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Kearney Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Principal (Payer)

san francisco, CA

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Job description

As a Principalwithin Kearney's Healthcare & Life SciencesPractice,you will be a key contributor to the growth and development of the firm, 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 Healthcaresector, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience across thepayerandhealthinsurance landscape as well as product and pricing strategy engagements.

Key responsibilities:

Client Leadership & Delivery

Lead large, complexHealthcaretransformations from strategy through execution and value realization

Support corporate, growth, and commercial go-to-market strategy engagements for Healthcare clients

Serve as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior supply chain leaders,

Drive impact across core planning capabilities, including:

Demand planning and forecasting

Supply planning and network alignment

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) / Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Inventory strategy and optimization

Sense-and-respond and planning agility ("sense & pivot")

Lead cross-functional teams and independently manage high-impact engagement workstreamsfor large programs

Translate complex analyses into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations

Possess strong content depth and knowledge in industry hot topics

Business Development & Practice Growth

Originate and expand client relationships, with a strong focus on growing planning-related engagements

Lead proposal development and actively contribute to senior-level client pitches

Demonstrate a commercial mindset,identifyingopportunities within existing accounts and new clients

Support the continued growth and differentiation of Kearney's Healthcare & Life Sciencesoffering

Program Leadership & Team Development

Lead large-scale programs with end-to-end accountability for delivery and outcomes

Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture

Provide coaching across engagements to ensure quality, consistency, and impact

Actively contribute to building the next generation of planning leaders within the practice

Who you are:

Afternearly 100years, we know this business is fundamentally about making connections—between facts, figures, insights, strategies, tools, technologies, andabove all, people.That’swhy we look for collaborative, insightful, and inquisitive problem-solvers whodon’taccept 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 10+ years of professional experience

Relevant management consulting experience with strong market traction at the Principal level

Experience working with clients in Healthcare, withexperience across thepayerandhealthinsurancelandscape as well as product and pricing strategy engagements.

Experience supporting Fortune 500 clients through long-term engagements

Proven experience managing proposal development,participatingin client pitches, and driving business development within existing and new accounts

A passionate for leading teams and mentoring colleagues

Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple major workstreams within business design engagements

Exceptional consulting skills (presentation, communication, analytics, problem solving, leadership, presence)

A willingness to travel asrequired

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 competitiveremunerationpackage plus comprehensive benefits andperks, including but not limited to:

Generous retirement/pension savings contributions

Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and immediate family

Gym membership discounts

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

Principal base salary - $245,000-$270,000. 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 aredeterminedthrough a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness. In addition to salary, individuals may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. Our full suite of benefits includes paid time off, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental and vision coverage, healthcare concierge, backup child/adult care, annual employer HSA contribution, home office stipend, subsidized Gympass and annual wellness program, and leaves of absence when needed to support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission critical problems.

Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person's gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply.

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san francisco, CA, 94199, US

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