EY Business Transformation Healthcare Provider Operations Consulting_Manager 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

498912116

Today’s healthcare environment in the post-COVID era is undergoing rapid change and transformation. As healthcare organizations seek to stabilize operations and plan for a financially sustainable future, they are challenged to integrate transformative technology (Artificial intelligence, automation, etc.), adjust to patient-focused operations, and maintain operational discipline to withstand increasing financial pressures. As a manager within our Health consulting practice, you’ll work with clients across the healthcare industry, from hospitals and integrated delivery networks to commercial and governmental insurers. You’ll use your industry knowledge and relationship skillsets to assist our clients in transforming operations to meet the evolving demands of today's healthcare market.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll spend most of your time teaming with our provider team working with a broad spectrum of not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare clients, including hospitals, healthcare systems, physician practices and academic medical centers, to assess and redesign clinical processes.

As a Manager in our Health consulting group focused on Provider Operations, you’ll work with clients across the following areas:

• Operational improvement
• Benchmarking and financial quantification
• Cost reduction/revenue enhancement
• Workflow redesign

Skills and attributes for success

• Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds Foster an innovative and inclusive team -oriented work environment. Play an active role in counselling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels. Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Cultivate and manage business development opportunities. Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a master's degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
• Approximately 4 years of healthcare consulting experience, preferably with prior experience as a manager (or above), in a consulting firm or in a management role within industry
• Ability to read and interpret hospital financial statements and contract terms, utilize complex financial models, experience with operational process mapping and experience with healthcare cost reduction planning and implementation
• Experience with healthcare organization M&A, physician alignment, or financial margin improvement initiatives

• Experience in selling and delivering projects that cover the full life cycle of assessment, design and implementation support
• Assist in generating revenue within existing healthcare clients and in developing new prospects at the “C” level of large healthcare companies
• Ability to manage a team of staff/senior consulting professionals
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills

• A willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is required as neede by the client.

Ideally you’ll also have

• A degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting, and/or Business; CPA, MBA, MHA and/or MPH