Associate Principal, Healthcare Consulting

Location: City of Albany

Company Description Press Ganey is the leading experience measurement, data analytics, and insights provider for complex industries—a status we earned over decades of deep partnership with clients to help them understand and meet the needs of their key stakeholders. Our earliest roots are in U.S. healthcare –perhaps the most complex of all industries. Today we serve clients around the globe in every industry to help them improve the Human Experiences at the heart of their business.

We serve our clients through an unparalleled offering that combines technology, data, and expertise to enable them to pinpoint and prioritize opportunities, accelerate improvement efforts and build lifetime loyalty among their customers and employees.

Like all great companies, our success is a function of our people and our culture. Our employees have world-class talent, a collaborative work ethic, and a passion for the work that have earned us trusted advisor status among the world’s most recognized brands. As a member of the team, you will help us create value for our clients, you will make us better through your contribution to the work and your voice in the process.

Ours is a path of learning and continuous improvement; team efforts chart the course for corporate success.

Our Mission:

We empower organizations to deliver the best experiences. With industry expertise and technology, we turn data into insights that drive innovation and action.

Our Values:

To put Human Experience at the heart of organizations so every person can be seen and understood.

Energize the customer relationship:
Our clients are our partners. We make their goals our own, working side by side to turn challenges into solutions.

Success starts with me:
Personal ownership fuels collective success. We each play our part and empower our teammates to do the same.

Commit to learning:
Every win is a springboard. Every hurdle is a lesson. We use each experience as an opportunity to grow.

Dare to innovate:
We challenge the status quo with creativity and innovation as our true north.

Better together:
We check our egos at the door. We work together, so we win together.

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Location:

Remote, U.S.

-Based Travel:
Up to 75%

Position Overview Press Ganey / Qualtrics is seeking a highly motivated and analytically driven Associate Principal, Healthcare Consulting to partner with health system & health plan clients on strategic initiatives that improve patient experience, member experience, quality outcomes, workforce engagement, and organizational performance.

As a trusted advisor and engagement leader, you will work directly with healthcare executives and operational leaders to transform complex data into actionable strategies that drive measurable results. This role combines deep healthcare expertise, advanced analytics, executive facilitation, and consultative problem-solving to help clients achieve sustainable performance improvement.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of inpatient healthcare operations, patient experience, member experience, and quality improvement methodologies, and the ability to influence change at all levels of an organization.

What You'll DoClient Consulting & Engagement Leadership Lead analytics and insight development for consulting engagements focused on patient experience, member experience, quality improvement, operational excellence, and organizational transformation.

Translate complex datasets into clear, executive-level recommendations and strategic action plans.

Facilitate workshops, executive briefings, strategic planning sessions, and performance review meetings with senior healthcare leaders.

Partner with clients to design, implement, and sustain experience transformation initiatives.

Establish success metrics and measurement frameworks that demonstrate engagement impact and return on investment.

Manage multiple client work streams simultaneously while ensuring exceptional quality and timely delivery.

Analytics & Strategic Insights Analyze Press Ganey and client datasets to identify performance trends, root causes, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.

Develop compelling…