Associate Director/Managing Consultant - Clinical Operations - Workforce

Job Family : Strategy & Transformation Consulting Travel Required : Up to 75%+ Clearance Required : None What You Will Do : The ideal candidate brings deep healthcare industry expertise and a strong record of designing and delivering innovative clinical and operational performance solutions for hospitals and health systems. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of integrated optimization initiatives focused on clinical effectiveness, system operations, workforce performance, and capacity management. In this consulting role, you will also contribute to business development and client relationship management efforts for Guidehouse Healthcare clients pursuing optimization initiatives. This role is instrumental in advancing the firm’s performance improvement offerings and shaping leading-edge consulting solutions within the healthcare practice. Specific Responsibilities: Provide healthcare industry expertise and management consulting support across client engagements within the Healthcare Practice. Develop practice-wide methodologies that can be applied across account strategies and client plans. Build and maintain strong account relationships with key client decision-makers. Identify emerging industry issues and help develop the practice’s strategic response. Support the development of strategic alliances and relationships across targeted healthcare markets. Provide delivery assurance and execution support for engagements with priority clients. Mentor and develop Guidehouse team members while supporting client delivery across engagements. Demonstrate visible leadership within client accounts and across the broader practice. Lead consulting engagements by shaping statements of work, developing project plans, writing proposals, presenting to client executives, and facilitating decisions with key stakeholders and influencers. What You Will Need for Associate Director: Bachelor’s degree required. 7–10+ years of project or program managemen