[Hiring] Consultant IV - Community & Social Health @Kaiser Permanente

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Role Description

The Consultant IV plays a key role within the Community & Social Health organization by helping advance new partnership and program ideas that aim to improve health outcomes and community impact. Working closely with the Executive Director, this role helps assess opportunities by gathering input from clinical, operational, and business partners, conducting analysis, and organizing findings. The Consultant IV supports early-stage evaluations, helps coordinate project components, and translates complex information into clear materials that inform decision-making. This role plays an important supporting part in moving ideas toward a “go or no-go” decision and preparing approved initiatives for successful next steps.

Responsibilities

  • Opportunity Assessment Support
    • Support evaluation of new partnership and program ideas by gathering stakeholder input and assisting with feasibility and impact analysis.
  • Analysis & Materials Development
    • Conduct research and analysis; develop summaries, presentations, and briefs that inform decision-making.
  • Project Coordination & Process Support
    • Support diligence activities, track key questions and risks, and ensure work aligns with established processes and policies.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members.
  • Builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers.
  • Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers.
  • Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
  • Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
  • Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions.
  • Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems.
  • Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
  • Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams.
  • Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders.
  • Develops requirements for complex business, process, or system solutions within assigned business domain(s).
  • Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state.
  • Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives.
  • Serves as an advocate of continuous learning and professional development.
  • Manages complex projects or project components by coordinating stakeholder contacts.
  • Participates in and may lead change management activities associated with business initiatives.
  • Performs data analyses to support business initiatives.
  • Supports vendor management as required.
  • Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring adherence to relevant policies and procedures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and Minimum five (5) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR
  • Masters degree in Business, Public Health, or a directly related field and Minimum three (3) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field OR
  • Minimum eight (8) years experience in consulting, project management, data analytics, operations or a directly related field.

Additional Requirements

  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
    • Business Acumen
    • Change Management
    • Negotiation
    • Creativity
    • Applied Data Analysis
    • Financial Acumen
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Managing Diverse Relationships
    • Process Validation
    • Project Management
    • Risk Assessment
    • Service Focus
    • Requirements Elicitation & Analysis
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