Job description
Make a difference. Be happy. Grow your career.
the role
Performance Improvement (PI) Practice within Nordic’s Strategic Advisory Services (SAS) is responsible for helping healthcare organizations address some of their most challenging strategic, clinical, and operational problems for clients across the healthcare ecosystem.
Members within our PI project teams wear multiple hats to deliver quality work, including building insightful data analyses, gathering requirements, mapping workflows, designing use cases, and researching the latest changes impacting the healthcare industry. As such, our Managers are expected to:
Think creatively and support the delivery of a wide range of strategic initiatives
Have strong communication and collaboration skills as they work closely with client end-users, technical developers, clinical providers, and senior leadership
Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative management consulting skills
Structure and lead small projects or critical workstreams on large implementations
Facilitate client-facing meetings and build relationships with client counterparts
With guidance and mentorship from project and practice leadership, the Manager role provides individuals with extensive opportunities to gain experience across clinical, financial, patient experience, and technical solutions sought after within the healthcare industry to improve wellness and care for all.
Key responsibilities
A Manager within PI will be responsible for, but not be limited to:
Partner with PI team members to implement advisory solutions and demonstrate the value of the solution throughout the client engagement
Manage time efficiently and work on multiple concurrent projects part-time with competing priorities and timelines
Ownproject management artifacts (workplans, status reports, decision and risk logs) and drive the development of key deliverables
Create complex analytical models using advanced tools (e.g., SlicerDicer, PowerBI, CoPilot) to drive unique solutions to complex healthcare problems
Develop detailed financial analysis, statistical reports, visualizations, and presentations for both internal team and client review
Lead client interviews and meetings
Conduct detailed analyses to identify specific opportunities for improvement, as well as implementation recommendations
Consistently deliver work products that are high-quality and client-ready
Contribute to practice knowledge capital and tool development
Develop and update related work plans, issue logs, status reports, and related initiative trackers.
Review and validate conducted analyses and client deliverables before submission
Complete quality reviews on team member work products before delivery to client personnel, validating team member findings and observations, and corroborate team member process improvement and analytic activities
Manage and mentor resources both within projects and across the PI Practice
Establish competency and expertise across multiple PI solutions (e.g., patient access, revenue cycle, application portfolio modernization)
Demonstrate and embody Nordic’s maxims
Minimum requirements
Education & Industry
Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Data Sciences, or related fields
7+ years of experience in the healthcare industry (e.g., hospital administration, strategic planning, PMO, management consulting)
Operational knowledge in at least a few of the following business or revenue cycle areas: hospital finance, supply chain, HR, decision support, clinical informatics, patient access, registration, HIM, coding, revenue integrity, billing, and denials management
Professional Attributes
Strong communication skills and collaborative work style
Creativity and critical thinking in solving complex problems
Strong presentation skills (e.g., translating data to information, identifying themes, storyboarding)
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
Ability to balance multiple assignments at the same time
Attention to detail and able to quickly pivot assignments based on changing priorities
Strong executive presence (i.e., comfortable speaking and presenting to leadership)
Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional resources and teams
Core Software Skills
Strong expertise using Microsoft Office products
Experience working with EMR (e.g., Epic, Cerner, Meditech) or ERP solutions (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Infor)
Demonstrated knowledge using some of the following tools:
GenAI Assistants (CoPilot)
Analytical (PowerBI, Tableau)
Programming languages (SQL, Python)
Additional details
Travel up to 20-30% of the time
Nordic is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.