Associate Consultant, Indirect Spend Advisory

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Summary:

In this role, you will support consulting teams on provider engagements by conducting analyses and/or providing project management, technical or operational support.

Responsibilities:

• Successfully contribute to a variety of consulting jobs by supporting implementation of savings and/or performance targets, technology or operational improvements.

• Collect / gather relevant data from provider source systems (e.g. patient financial, material management, decision support) or via observation and interviews with relevant provider employees.

• Conduct analyses on spend, clinical, operational and/or performance improvement-related data. 

• Create presentations using data and other relevant inputs (e.g., interviews) that support a hypothesis or drive an action for provider performance improvement.

• Provide project management and administrative support to consultants and senior consultants. (e.g., Research, development of presentations, meeting preparation, task management, status report preparation, issue identification and mitigation, and tracking / updating project budgets).

• Perform research to support provider engagement, leading practices, product attribution and new solution development.

• Provide implementation support of savings focusing on performance targets and/or operational improvements.

• Conduct analyses of cost, operational, financial and/or clinical data.

• Interact with providers on specified tasks.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred. Advanced degree desired.

• No prior experience required.

• Experience in a health care setting is highly preferred.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships.

• Ability to simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple projects.

• Analytical with strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.

• Highly organized, able to meet deadlines and quickly adapt to change.

• Ability to travel regularly and expeditiously throughout the year to meet clients’ needs and timetables. (e.g., Nationwide travel up to 80%, will fluctuate based on business needs).

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

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