Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Health Catalyst is one of the nation’s leading health care performance improvement companies, focused on achieving measurable improvements through data integration and analytics. The Cost Management Consultant will oversee the implementation of the PowerCosting product at large health systems, serving as the main contact for clients and ensuring project management and success during deployments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall project management and success of deployments for the PowerCosting product suite. They will interact with the client’s Finance, Operations and Clinical teams on a regular basis throughout the engagement
• Must be a subject matter expert in cost accounting principles and healthcare operations. The role needs to be able to guide clients and the Health Catalyst technical implementation team during the assessment and deployment phases of the project
• Owner of project timelines, tasks and goals
• Provides end-user training and acts as the point person for managing software issues and troubleshooting during the implementation of the PowerCosting suite
• Acts as the primary point of contact between the client and the PowerCosting product development team during the deployment, tracking issues and logging enhancement requests

Skills

• 5+ years' experience in a finance, operations and/or cost accounting role within healthcare system or provider organizations
• At least 3 years' program or project management experience
• Proven executive account management experience, ideally in a health care related industry
• Healthcare cost accounting experience, strongly preferred, in order to facilitate cost management discussions
• Demonstrated project management experience, including a strong attention to detail
• Proven experience in health care operations both clinical and technical
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, relationship building, organization, and time-management skills
• Working knowledge of complex cost accounting rules and processes
• Ability to build, bridge communication and work in a cross functional team of technology, clinical, and administrative resources
• Proven ability to adjust quickly in a dynamic environment, applying best practices in clinical and agile technology program management
• Detail-oriented, efficient, organized, resourceful, and highly productive
• Possess analytical problem-solving skills
• Anticipates and manages conflict resolution
• Hands on experience/participation in the implementation of cost accounting system(s) in a healthcare environment, either from the vendor or client perspective
• Experience with project management tools
• Working knowledge of Slack or other modern communication tools
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

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