Associate Director, Healthcare Consulting – Financial Transformation, Front-End/Patient Access

Guidehouse

Associate Director, Healthcare Consulting ensuring performance improvements in large healthcare systems. Leading consulting projects while guiding senior client relationships and managing complex engagements.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading performance improvement initiatives within large healthcare systems, with a strong focus on financial optimization and stakeholder management. Proven ability to manage complex projects and mentor teams while establishing key client relationships.

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Healthcare Revenue Cycle ManagementPerformance ImprovementStakeholder ManagementProject LeadershipFinancial Acumen

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Hard Skills

Performance ImprovementFinancial OptimizationProject ManagementClinical OperationsConsulting ServicesProposal WritingBudget ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementMulti-Site Program Delivery

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunicationRelationship BuildingPersuasion

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Healthcare SystemsAcademic Medical CentersPhysician EnterprisesOutpatient FacilitiesAccount ManagementClient EngagementIndustry AlliancesConsulting EnvironmentOperational ChangeTravel Willingness

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced Front-End Healthcare Revenue Cycle/Patient Access leader for our Healthcare Financial Transformation Solution to support and lead complex performance improvement engagements across large healthcare systems, academic medical centers, and physician enterprises.
Deliver industry expertise and management consulting services in support of client engagements across large providers (hospitals, health systems, AMCs, large physician groups, clinics, outpatient facilities, etc.)
Lead transformational change focused on financial improvement of multiple large healthcare systems, own project, not component or workstream
Clearly articulates financial results of multiple projects and speaks about process and sub-process measures for more than one area
Establishes account management relationships with key client decision makers
Identifies key industry issues and develops a practice response
Assists in the development of industry alliances and relationships within vertical markets
Provides delivery assurance support for engagements with targeted clients
Mentors Guidehouse staff on assignments within the account delivering services
Provides visible leadership within the account and the practice.
Leads consulting projects Statements of Work, Project Plans, Writes Proposals, Presents to Client Executive; Facilitates, Advises and Persuades key decision makers and influencers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree
8+ years (minimum) of recent experience working within in a large healthcare provider setting focused on performance improvement labor and nonlabor optimization, clinical operations and beyond, much of which is at the management level
5+ years delivering programs in a consulting or consulting like environment; driving complex, multi-faceted, multi-site, application/operational change/improvement programs with annual budgets of $10 million plus (30 + resources)
Excellent financial acumen and stakeholder management skills
Experience leading complex projects with multiple workstreams
Ability and willingness to travel 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