Healthcare Provider Backoffice Consulting - Experienced Associate
The Healthcare Provider Backoffice Consulting Experienced Associate at Confidential Client supports healthcare organizations in improving operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, and support of business applications. This role involves collaborating on diverse projects focused on finance, scheduling, and administrative services, requiring strong analytical skills, adaptability, and effective communication to deliver technology-enabled solutions that enhance healthcare operations.
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Role Overview
Our confidential client is hiring an Experienced Associate to support healthcare provider backoffice consulting within their IT/advisory practice. In this client-facing role you will help improve operational efficiency across revenue cycle, scheduling, finance, reporting, and administrative services by supporting analysis, application implementation, testing, training, and ongoing support. This role is well suited to someone who is curious, reliable, and eager to learn technical and process-focused consulting skills.
Responsibilities
- Support healthcare provider backoffice consulting engagements (finance, supply chain, reporting, scheduling, administrative services, workforce operations)
- Analyze client business processes and application needs to identify workflow and technology improvements
- Assist with implementation, configuration, and testing of business applications that enhance operational efficiency
- Gather and synthesize information from client teams to create process maps, issue logs, and project documentation
- Apply analytical reasoning to interpret data, identify patterns, and support recommendations
- Contribute to system integration activities: validate data flows, track defects, and document resolutions
- Prepare training materials and user-support resources to help client teams adopt new tools and processes
- Participate in planning, issue resolution, and implementation support across project delivery lifecycles
Qualifications (Minimum Requirements)
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience (consulting, healthcare operations, IT, or related fields)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Effective written and verbal communication; ability to ask clarifying questions and listen to stakeholders
- Willingness to travel as required by client engagements (see Travel & Work Location)
Preferred / Differentiators
- Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)
- Prior healthcare provider operations consulting experience
- Experience applying business process knowledge in revenue cycle, scheduling, or administrative services
- Proven ability to analyze data from multiple sources and identify actionable patterns
- Comfortable adapting quickly to varied client environments and team structures
- Interest in building commercial awareness and professional consulting standards
Travel & Work Location
- Location: Chicago, IL (this posting is for the Chicago metropolitan area)
- Travel: Up to 80% travel to client sites and project locations may be required
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $63,000 – $140,000 per year (actual pay depends on skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable law)
- Eligible for annual discretionary bonus (per client policy)
- Typical benefits may include medical, dental, vision, retirement savings (401k), paid time off, and other standard employee benefits — specifics governed by the confidential client
Legal & Hiring Notes
- Confidential client considers applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics. Background checks and other pre-employment screening may be required where permitted by law.
- Applicants should be authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship policies vary by client and role.
- This posting reflects the role and requirements as provided to Careertakes. Careertakes is acting as a third-party recruiter and will share candidate information with the confidential client for consideration.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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