About the role

  • Strategy & Operations Consultant managing healthcare projects for Advocate Health. Collaborating with teams to execute strategic, transformative, and operational initiatives aligned with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

  • Manages small to moderately complex projects, or assists client in execution of portions of engagement.
  • Develops project work plans and related performance metrics to ensure all project activities are executed against established timelines and budgets.
  • Uses process improvement, performance improvement or project management methodologies and effective management of internal/external resources assigned to complete activities.
  • Develops solutions and makes recommendations impacting clients and colleagues.
  • Identifies and manages change effectively and efficiently in a changing environment.
  • Works with team members to utilize change management processes and tools to create plans to support adoptions of changes required by project or initiative.
  • Tests client hypotheses and solutions with robust data consulting processes and techniques.
  • Leads meetings/work sessions to support execution of engagements.
  • Manages delivery in consulting engagement under guidance of experienced colleagues.
  • Uses planning tools and techniques and sets milestones appropriate for size and scale of assignment.
  • Handles changes in project scope and seeks advice when needed.
  • Defines project management processes and standards and establishes targets, benchmarks and performance measures for project delivery.
  • Plans, organizes, controls and evaluates projects from concept phase to implementation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Related Field
  • Typically requires ~3 years of experience in healthcare payer or provider operations.
  • Knowledge and expertise in use of project, program management, and performance improvement methodologies and tools.
  • Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly around Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to concisely communicate with key leaders.
  • Highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a focus on delivery of key project objectives with the ability to work through the challenges associated with projects of varying complexity.
  • Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and evidence of being a strong team player.
  • Possesses a strong orientation toward innovation and new ideas.
  • Facilitation and persuasion skills with the ability to influence peers, superiors and sub-ordinates.
  • Capable of influencing project team members to achieve goals associated with successful project delivery.

Benefits

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
  • Premium pay for select positions
  • Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards

Job title

Strategy & Operations Consultant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$38,200 - $57,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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