Healthcare Consulting Associate - HR Talent & Culture

Position Overview

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership. We empower healthcare organizations to build innovation capabilities, accelerate key growth initiatives, and create sustainable change. Health systems, hospitals, and medical clinics face immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes while reducing costs. To succeed, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates, and communities to foster a culture of innovation.

Joining the Huron team means helping clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment, optimize existing operations, improve clinical outcomes, and drive engagement among physicians, patients, and employees. At Huron, an Associate leads with expertise and collaboration by partnering with both Huron and client leaders to create sustainable solutions and drive meaningful results.

In the role of Healthcare Consulting Associate in HR Talent & Culture, you will work on varied projects, gain hands-on consulting and change management experience, and build critical leadership skills while mentoring junior staff.Position Level:Associate|Country:United States of America

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Human Resources subject matter and operations.
• Partner with project team members and client stakeholders to design and implement effective solutions using proven methodologies and best practices.
• Leverage critical thinking in data collection and complex analysis to identify data gaps and risks, developing sustainable recommendations.
• Summarize information effectively and present findings and recommendations to Huron and client leadership.
• Provide direct supervision of junior project team members through coaching, mentoring, leading teams, and performance management.
• Deliver tailored solutions that enhance impact and accessibility across healthcare services.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of three years of consulting, Human Resources, or healthcare HR operations experience.
• Understanding of Total Rewards programs and industry practices, includingcompensation, absence management, and benefits.
• Knowledge of Human Resources operating models and key business processes.
• Understanding of talent acquisition processes and strategies.
• Familiarity with interpreting labor law verbiage.
• Team leadership experience including building talent, training, supervising, mentoring, and performance management.
• Capability to travel as required by client, enterprise, or project needs (current average travel is less than 50% annually).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• US Work Authorization required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation:Estimated base salary range of $100,000 - $130,000 and a total estimated compensation range of $112,000 - $153,400, varying based on skills, experience, and travel requirements.
• Annual Incentive Compensation Program:Eligible to participate, reflecting Huron's pay for performance philosophy.
• Benefits:Participation in Huron's benefit plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as other wellness programs.