Health Payer Strategy Manager
We Are:
Accenture Strategy. Through deep industry expertise, analytics and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now, and the unknown. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new. Accenture Strategy consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.
You Are:
A Strategy guru with tons of experience in the Healthcare Payer Strategy industry and top-flight leadership and management skills. Your expertise advising clients in the Healthcare Payer Strategy industry on data-driven strategies to transform their business operations or business model so they can crush their strategic, financial, and operational goals. As a manager, you’re a natural at building and bringing out the best in teams. And you’re a problem’s worst nightmare, thanks to your prodigious analytical and creative chops. Communication and people skills You have both in spades, along with a strong desire to work in an information systems environment.
The Work:
Run delivery of projects to get the lay of the land of clients’ position in the Healthcare Payer Strategy to find clients’ business options in the context of global, economic, technology, and social trends.
Head up teams to deliver world-class business strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients in the Healthcare Payer Strategy.
Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.
Lead project delivery to make sure clients are positioned for long-term success with practical road maps for carrying out strategy, managing change, monitoring and gauging processes, and taking remedial steps.
Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes
Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
Fortify Accenture’s Strategy practice and role as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external.
Mentor junior members of the Strategy team and groom them for more responsibility.
Focus areas include cost transformation, performance improvement, innovative business and operating models, mergers and acquisitions, digital health, and product strategy.
Travel as needed, up to 80%
Here’s What You Need:
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Bachelor’s degree
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Minimum of 3 years of experience at a large strategy or health boutique consulting firm.
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Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Healthcare Payer industry in one or more of the following areas of corporate development, transformation or internal strategy:
- Health Innovation / Disruption
- Health Strategy and Growth
- Health Transformation
Bonus Points if:
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You have an MBA or equivalent graduate degree.
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You have any publications or thought leadership materials.
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You're proficient in PowerBI, Tableau or Alteryx.
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You're experienced in Blockchain, AI, Cloud, Machine Learning.
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You have excellent communication (written and oral) skills.
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