Associate Director – Clinical Operations, Healthcare

Guidehouse

Associate Director leading clinical and operational improvement programs within Guidehouse Healthcare Payer and Provider practice. Aiming to optimize hospital performance through strategic consulting.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $155,000 - $259,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver high-quality consulting services for clients within the Guidehouse Healthcare Payer and Provider Practice.
Provide healthcare industry expertise and management consulting support across client engagements.
Build and maintain account relationships with key client decision-makers.
Identify priority issues and develop practical, client-specific solutions.
Provide delivery assurance across engagements, ensuring quality, consistency, and stakeholder alignment.
Coach and mentor team members on client assignments and within account teams.
Demonstrate visible leadership within the account and the broader practice.
Lead consulting projects to deliver contract outcomes, project plans, and executive expectations by influencing key decision-makers and stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; nursing or other clinical degree from an accredited institution preferred.
7+ years of experience in hospital operations (e.g., clinical operations, performance improvement, labor and non-labor optimization, physician operations, or provider-focused financial operations).
Deep knowledge of hospital and health system operations.
Ability to benchmark and analyze data to redesign operational processes, improve efficiency, and establish standard work.
Ability to conduct research, interpret analytics, and develop actionable recommendations; working proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
Consulting experience delivering complex, multi-site operational change and clinical improvement programs on aggressive timelines.
Strong client leadership and business development skills, including identifying opportunities and selling add-on work.
Willingness to travel extensively (up to 75%).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

hospital operationsclinical operationsperformance improvementlabor optimizationnon-labor optimizationphysician operationsprovider-focused financial operationsdata analysisoperational process redesignMicrosoft Office

Soft Skills

client leadershipbusiness developmentcoachingmentoringrelationship buildingstakeholder alignmentinfluencingproblem-solvingcommunicationteam collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeclinical degree