Summary
Roche is a healthcare and diagnostics company focused on advancing science and improving access to healthcare. The Strategic Consultant will analyze healthcare and operational challenges, lead consulting engagements, and design scalable process improvement solutions. The role will use data analysis, performance measurement, Lean methodologies, and cross-functional collaboration to improve healthcare operations and service quality.
Responsibilities
- Analyze complex healthcare and operational challenges and identify efficient and scalable solutions
- Plan, manage, and lead consulting engagements that evaluate healthcare systems, develop improved processes, and ensure solutions meet operational and user requirements across the US
- Design and implement process improvement initiatives using structured methodologies such as Lean methodologies to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve quality of care delivery
- Use analytical methods and data analysis tools to evaluate performance, support consulting recommendations, and guide strategic decision making for healthcare organizations
- Develop and monitor performance metrics to measure process effectiveness, identify gaps, and uncover opportunities for continuous improvement
- Collect and analyze operational and clinical data to identify root causes of inefficiencies and measure performance against established process requirements
- Align process improvement initiatives with identified performance gaps and provide recommendations on process redesign and re-engineering techniques to improve operational performance and service quality
- Conduct cost and benefit analyses to evaluate proposed solutions and support decision making, and deliver presentations and training programs on process improvement, performance measurement, quality enhancement
- Collaborate with customers and cross-functional internal stakeholders, including sales teams, marketing teams, information technology teams, and global operational/consulting teams, to develop and implement strategic solutions that address organizational priorities and challenges
Skills
- Requires a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Business, engineering, or healthcare-related field or related field and 3 years of experience as Healthcare Consultant or related position
- Process improvement in healthcare systems using LEAN Methodology
- Optimization of diagnostic laboratory workflows
- Healthcare systems analysis in resource-constrained environments
- Adaptation of healthcare solutions to local regulatory and operational environments
- Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration in healthcare environments
- Data-driven decision making in healthcare operations
- 100% telecommuting permitted from any US location
- 50% travel (Fully reimbursed) to unanticipated worksites in the South Central, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Coast, and Pacific Southwest to visit client sites
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Requires a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Business, engineering, or healthcare-related field or related field and 3 years of experience as Healthcare Consultant or related position
- Process improvement in healthcare systems using LEAN Methodology
- Optimization of diagnostic laboratory workflows
- Healthcare systems analysis in resource-constrained environments
- Adaptation of healthcare solutions to local regulatory and operational environments
- Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration in healthcare environments
- Data-driven decision making in healthcare operations
- 100% telecommuting permitted from any US location
- 50% travel (Fully reimbursed) to unanticipated worksites in the South Central, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Coast, and Pacific Southwest to visit client sites
Benefits
- 100% telecommuting permitted from any US location
- 50% travel (Fully reimbursed) to unanticipated worksites in the South Central, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Coast, and Pacific Southwest to visit client sites.
- A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.