Managing Consultant / Associate Director - Healthcare Strategy & Innovation

Managing Consultant / Associate Director - Healthcare Strategy & Innovation

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Job Family : Strategy & Transformation Consulting, Strategy & Transformation Consulting (Payer Provider). Travel Required : Up to 75%+. Clearance Required : None.

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 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 to 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.

What You Will Do

As a Managing Consultant, 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 are 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

Bachelor’s 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 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

As an Associate Director

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 are 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 firm’s 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

Bachelor’s 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

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) highly preferred

Master’s 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.

The annual salary range for this position is $171,000.00-$285,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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 Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities 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. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1‑571‑633‑1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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