[Hiring] Health Provider Consulting Manager @Cognizant

Role Description

As a Sr. Consulting Manager you will make an impact by driving client engagement, leading teams, and delivering contextual solutions that address complex business challenges. You will be a valued member of our consulting team and work collaboratively with clients, your primary team, and other stakeholders.

• Manages and directs a small-to-medium team of consultants through client engagement, analysis, business case development, and the development of focused and contextual solutions
• Aligns functional industry expertise to consulting engagement requirements
• Manages escalations, and balances responsiveness to clients with good use of resources
• Ensures the appropriate alignment of team activities to priorities, and the efficient application of time and resources to common goals
• Monitors and addresses team capability or experience gaps to ensure responsiveness to engagement opportunities
• When needed, actively participates in client workshops, support of business analysis interviews, and the development of compelling business cases
• Monitors and supervises the daily activities of project staff, including consulting and non-consulting team members
• Leads communications with project stakeholders, including status reporting, priority setting, and timely issue resolution
• Reviews project deliverables from the perspective of QA, and actively seeks out stakeholder feedback to identify areas for improvement
• Participates in project post-mortems to extract lessons learned and to identify potential intellectual property for repurposing
• Ensures client validation and documentation of project success as the basis both for enduring client relationships and repeat business.

Requirements

• 2+ years of Digital technology (Business or Technical Consultative) team lead experience, and client management responsibilities
• 6-8 years of consulting experience as an industry practitioner within a relevant vertical industry
• Management Consulting experience, preferably with top consulting firms
• Strong background in Healthcare industry, including health plans, claims, and provider operations
• Project management and people management experience
• Excellent communication skills, including creating and presenting professional PowerPoint presentations to stakeholders
• Exposure to technology-driven projects and digital transformation initiatives
• Deep understanding of payer functions and Medicaid plan implementations, including enrollment, billing, claims, care management, member portal, shopper tools, etc.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) plan and contributions.
• Long-term/Short-term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $98,853 - $158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.