Senior Consultant, Consulting Services
What you will be doing:
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Consulting Services the Senior Consultant will conduct research and collect, analyze data, play an active role in the problem-solving aspect of engagements, and complete project tasks within scope and budget. A consultant should be competent in analyzing problems and recommending creative solutions. Ability to identify issues and communicate effectively with project manager; work directly with clients to achieve project milestones, and participate in client and internal presentations is a must. In addition, the Consultant must be extremely analytical and have a foundation in data manipulation, be able to research independently and be familiar with hospital data sets and financial data sets.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience: 4 or more years
Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Preferred Qualifications
Skills:
- Cost reduction analytics
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Healthcare analytics
Relevant Experience:
- Consulting firm or in healthcare acute-care setting
Education: Bachelor's
Key Responsibilities
- Knowledge of financial improvement methodologies, including, but not limited to cost reduction and/or supply chain.
- Create spreadsheets, presentations, and other deliverables using Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project as necessary for client engagement, accurately and on time.
- Identify potential engagement sources and potential add-on opportunities.
- Assist in proposal development as requested and supports marketing efforts.
- Create, participate, and deliver client presentations.
- Manage day-to-day project initiatives.
- Participate in the creation of client deliverables.
- Lead analysis of business and technical problems and works with team to create innovative solutions.
- Conduct in-depth research to support data analytics.
- Effectively works to create a winning team environment, building positive client and team relationships.
- Work with leadership to identify issues and communicates effectively with engagement leader.
- Work directly with clients to achieve project milestones by participating in client and internal presentations and managing day-to-day client relationships.
- Assist clients in achieving maximum savings and improve process efficiencies.
- Understand and demonstrate best practice financial improvement activities and goals within healthcare.
- Conduct assessments and develop actionable cost reduction strategies/implements lasting solutions.
- Healthcare inventory and logistics experience.
Additional Job Requirements:
- Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
- Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Operate computer programs and software
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
- Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
- Making independent decisions
- Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
Working Conditions: Hospital Environment
Travel Requirements: No travel required
Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Compensation and Benefits:
Premier's internal salary range for this role is $80,000 - $148,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location.
Employees also receive access to the following benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement program
- Paid time off
- Participation in Premier's employee incentive plans
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Premier at a glance:
- Ranked #1 on Charlotte's Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020 and 2022, and 49th Healthiest Employer in America (2022)
- Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the 13th year in a row
- The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
Equal Opportunity Employer: Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status.
