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Healthcare Planning Analyst

Apply Job ID 40747 Date posted 06/23/2026

Job Family:

Strategy & Transformation Consulting


Travel Required:

Up to 10%


Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

Senior Consultants help our healthcare clients transform their strategy and business processes, improve efficiency and operations, increase transparency and performance management, and comply with Federal laws and regulations. As a Senior Consultant, you will be part of a team responsibility for client management, solution implementation, and generation of results. This includes supporting day-to-day operational meetings with clients and consulting leaders. Senior Consultants are expected to prepare and communicate well-organized, effective reports and presentations to client and internal executives. You will be expected to mentor more junior consultants to ensure quality deliverables.

We encourage career development and hiring for the long term. As a Senior Consultant, you will follow a defined career path and continue to deepen your specialized health industry knowledge and consulting skills. A successful Senior Consultant is one that is self-motivated, flexible, outcomes oriented, and capable and willing to develop solutions on their own or collaboratively as part of a team of highly skilled professionals. You will interact with senior Guidehouse staff as part of your duties and engage in business development and other activities that support growth across the firm.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Proactively assist in delivery and management of engagement activities led by Guidehouse Engagement Leadership

  • Work independently, with minimal supervision, and partner with others to develop relationships across the engagement team

  • Lead one or more tasks/work streams within a client engagement, overseeing individual contributions as well as the work of other engagement staff

  • Guide client and internal subject matter expert conversations towards effective outcomes

  • Identify and mitigate projects risks around scope, schedule, and quality, effectively escalating to engagement leadership

  • Develop strategies to solve complex clinical, technical, and operational challenges for our healthcare clients

  • Actively support business development activities to help identify, research, and pursue opportunities for new or existing clients

  • Contribute to development of team’s industry acumen and capabilities through contributions with clients and internal firm initiatives

  • Perform technical and process analyses; data collection; spreadsheet creation and management

  • Provide detailed fact finding, research, and analysis to identify and recommend enhancements to continuously improve client operations

  • Assess health industry trends to inform clients on leading practices and drive continued transformation efforts

  • Develop transformation strategies to inform clients’ long-range strategic planning efforts that drive integration, growth, and standardization

  • Communicate solutions and new strategies to clients through reports and presentations

What You Will Need:

  • Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • Three (3) years or more in the provider healthcare industry, ideally with experience in management consulting focused on health care planning of facilities or service lines based on market research

  • A thorough understanding of the provider industry, including a passion for improving clinical operations, that results in driving alignment and connection of services across a system.

  • Organizational and project management skills, with the ability to work as part of a team and prioritize resources and time effectively

  • Experience maintaining project timelines and contributing to project reporting

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels of business, including experience writing reports and client/public-facing documents as well as communicating complex concepts effectively through Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Comfort with quantitative analysis in Microsoft Excel and ability to translate analysis findings

  • Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and develop successful professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

  • Ability to create clear and compelling presentations for clients on complex topics.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs or Military Health

  • Consulting experience with the federal government and commercial clients

  • Direct experience with data science scripting

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.


What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life

  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

  • Student Loan PayDown

  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

  • Skills Development & Certifications

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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