development
• Business and Practice Development
• Financial and Operational Management

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree

• 7 years of strategy consulting experience in top-tier or boutique consulting with a focus on healthcare payer/provider industry

• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex projects and leading cross-functional teams

• Advanced strategic thinking analytical and problem-solving skills

• Exceptional communication presentation and relationship-building abilities

• Proficiency in data analytics tools (e.g. PowerBI Tableau Alteryx) and financial modeling

• Willingness to travel as required

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Masters in Business Administration (MBA) highly preferred

• Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or related advanced degree

• Experience with AI cloud or machine learning in healthcare

• Active participation in healthcare industry associations

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