Consultant

at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Manatt Health brings together consulting and legal expertise to address the complex challenges facing today’s health care system. By combining legal excellence, deep policy experience, strategic insight, and strong analytical capabilities, we deliver innovative and practical solutions for clients across the health care landscape.

Our diverse team of more than 270 consultants and attorneys from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and its consulting subsidiary, Manatt Health Strategies, LLC, partners with organizations to advance their business objectives, achieve their missions, and drive meaningful health care transformation. To learn more, visit Manatt Health.

As a Consultant at Manatt Health, you’ll collaborate with a team of passionate professionals to develop business strategies and policy recommendations that shape the future of health care. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to projects across a range of high-impact areas, including:

• Payment and delivery system transformation

• Health system and academic medical center strategy

• Medicaid and Medicare policy, redesign, and innovation

• Behavioral health care delivery system improvement

• Digital health and life sciences access, coverage, and reimbursement strategies

You will play a key role in developing actionable insights and strategic recommendations for clients, conducting qualitative and quantitative research, analyzing health policy and market trends, and supporting project management and client deliverables. Manatt Health offers professional growth through mentorship, firm-wide learning programs, and opportunities to collaborate directly with senior leaders across our legal and consulting practices.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the development of high-impact strategies to advance our clients’ policy and business objectives; conducting qualitative and quantitative research on health care business and policy issues, presentation development, design, and delivery; monitoring federal and state health policy trends; tracking emerging health care market trends; and project management support.

• Master’s degree in business administration, public health, public administration, public policy, health administration, economics, health care management, or another relevant area from an accredited graduate program.

• Two years or more of relevant work experience in the health care industry is required. Knowledge of Medicaid policy is beneficial.

• Two years or more of relevant work experience in professional services consulting is required.

• Relevant internships and/or lived experience, with a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for business strategy and marketplace issues, health equity, and other health care trends, is a plus.

• Outstanding problem-solving, organizational, communication, analytical, and written and verbal communication skills in a variety of settings and media.

• Ability to work independently, be part of a team, and collaborate with others, as well as eagerness and curiosity to learn new topic areas quickly.

• Strong computer skills, including professional-level proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Fostering diversity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organization’s continued progression. We believe a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. In collaboration with Firm leadership, our Diversity and Inclusion department drives the Firm’s efforts, engaging our legal, consulting, business, and administrative professionals to create and sustain a culture where we celebrate each of our unique experiences and contributions.  

Join Us

If you want to join a future-thinking, entrepreneurially minded team of passionate and driven professionals, we strongly encourage you to apply. All candidates must apply through our online application portal (apply here). Required application materials include a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample (two to three pages from your academic or work experience, of which you are the sole author).

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips does not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, headhunters or vendors who are not part of our preferred vendor list. If an unsolicited resume is sent to an employee of Manatt, outside of a blind submission directed to our StrategicGrowth@manatt.com mailbox, Manatt will not be bound by that search firm’s terms or otherwise be obligated to pay any compensation in connection with the submitted candidate.

Pay Transparency: 

The base annual pay range for this role is between $130,000 -$165,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location, and will also take into account internal equity. Additional medical, financial and/or other benefits will be offered, dependent on the position.

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