Healthcare Consulting Senior Director - Revenue Cycle

Job description

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes. Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Senior Directors represent the pinnacle of consulting success…At Huron Senior Directors create a high-performance environment—inspiring the respect of clients and engagement teams alike. Through strong leadership and unmatched industry expertise, they ensure Huron’s success—and shape the industry as a whole. They model and instill in others Huron values as well as personal commitment and integrity. Another key function Senior Directors carry out is to serve as engagement leaders—working closely with client senior leaders and directing the Huron team - ensuring the overall success of the project. They successfully close new business, deliver sales and industry presentations, participate in negotiations, and close contracts for new work. They also cultivate lasting, trusted advisor business relationships which bring forth positive references—and that translates to new revenue. The roles Senior Directors play require considerable responsibility and—as a result—offer great personal reward. True excellence begins at the top…with leaders dedicated to producing lasting, positive results. Let’s get to work – together. As the Healthcare Consulting Senior Director in Revenue Cycle , you will: Ensure the smooth functioning of revenue cycle processes, including patient access, coding, charge capture, revenue integrity, and denial management. Monitor and improve financial metrics such as reducing accounts receivable (A/R) days, increasing cash flow, and minimizing bad deb Lead complex performance improvement engagements, creating collaborative, high-performing environments and ensuring successful client outcomes. Manage engagement-wide economics, including budgets, revenue forecasting, margins, invoicing, and billing. Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to quantify benefits, identify risks, and develop solutions for performance improvement initiatives. Communicate effectively to understand client challenges, create customized solutions, and manage client expectations, delivering impactful presentations and proposals. Build strong executive-level relationships, lead change processes, and identify new business opportunities, leveraging Huron's capabilities to meet client objectives. Core Requirements Bachelor’s degree required 10+ years of consulting and/or performance improvement healthcare experience in Demonstrated experience in leading and executing revenue cycle improvement projects, including patient access optimization, billing, coding, collections, and financial reporting. Strong understanding of strategies and methodologies for enhancing revenue cycle operations, such as process redesign, technology enhancement, workflow automation, and performance management. The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually Direct Supervisory experiences of both individuals and large, complex teams Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) US Work Authorization required The estimated base salary range for this job is $225,000 - $275,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $281,000 - $371,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future. Position Level Senior Director Country United States of America