What are the responsibilities and job description for the Partner-Consulting, Healthcare position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Partner Consulting- Healthcare
Payer Technologies)
United States
ABOUT US
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com .
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business / IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner.
The Role
Our Healthcare consulting practice is one of the most prominent and significant in the industry. And we are growing! We are looking for a senior leader to join us in a high-profile capacity as a Director / Senior Director in our Consulting practice. This role will report to the VP, Consulting - Healthcare, and will focus on Payer-Side strategies at the intersection of business and technology, helping lead the way as we continue to scale our business. Significant experience with stakeholders in the payer segment is required.
In healthcare, meeting next-generation consumer expectations means delivering whole-person care and creating unified experiences across physical, digital, and stakeholder silos. To achieve success, Cognizant helps organizations modernize foundational IT infrastructure and move to an ecosystem-based operating model that prioritizes collaboration, agility and resilience while delivering the care experiences that consumers demand. We're looking for an industry expert to bring consulting-led change across a vast industry that has an appetite for innovation. The right leader is someone who clients see as a credible healthcare and technology executive who can assess and inspire change across heavily matrixed and regulated environments, and at the same time stay nimble and future-ready as we move more deeply toward a digital-health future.
To achieve this, you'll need the right experience, the right mindset, and the right connections within healthcare. As a Senior Director in our practice, we are looking for someone who is an expert in their field, can build and sell advisory services that changes the everyday life, and can lead teams of consultants to outcomes that truly change the world. While you are at it, you'll be surrounded by highly competent and engaged colleagues.
We are really excited about this opportunity, and we are looking for the right leader to join us in this critical role. Our solutions are in ever-increasing demand, and we are passionate about making a difference. If you have deep industry experience in payer-side of health care, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you can bring expertise, vision, and execution; if you want to lead an industry to new heights and grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Consulting Leader, bringing healthcare expertise to Cognizant's clients, as we engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life
- Own and develop a book of business and actively engage in business development efforts, often owning quota for accounts, and ensuring profitable growth for the practice and for Cognizant
- Exercise quality assurance for engagements within healthcare
- Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, and the feasibility of transformation goals
- Establish and nurture relationships with client executives and strive to serve as their trusted advisor
- Leverage industry expertise and market sensibilities to propose a forward-leaning refinement or extension of Cognizant's practice offerings; lead in the management of strategic control points in the development of these offerings
- Support and develop a long-term vision for the practice; work with others to standardize consulting tools, methods, curricula, and career development requirements
- Partner with recruitment to attract high caliber consulting talent and the creation of a strong talent pipeline
- Mentor and coach consulting associates; lead people development and community-building activities
- Author thought leadership insights on behalf of the practice and advocates within Cognizant for the recognition of Consulting's contribution to Cognizant's profitability and market brand
- Participate in industry panels and forums to promote Cognizant's capabilities; gather insights on emerging business needs, requirements, technology, and competitive challenges
- Lead in the creation of robust IP repositories and knowledge-sharing strategies to enhance practice effectiveness and cross-practice community building.
Qualifications
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Salary and Other Compensation :
The annual salary for this position is between $220,000 - $250,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements :
Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Salary : $220,000 - $250,000
