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Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives / Transformation
Chicagoland-Based | Private Equity-Backed Healthcare Platform
This position is with one of the largest multi-specialty physician groups in the country. Based in Chicagoland, the organization is also one of the fastest-growing healthcare networks in the U.S. and is backed by a leading private equity sponsor. The platform continues to invest heavily in enterprise strategy, operational excellence, and value-based care as it builds scalable infrastructure and drives long-term value creation.
The Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives will play a key role in executing enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across a complex, high-growth healthcare organization. Reporting to the Manager of Transformation, this individual will partner with leaders across operations, clinical functions, finance, and analytics to turn strategy into action, manage high-impact projects, and deliver measurable operational and financial results.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a high-performing consultant or healthcare strategy professional looking to transition into an operating role where they can influence enterprise-level initiatives while gaining broad exposure to senior leadership.
Responsibilities
Strategic Initiative Execution
Support the design and execution of high-impact strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise growth and value creation priorities.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans that improve quality, patient outcomes, efficiency, and cost structure.
Drive workstreams from planning through implementation while ensuring measurable operational impact.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Change Management
Partner with clinical, operational, and corporate leaders to successfully execute transformation initiatives.
Help drive adoption of new processes, operating models, and workflows across the organization.
Build credibility with stakeholders while fostering a culture of accountability, adaptability, and continuous improvement.
Project & Program Management
Manage multiple concurrent strategic initiatives across the transformation portfolio.
Develop project plans, milestones, governance materials, and executive updates.
Identify execution risks early and proactively partner with stakeholders to keep initiatives on track.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Leverage analytics to evaluate initiative performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with analytics teams to define KPIs, measure outcomes, and communicate results to leadership.
Use data to support recommendations and prioritize future transformation efforts.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required; MBA, MHA, MPH, or other advanced degree preferred.
Approximately 2-5 years of experience in management consulting, healthcare strategy, transformation, operations, or a related field.
Healthcare consulting experience strongly preferred.
Experience leading cross-functional projects in complex, matrixed organizations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.
Experience in value-based care, physician practice management, population health, or multi-site healthcare organizations is a plus.
Why This Role
Join one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing physician organizations.
Opportunity to help shape enterprise-wide transformation initiatives with measurable impact.
Work directly with experienced transformation leaders who bring top-tier healthcare consulting backgrounds.
Significant exposure to executive leadership and cross-functional business strategy.
Excellent platform for long-term career growth within a leading healthcare organization.
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chicago, IL, 60290, US
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