Principal, Healthcare Consulting

Overview

With over 50 years of proven success, ECG, ranked as a Best Midsized Firm to Work For 2025 by Consulting Magazine, is the most experienced healthcare consulting firm in the U.S. Working exclusively in this space, our people prove—over and over again—their ability to solve challenges for providers and achieve better outcomes for patients. Across our eight office locations, we’re seeking individuals who will show the courage to find innovative solutions and make a direct impact on the delivery of healthcare services across our country.

About ECG

With knowledge and expertise built over the course of 50-plus years, ECG is a national consulting firm that is redefining healthcare together with its clients. ECG offers a broad range of strategic, financial, operational, and technology-enabled consulting services encompassing health system performance improvement, ambulatory care planning, market consolidation, and physician enterprise optimization. ECG is an industry leader offering specialized expertise to clients across the full continuum of care, including hospitals, health systems, medical groups, academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, cancer centers, ambulatory surgery centers, investors, and payers/health plans.

At ECG, our consultants are working to create a healthier future for every patient. By creating partnerships with our clients and asking the tough questions, we provide honest, tailored solutions that empower them maximize their resources. Together with our clients, we’re making healthcare more accessible, sustainable, and effective for the patients and communities they support. We’re looking for leaders to join our passionate team, combining experience and courage to make impactful changes in healthcare.

ECG is committed to ensuring a supportive, inclusive, and equitable work environment that embraces DEI, where we recognize performance, communicate openly and transparently, and value work‑life balance.

Join Us

We are growing and looking for principals and leaders across our divisions spanning the areas of strategy; operations improvement; payer strategy, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships; and workforce planning.

Your Opportunity with ECG:
Principal

As a principal at ECG, you’ll be a critical member of our consulting team and firm leadership. You will partner with some of the industry’s best, make a real difference in people’s lives, and grow personally and professionally while doing so. Principal at ECG is a significant leadership position within the firm, a stepping-stone to the role of partner (i.e., principal with equity and a greater focus on business development).

A principal is someone who has already emerged as an industry thought leader capable of leading complex engagements with superior practice-building and client relationship‑management skills. ECG is the sum of its people, and we seek excellent leaders who are dedicated to the firm’s recruitment, professional growth, and engagement of exceptional talent. We expect our principals to champion our culture focused on quality, inclusion, collaboration, and growth through innovation.

Your Responsibilities May Include

• Actively managing a portfolio of client engagements and consulting staff, assuring all contractual targets and deliverables are met

• Working with the client to articulate complex issues requiring attention and strategizing with consultant teams on project approach

• Overseeing the design, development, and implementation of solutions to drive long‑lasting success for the client

• Managing a high‑performing cadre of professionals and building and developing a team of consulting leaders to sustain lasting relationships in the industry

• Collaborating in the continued growth and development of the firm

• Marketing and selling $1.5 million in annual consulting revenue

• Playing an integral role in the recruitment and development of staff consultants

• Serving as a thought leader on a national stage

• Being a leader in the firm and contributing to the firm’s culture and success

Requirements

• Outstanding drive, determination, and desire to be part of a growing, elite‑level consulting firm

• Strong knowledge of…