Strategy & Business Development Consulting Principal

The Consulting Principal role operates independently to guide the Seattle Children's executive team, board of directors, and the workforce to establish and maintain strategic relationships, optimize work structures, and oversee people management. This role provides strategic vision and thought leadership to service lines and complex system-wide functions, assesses, leads and guides project teams through critical strategic initiatives, and ensures alignment with organizational objectives. The position directs and develops system-wide processes that determine the allocation of strategic, financial, capital and human resources across the organization. Consulting principals proactively identify potential challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and navigate both anticipated and unforeseen obstacles. Key responsibilities include analyzing market trends, fostering strategic partnerships, streamlining operational processes, and presenting data informed recommendations to senior leadership. The principal may serve as co-chair, facilitate, and/or lead system wide committees and leadership retreats. The consulting principal collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive multi-year (5-15 years) strategies and tactics to achieve organizational alignment within an anti-racism framework. The principal identifies, evaluates, develops, and implements. This role demands exceptional analytical, communication, and leadership skills to effectively execute business development and strategic initiatives. The consulting principal provides direct oversight of resources assigned to them, actively contributing to team development, performance enhancement, and mentorship throughout the employees' lifecycle. This role provides feedback and performance-related data to the resource manager, who maintains overall accountability for consultant performance management. The consulting principal drives development of AI-enabled solutions to sharper strategic planning, optimize execution, and accelerate decision-making. This role will champion the deployment of advanced tech tools to actively upskill our consultants, elevating their analytical capabilities and ensuring the firm remains at the forefront of digital innovation. Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in health administration, business administration, healthcare, science-related field, or other relevant area Minimum ten years in consulting, strategic planning, business development, project leadership in healthcare or related industries. Minimum eight years working in complex health care setting in a leadership/management role. Demonstrated successful experience working with executive team, third party providers, governmental agencies, health plans, external vendors, consultants and other purchased services. Experience leading a large project team on complex and/or highly unusual projects (budget, impact or time); full cycle from initiation to project close. Proven track record of project completion through use of methodologies, including project and time management, team development and status reporting. Preferred Master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration or healthcare related field. Twelve years progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, business development or project management. Vast working knowledge and expertise in leading complex change management in an multifaceted organizational setting. General knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, CPI and or Kaizen. Supervision or formal team leadership experience. Compensation Range $208,017.00 - $312,025.00 per year Salary Information This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided. Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors . Benefits Information Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website . About Us Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here. Our Commitment Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves. Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.