<p><span>Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.</span><br /><br /><span>Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.</span><br /><br /><span>Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.</span><br /><br /><span>Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.</span></p><p></p><h3></h3>Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.<br /><br />Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.<br /><br />Joining the Huron team means youll play a crucial role in helping our clients thrive in the dynamic healthcare industry. As a team leader, youll go beyond traditional cost-reduction strategies and rethink operations. At Huron, youll work with healthcare organizations to transform cost structures, implement innovative approaches that foster stability, drive growth, and lay the groundwork for exceptional patient care.<br /><br />Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.<br /><br />At Huron, An Associate leads with expertise and collaboration, partnering with Huron and client leaders to create sustainable solutions that drive meaningful results. As an Associate, with our Healthcare Workforce team, you will lead one or more project work streams utilizing Huron approaches, methodologies helping clients solve their business challenges to advance their clinical and financial outcomes. You’ll work on varied projects, gain valuable, hands-on consulting and change management experience, while positively impacting mission-driven healthcare organizations.<p></p><h3></h3><p><b>As the Healthcare Consulting Associate in Workforce, you will:</b>  <br /> </p><ul><li>Partner with healthcare organizations to reimagine workforce models, aligning staffing to patient demand while maintaining quality care.</li><li>Analyze workforce data to uncover trends, gaps, and risks, translating findings into actionable staffing strategies.</li><li>Support redesigning of care teams to maximize skill mix, enabling clinicians to work at the top of their license.</li><li>Leverage critical thinking skills in both data collection and complex analysis to develop solutions that reduce labor costs and reliance on premium or agency labor through smarter staffing models.</li><li>Synthesize insights and present clear recommendations to both client and internal leadership.</li><li>Collaborate with project teams to keep initiatives moving forward, applying proven consulting methods to deliver sustainable results.</li></ul><p></p><p>Requirements:   </p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree required</li><li>3 + years relevant project implementation or process improvement experience in a team-based environment, preferably within healthcare or consulting</li><li>Relevant hospital operations experience supervising a department or team-based projects, focusing on process re-engineering, change management, labor productivity, and benchmarking, OR</li><li>Project leadership and workplan management experience within a consulting firm, focusing on workforce management</li><li>The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)</li><li>US Work Authorization required</li></ul><p>Preferences:  </p><ul><li>Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment</li></ul><p>#LI-CM1</p><ul><li><p></p></li></ul><p><span>The estimated base salary range for this job is $100,000 - $130,000.  The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.  Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $112,000 - $153,400. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. </span></p><p></p><h3></h3><h2><b><b>Position Level</b></b></h2>Associate<p></p><h3></h3><h2><b><b>Country</b></b></h2>United States of America

Huron Consulting Group

Healthcare Consulting Associate - Workforce Chicago - 550 Van Buren

Huron Consulting Group

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