Senior Client Strategy Consultant (Healthcare)

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and in office one to two days per week). Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our Pulse Point locations in South Portland, ME, Manchester, NH or Wallingford, CT.

The Senior Client Strategy Consultant (Healthcare) is responsible for providing first-class consultative services to key clients through identifying and delivering strategic opportunities that directly impact the client’s overall strategy and bottom line. This strategic, highly visible, client-facing role is responsible for satisfying extensive client commitments and organizational readiness and will own blocks of business while providing thought leadership across the organization.

How you will make an impact: 

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external (Clients, Brokers, etc.) and internal (Sales, Account Management, Network, Product etc.) stakeholders, operating with a high degree of professionalism and sense of urgency.

• Translate data trends into strategic benefit recommendations and value stories aimed at bending the cost curve and improving overall health.

• Operate as an extension of Sales and Account Management teams, developing short and long term KPI’s.

• Leverage deep consulting proficiency to identify and solve for gaps, evaluating and triaging potential projects and studies based on the value, cost benefit analysis and the urgency of the request.

• Serve as a regional lead building the organizational Advisory and Analytics footprint and strategy.

• Organize and manage the staffing and workflow on major projects.

• Develop and communicate action plans and assist in planning initiatives to address areas for improvement identified through data analysis and business expertise.

• Manage projects through coordination and negotiation with internal and external clients in a highly matrixed environment.

• Develop detailed understanding of relevant business processes, goals and strategy.

• Act as a source of truth providing direction, training, and guidance for less experienced staff. 

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in analysis and reporting with a minimum of 2 years of broad-based practical business experience within a business unit, and experience in managed care and data analysis; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• High level of executive presence strongly preferred.

• Personal curiosity and passion to problem solve strongly preferred.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, planning, and oral and written communication skills strongly preferred.

• High level of emotional intelligence harnessing the ability to shift communication styles through a wide variety of personality types and across all management levels strongly preferred.

• Ability to translate complex data sets into high level actionable insights strongly preferred.

• Ability to influence and negotiate with all levels of management strongly preferred.

• Experience in healthcare data analysis strongly preferred.

• Expert level spreadsheet and database skills; understands and applies Excel functions and macro tools to help solve complex problems strongly preferred.

• Understanding and embodiment of Agile methodologies strongly preferred.

• Advanced degree in Business, Public Health, Health Systems Administration, Science, or Health Research preferred.

• Ability to travel regularly to client sites preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.