Kearney Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Manager; Payer

Position: Kearney Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Manager (Payer)
Job Description As a Manager, you will be an integral part of Kearney case teams, working closely with clients and colleagues to develop insights and deliver high-impact results. You will support engagements from start to finish—problem definition through analysis, synthesis, and client communication. You will contribute to client work addressing challenges related to corporate strategy, performance improvement, enterprise transformation, mergers & acquisitions, and commercial strategy initiatives across the Healthcare sector.

Given the continued growth of our Healthcare sector, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience across the payer and health insurance landscape as well as product and pricing strategy engagements.

Key responsibilities:

Structuring and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses  Supporting corporate, growth, product, pricing, and commercial strategy engagements for Healthcare clients  Advising payer and health insurance clients on strategic growth, operational improvement, and market positioning initiatives

Contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives, including organizational design and effectiveness  Synthesizing findings into clear, concise storylines and client-ready materials  Supporting business development efforts, including proposal development and client presentations  Working collaboratively with team members and client stakeholders in a fast-paced environment Who you are:  After nearly 100 years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, and above all, people.

That’s why we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers who don’t accept the first thing in front of them and who are always unapologetically themselves.  We want to hear from you if you have:  An MBA (preferred) and 8+ years of professional experience Experience working in management consulting (required) Relevant experience within Healthcare, including expertise supporting payer and health insurance organizations Experience supporting product strategy, pricing strategy, or commercial excellence engagements within Healthcare Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  Experience leading proposal development, participating in client pitches, and driving business development within existing accounts  A passion for leading teams and mentoring colleagues  Demonstrated ability to independently manage at least one major workstream  Excellent written and verbal communication skills  Proven ability to work effectively in team-based, client-facing environments  A willingness to travel as required What we can offer you:
Every day, our people work to be the difference for our clients, our communities, and our colleagues. Helping them make an impact, they are sustained by a competitive remuneration package plus comprehensive benefits and perks, including but not limited to:  Generous retirement/pension savings contributions  Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and immediate family  Non-partner equity-based awards (for consulting managers and above)  Structured and on-the-job learning and development opportunities  Personalized opportunities including talent mobility, flexible work programs, and externships to help you chart a unique career journey to pursue your own personal and professional goals  Manager base salary – $212,000-$235,000.

It is important to note that at Kearney, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role. Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. Kearney reviews…