Public Health, Associate Director

Job Family:

Strategy & Transformation Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse Health combines our public and private sector expertise to assist clients with addressing their most complex challenges and navigating significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation.

The Guidehouse Health team includes public sector and provider administrators, clinicians, scientists, and other experts with decades of strategy, funding, policy, revenue cycle, digital and retail health, managed care, and managed services experience.

Ranked 2024’s third largest healthcare consulting firm and 2023 third largest healthcare IT consulting firm by Modern Healthcare, Guidehouse has earned 19 Best in KLAS® awards. 

As a Public Health Associate Director, you will:

• Lead delivery and management of engagement activities related to healthcare enterprise portfolio strategy, design, and delivery 
• Provide subject matter expertise on healthcare system design and capital planning that deliver results towards effective outcomes
• Lead team(s) conducting studies to improve healthcare planning and delivery for clients
• Oversee creation of compelling deliverables that engage technical and non-technical audiences to drive responsible decisions in healthcare system design, delivery, and capital planning at every level of a client’s organization
• Identify and mitigate projects risks around scope, schedule, and quality, effectively escalating to engagement leadership
• Develop strategies and solutions to solve complex healthcare system design, delivery, and capital planning challenges for our healthcare clients
• Brief senior clients on results of planning, studies, and analytical reviews

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree
• 12+ years of experience in the healthcare industry with strong experience in healthcare system design and capital planning
• Experience in management consulting delivering results for healthcare clients
• Comfortable and confident presenting to a variety of audiences
• Proven ability as a strong, detail-oriented writer and editor, with capability to deliver quality content in short time frames for a variety of audiences
• Experience creating and maintaining project timelines along with responsibility for project reporting
• Experience writing and presenting reports and client/public-facing documents
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative analysis and data visualization 
• Experience shaping a framework in ambiguous environments and adapting to feedback and guidance from your team, leadership, and clients
• Ability to develop enduring professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to create and lead clear and compelling presentations for clients on complex topics

• What Would Be Nice To Have:
• Master's degree
• Experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, or the Military Health System
• Extensive experience in a large-scale integrated health care system, ideally with a substantive focus on Veteran or Military healthcare 
   

The annual salary range for this position is $144,400.00-$216,600.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• 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