Healthcare Consultant Manager

Accountabilities

• • Lead full lifecycle project management activities for Veteran-focused healthcare programs, ensuring delivery against scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, quality standards, and federal contract requirements.
  • Build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including clinical and non-clinical professionals, program teams, and senior executives, to design and implement effective healthcare interventions.
  • Conduct current-state assessments, journey mapping, industry research, and analysis of existing practices to identify opportunities for improvement and develop future-state recommendations.
  • Lead the creation of high-visibility deliverables such as business cases, change and communications plans, operations manuals, evaluation plans, presentations, and other program materials.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, quality control plans, operational workflows, and other tools that improve consistency, efficiency, and service quality.
  • Establish measurement approaches and support data-driven decision-making by monitoring performance indicators such as response rates, data quality, and operational effectiveness.
  • Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues that could affect program performance or delivery.
  • Lead project teams, including employees and subcontractors, while fostering an accountable, collaborative, and high-performing environment and supporting the onboarding of new team members.
  • Manage project schedules, resources, budgets, reporting requirements, and performance expectations while ensuring alignment with applicable government and client standards.
  • Maintain productive client relationships and identify opportunities for follow-on work, expanded services, task orders, and other business development initiatives in collaboration with leadership.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 11 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with relevant professional experience in consulting, healthcare, government health organizations, or large integrated healthcare delivery systems.
  • PMP certification is required, with additional certifications such as Prosci, Lean Six Sigma, or SAFe Agile considered an advantage.
  • Demonstrated experience with project management methodologies, healthcare consulting, process improvement, change management, human-centered design, market or environmental analysis, and qualitative or quantitative research.
  • Experience designing, launching, managing, or evaluating healthcare programs, pilots, interventions, or transformation initiatives.
  • Strong ability to facilitate working groups involving diverse stakeholders and translate complex concepts into clear, actionable information for different audiences.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop business cases, operational documentation, presentation materials, communications, and other executive-level deliverables.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
  • Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs or large healthcare systems is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare operations and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities, competing deadlines, and complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be authorized to work indefinitely in the United States without sponsorship and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as required for government or client meetings and program activities.

  Benefits

  • Salary range of $100,000–$120,000, with actual compensation determined by factors including location, education, experience, skills, competencies, and organizational or contract requirements.
  • Remote work environment within the United States.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
  • Disability and life insurance coverage.
  • Retirement plan.
  • Paid time off.
  • Additional programs and resources designed to support employees and their families.
  • Opportunities to work on mission-focused healthcare initiatives supporting federal clients and Veteran-centered programs.
  • Potential opportunities for professional growth through exposure to healthcare transformation, program development, consulting, and federal healthcare environments.