Senior Federal Healthcare Consultant - Veterans Affairs

The Senior Healthcare Consultant serves as an advisor and task lead to support large-scale federal healthcare initiatives. This role requires a blend of management consulting rigor and specialized knowledge of Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) programs and initiatives to lead complex work streams, manage senior level client relationships, and drive the implementation of high-priority health solutions. You will be responsible for navigating federal acquisition processes, managing quality standards to ensure "Exceptional" performance ratings, and delivering results within an agile, mission-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead programmatic support for diverse healthcare programs, utilizing industry-standard and Agile methodologies to drive project life cycles from discovery to enterprise-scale implementation. Support executive level engagements and the development of support documents, including comprehensive whitepapers, briefing decks, and formal responses to government inquiries. Manage relationships between government program offices, external organizations, and private-sector partners; lead the negotiation and tracking of formalcollaboration agreements (e.g., MOUs, CRADAs).

Advise clients on project coordination, market research, and procurement facilitation; oversee Quality Management Plans (QMP) and RAID logs to mitigate operational risks. Develop and manage project tracking and reporting using Smartsheet, Salesforce, , and other platforms, providing government leads with real-time visibility into program status.

Required:

8+ years of management consulting experience, with a significant focus on federal healthcare agencies; direct experience supporting the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Bachelor’s Degree in Health Policy, Business, or a related field.

Preferred: PMP highly encouraged;
Agile (ACP) or Prosci Change Management certifications highly preferred. Tools:
Microsoft Teams/SharePoint, Salesforce, Smartsheet, Power BI Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level briefings, reports, and strategic communications products

Experience with data collection, analysis, and visualization for program evaluation and decision support

Demonstrated experience supporting VHA programs, initiatives, or operations, with an understanding of the VHA healthcare environment, stakeholder landscape, and organizational structure. Ability to effectively engage VHA leaders, clinical staff, and operational stakeholders to achieve project objectives.

Clearance & Citizenship Must be a U.S. citizen Must be eligible for VA background investigation Ability to obtain and maintain a government-issued Personal Identity Verification (PIV) badge and VA email account

Work Location Remote, with periodic on-site support at VA facilities as required. Travel to VA Medical Centers, VISN offices, and event locations may be required (estimated 10–20% travel depending on project assignments). Candidates in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are preferred.

Equal Opportunity Commonwealth Strategic Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage Veterans, service-disabled Veterans, and individuals from all backgrounds to apply.