Senior Consultant, Healthcare Strategy – Transformation

Guidehouse

. Lead defined workstreams within healthcare strategy and transformation engagements, owning day-to-day execution, analytic outputs, and storyline development.

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • United StatesSenior💰 $89,000 - $148,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in healthcare strategy and transformation, with a strong focus on commercial payer/provider environments and the ability to lead workstreams and develop executive-ready deliverables. Proficient in quantitative and qualitative analysis, with advanced skills in Excel and effective communication capabilities.

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Healthcare StrategyCommercial Payer/Provider ExpertiseQuantitative AnalysisAdvanced Excel ProficiencyClient Communication

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Hard Skills

Healthcare StrategyTransformation EngagementsQuantitative AnalysisQualitative AnalysisWorkplan DevelopmentAnalytic OutputsPowerPoint DeliverablesPerformance ImprovementOperating ModelsGovernance Metrics

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCoachingMentoringStakeholder ManagementEffective Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

Public Trust Clearance

Industry Keywords

Healthcare IndustryPayer/Provider EnvironmentsReimbursement FundamentalsFederal Health ProgramsAnalytics-Enabled Transformation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead defined workstreams within healthcare strategy and transformation engagements, owning day-to-day execution, analytic outputs, and storyline development.
Translate ambiguous client needs into structured problem solving by framing problems, developing hypotheses, designing workplans, and driving execution.
Apply commercial payer/provider expertise to federal health challenges.
Perform and guide quantitative and qualitative analysis, turning findings into decision-ready implications.
Develop executive-ready PowerPoint deliverables and brief written products.
Support operational and performance transformation by mapping current state, identifying pain points, designing target-state processes/operating models, and defining governance and metrics.
Plan and lead working sessions, interviews, and workshops; synthesize inputs; and manage client and internal stakeholder communications.
Coach and mentor junior staff through delegation, quality review, and actionable feedback.
Contribute to internal capability building, thought leadership, templates, accelerators, proposals, and capture efforts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree.
3+ years of experience in consulting and/or healthcare industry roles.
Demonstrated experience in healthcare strategy and/or transformation, with exposure to payer/provider, operating models, or performance improvement.
Strong understanding of commercial payer/provider environments, including reimbursement/payment fundamentals and how policy and payment structures affect outcomes.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data.
Advanced Excel proficiency.
Proven ability to lead workstreams, build client-ready deliverables, and communicate effectively (written and verbal).
Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (i.e. US Citizenship required).
Ability to travel as needed (up to 25%).
Preference will be given to candidate within 50 miles of Guidehouse's McLean, VA, office.
Commercial payer/provider experience is prioritized.
Depth in commercial payer functions is nice to have.
Provider-side strategy/ops experience is nice to have.
Experience supporting federal health programs (VA strongly preferred) is nice to have.
Experience with analytics-enabled transformation is nice to have.
MBA/MHA/MPH or other relevant advanced degree is nice to have.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Flexible benefits package
Flexible workplace