Manager, Healthcare Improvement - Physician Services

Overview

The Performance Improvement Healthcare Consulting team helps healthcare organizations improve performance through targeted improvement strategies that address margin erosion by integrating strategic, operational, financial, and compliance perspectives. The team focuses on physician alignment and regulatory compliance to support providers in navigating a dynamic healthcare environment.

• Serve as the engagement leader for physician services engagements, acting as the single accountable owner for scope execution, timeline, client communication, project economics, and completion through issuance and billing readiness.
• Own and lead analytical work streams end to end, including data acquisition, validation, benchmarking, and analysis related to physician operations, compensation, and alignment initiatives.
• Apply professional judgment to complex physician compensation, alignment, and Fair Market Value matters by integrating operational, financial, market, and regulatory considerations into clear, defensible conclusions.
• Direct and review gap analyses, scenario modeling, and supporting analyses to inform physician compensation structures, productivity frameworks, and alignment strategies, making clear decisions on what to personally execute versus delegate.
• Drive the final 30% of work to completion by proactively managing open items, resolving bottlenecks, and ensuring deliverables are finalized, issued, and ready for billing.
• Develop, review, and finalize client-ready deliverables, including compensation models, financial analyses, and executive-level presentation materials used in discussions with physician, administrative, and executive leadership.
• Lead client meetings and ongoing communication with physician and organizational stakeholders, maintaining momentum and accountability throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Manage engagement economics by monitoring scope, leverage, and realization; addressing scope creep; and making informed decisions that balance client value, quality, and team capacity.
• Push projects forward every week by setting priorities, removing obstacles, and reinforcing a culture of ownership and follow-through.
• Coach and develop junior team members by providing direction, review, and feedback, while retaining accountability for overall engagement outcomes.
• Contribute to practice consistency and sustainability through knowledge sharing, refinement of tools and methodologies, and reinforcement of firm culture and standards of excellence.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant healthcare experience
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: hospital-physician service arrangements, provider employment models, compensation structures and methodologies, clinic operations and workflow optimization, Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments, and physician reimbursement methodologies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Master's Degree
• Prior consulting experience
• Experience in PowerBI or Tableau

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IL Minimum Salary (USD): $119,500; IL Maximum Salary (USD): $159,300.