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Associate Director – Clinical Operations
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$135K - $225K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director – Clinical Operations
Guidehouse
• 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.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 7–10+ years of project or program management leadership experience delivering complex initiatives for healthcare providers, including at least 5 years working with large, complex health systems.
- Ability to define, track, and manage performance metrics across both clinical and non-clinical operations.
- Ability to clearly communicate financial and operational results across multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Health system leadership experience in one or more of the following areas: Emergency Department, Perioperative Services, or Nursing Operations.
- Familiarity with technology-enabled solutions and IT tools that improve efficiency, quality, and patient throughput.
- Ability to adapt to changing business conditions and lead others in understanding and aligning to evolving strategies, goals, and plans.
- Experience leading complex, multi-workstream projects.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 75%.
Benefits
- 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
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