Senior Associate, Healthcare Performance Improvement, Deal Advisory

Senior Associate, Healthcare Performance Improvement, Deal Advisory

Locations : Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; New York, NY

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Time Type : Full time

Posted on : Posted 4 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID : R103726

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Performance Improvement Practice Overview

The Performance Improvement practice provides extensive industry expertise combined with data-driven, objective, and innovative approaches to the most complex business challenges.

We have significant experience working with companies at critical inflection points in their lifecycles which has informed our approach and instilled a sense of urgency in solving problems.

At Ankura, we work with clients to build value and accelerate business performance through strategy setting and execution, business and operating model design, and acquisition and merger support.

Healthcare Performance Improvement Senior Associate Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you will be a key contributor on client engagements and workstreams :

• Independently structure basic issue analyses and contribute to hypothesis generation.
• Build analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction.
• Identify and articulate opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel.
• Draft client-ready data requests.
• Assemble reports, graphs, and tables with limited guidance.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Healthcare Industry.
• Identify potential issues related to complex healthcare operational issues.
• Understand common healthcare industry terms and concepts.
• Understand key activities of healthcare operations consulting engagements.

As a key member of the healthcare team, you will support industry marketing efforts and practice development :

• Identify key industry trends and challenges to define opportunities for Ankura to support clients.
• Contribute to the development of marketing, business development, and intellectual capital to support market awareness, lead generation, and improved project delivery.
• Develop tools and methodologies to drive business development and project delivery.

Healthcare Performance Improvement Senior Associate Requirements

Bring meaningful experience in healthcare and related industries :

• Minimum of 2+ years of healthcare deal advisory experience from a top-tier management consulting firm.
• Experience in the following areas within Healthcare and Life Sciences :
• Conducting Operational Diligence Due involving financial, operational, and technology value creation.
• Performing Market Analysis.
• Supporting Acquisition and Merger Support (e.g., Buy Side, Sell Side, Carve out / Divestiture).
• Synergy identification and assessments (i.e., SG&A cost reduction, direct and indirect procurement, operations, RCM, IT, Marketing, and HR).
• Identification of labor productivity improvements that can drive value creation and investment thesis support.
• Supporting Business transformation efforts.

Have demonstrated strong consulting skills and experience :

• Manage administrative matters of engagement.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to provide data-driven insights.
• Experience managing complex projects and delivering results in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including IT, Operations, and Finance.
• Post-deal integration experience, including change management and operating model implementation for value capture and continuous improvements.
• Experience with Excel modeling and identifying and articulating opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel, as well as excellent PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Experience with analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction.
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the identification of key issues.
• Able to understand concepts of data patterns and trends.
• Demonstrate the ability to synthesize analysis and draw conclusions.
• Present work, as required, both internally and to clients.
• Interface directly with more senior clients to gather data and develop analyses in areas of responsibility.
• Understand common healthcare industry terms and concepts.

Education and Personal Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution with a strong GPA.
• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 75%).
• High energy style, flexible and adaptive, with the ability to work well in a very fast-paced environment.

Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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