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Lead, Healthcare Strategic Initiatives and Program Management, Director, Internal Rotational Opportunity

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Salary: 
155 - 286K yearly
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required, 4+ years of experience in consulting, Strong project management and organizational skills, Deep understanding of healthcare capabilities.

Key responsabilities:

  • Manage strategic projects and initiatives
  • Support business planning and operations

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Huron Large http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com
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Job description

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.

Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

As an individual focused on strategy, initiative management, and implementation, the Director, Healthcare Strategic Initiatives and Program Management role will have the ability to help shape the future of the healthcare industry at Huron. Reporting to the Chief of Staff for Healthcare, this role will manage strategic projects, support business planning, oversee operational tasks, coordinate with various teams and stakeholders, and drive communication efforts within the Healthcare industry. This role encompasses strategic, operational, and managerial responsibilities while aligning with the broader objectives of the Healthcare industry at Huron.

The role is an 18–24-month program rotation, partnering with the Healthcare Chief of Staff and Healthcare Portfolio Strategy and Management (HPSM) team to drive strategic priorities and day-to-day activities. In this role, the individual will gain firsthand experience working with senior leaders and contribute in many ways to the advancement and growth of our business.

A key driver of the growth contributions will come by also supporting our HPSM team through various initiatives that advance our capabilities and support our vendor partnerships. This may include direct supervision from a HPSM leader for special initiatives / projects.

Position Details:

Project Management

Serve as a Project Manager for reoccurring healthcare meetings which includes agenda ideation, content collation, meeting minutes, and resulting action plans

Manage regular Operating Committee discussions – identify agenda topics and discussion items to bring forward – whether to the OC as a whole or individually

Manage multiple priorities independently to effectively and efficiently drive work forward in an organized fashion

Support Chief of Staff in annual budget projections for various healthcare initiatives

Business Planning & Strategy

Drive the development of strategic projects, such as capability advancements, new technologies, partnership relationships, and potential acquisitions

Assist in managing strategic and organizational change by guiding Huron Healthcare employees through transitions, ensuring buy-in, and addressing resistance

Identify and escalate potential risks to strategic initiatives and develop strategies to mitigate those risks. Assess and monitor risk factors on a routine basis.

Aggregate performance reports, key performance indicators (KPIs), etc., to provide valuable data insights to inform strategic decisions

Act as a strategic partner with senior business leaders to develop and/or refresh Healthcare strategy annually – facilitating discussion and alignment across multiple stages as needed in concert with key areas like Healthcare Portfolio Strategy Management (HPSM), PIBSS, HR Strategy Leads, HC Finance & Operations, and other Enterprise teams

Support the Healthcare Operating Committee (OC) assess and design the operating model for Healthcare – reviewing and modifying annually as needed. This includes defining and/or refreshing governance and communication structures 

Collaborate with Chief of Staff, HPSM team members, and others to understand business challenges, propose solutions and approaches to ensure results align with Huron Healthcare’s business objectives

Translate and launchstrategic priorities into action. This includes partnering with HPSM and other parts of the business to advance priorities and continually manage progress

HPSM Support (as assigned)

Drive progress and performance of various Strategic Priorities within HPSM and the Healthcare, as assigned. Responsibilities may include:

Develop vision by helping sponsors align on priorities, define goals, and capturing business cases/charters

Create workplans anchored in key milestones and manage towards achieving and accelerating timelines

Develop and archive pilot lessons learned, deliverables and methodology

Contribute to sales of growth priorities through creation of sales collateral, management of pipeline, defining sales strategy, seller education, and supporting on pursuits

Analyze data, create reports, and generate content for HPSM presentations to senior leaders

Support execution of annual growth processes (e.g., portfolio shaping, idea generation, growth blueprint, Operating Committee (OC) growth meeting, budgeting)

Collaborate with solutions advancement stakeholders (e.g., PIBSS, Accountable Leaders, Marketing, GET)



Communication & Administrative Strategy

Support planning and execution of our largest healthcare practice events focused on developing and engaging leaders and employees (i.e., Healthcare Leadership Forum and HC Connect)

Support in preparing presentations, reports, and other documents that the Chief of Staff needs for strategic decision-making and communication across internal and external stakeholders. This includes compiling data, analyzing trends, and organizing information for ease of reference

Develop internal communications whilst leveraging PowerPoint presentations, Huron Link, and newsletters and ad hoc campaigns to drive transparency, awareness and connection across all levels of the practice

Provide administrative support to the Chief of Staff to manage healthcare meetings while handing confidential information

Serve as the liaison and key connection point between Huron and one of our key vendors managing all transactional processes related to the vendor relationship

Navigate the terms of the Epic Consultant Access Agreement and conduct and improve key processes to secure access to Epic for client delivery based on the terms of our agreement

Collaborate with numerous teams and stakeholders within Huron including areas such as Human Resources, Finance and Operations, Executive Assistants, Marketing and HC Business Units

Travel for various meetings, events, and initiatives throughout the year

Experience Recommended:

4+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, or professional services

Demonstrated critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills and deep project management and organization skills

Strong results and execution orientation and keen attention to detail with proven ability to manage cross-functional projects, team expectations, and coordinated efforts with a sense of urgency to complete work both timely and accurately

Excellent written and verbal communication skills that support disseminating information that is clear, concise, and easily digestible for various audiences

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in diverse settings

In-depth understanding of the breadth of Huron’s capabilities in the Healthcare market

Strong executive presence and client service orientation

Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and be flexible to adapt to changing business needs

Exposure and/or understanding of CRM/Salesforce capabilities and business development (i.e., funnel management)

Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Bachelor’s degree required
The estimated base salary range for this job is $155,000-$220,000.  The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.  Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $201,500-$286,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. 

Posting Category
Healthcare

Opportunity Type
Regular

Country
United States of America

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Analytical Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Social Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Physical Flexibility
  • Critical Thinking

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