Consultant - Data Operations & Technology (Women and Infants)

Consultant - Data Operations & Technology (Women and Infants)

Locations: Remote Time type: Full time Posted: Yesterday End Date to apply: November 6, 2026

Consultant - Data Operations & Technology (Women and Infants)

No travel required for this position

The Consultant works collaboratively within a team of highly qualified data operations and technology professionals to deliver performance improvement to the women and infants collaborative. The role involves actively participating with an engagement team to determine client needs; leading data analysis and interpretation; forming initial recommendations based on data interpretations, observations, and interviews; drafting deliverables for various audiences; and assisting in the implementation of recommended improvements.

The Consultant participates in all aspects of the engagement, including identifying issues, forming hypotheses, planning, participating in interviews, leading analyses, data interpretation, synthesizing, and forming conclusions into recommendations, drafting deliverables, and helping to implement change. This position will work in a team environment and provide input and support to team deliverables and presentations during each phase of a project. They may oversee the work of an Analyst during the engagement delivery.

Consultants are required to participate in Premier internal activities including practice development and approved educational opportunities throughout the year, and to learn the various technologies Premier offers to its clients. Additionally, the Consultant should:

• Maintain utilization targets for client billable projects
• Create value through meaningful client interactions, data analytics and insights, and team participation on client projects
• Create value for the Advisory practice through participation in practice-related activities aimed at growing and enriching the Practice as a whole or individual Service Lines within the Practice

Analytics Focused Roles Consultants on the Analytics team should have some expertise in Premier's systems and methods of connecting datasets to create enriched content used for analytics. This role interacts with clients, Premier internal product teams, and Advisory counterparts across service lines, and is expected to build working relationships within the Premier/Client team. They will lead production and quality assurance of client analytics deliverables and provide data-driven insights and solutions. Additional responsibilities include:

• Build and maintain dynamic and interactive data models based on Premier and client needs
• Lead process standardization efforts
• Lead efforts to standardize and automate client deliverables and internal tools
• Troubleshoot Tableau workbooks, SQL scripts, Excel analyses, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• 60% focus

• Obtain data, execute/direct/oversee analyses, initiate interpretations and conclusions, and prepare verbal and graphic presentations using professionally sound methods that are efficient relative to project objectives and standards

• Assist in determining client needs by effectively participating in client interviews and utilizing tools and analytical methods; summarize analytical findings clearly and draw insights from observations, interviews, and data analyses; develop accurate conclusions; draft recommendations for team leadership review

• Effectively execute on project plans in accordance with engagement statements of work and client satisfaction

• Develop presentations and deliverables for client audiences that communicate strategy and outcomes

• Generate billings revenue by conducting assigned analyses, writing, preparing reports, and assisting clients in implementing desired changes

• Actively listen for market opportunities on current engagements and collaborative networks and communicate potential leads to managers

• 20% participate in practice development activities for the Advisory Services Practice or for the Service Lines within the Practice

• 15% learn Premier-based technologies and services

• 5% complete all required training requirements on an annual basis

• Required Qualifications

• Work

Experience

• 2 or more years of applicable experience

• Education: High School required; Bachelor’s degree

• Preferred Qualifications

Skills

• Awareness of market trends and key competitor activities; negotiation skills; effective approaches to closing the sale; networking; client and healthcare industry
• Understand risk management practices; identifies, communicates, and responds to risks and issues to manager
• Assist in determining client needs by gathering and researching data using analytical methods
• Statistical tools (R, Python, SAS, Matlab, etc.), Advanced Excel skills, Tableau, Business Intelligence
• Strong analytical skills; SQL skills preferred
• Lean Process Improvement; Six Sigma Green/Black belt

Experience

• Experience in healthcare, business, or finance
• Demonstrated interest in healthcare performance management
• Demonstrated capability to lead and show value from efforts
• Experience analyzing complex healthcare data sets and developing visualizations and presentations to support data-driven recommendations
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data validation and analysis
• Experience in new methodology development and strategic problem-solving skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree

• Travel and Work Conditions

• Travel 61-80% within the US

• Remote working conditions

• Physical demands: sedentary work; may require lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally

• Compensation and Benefits

• Premier’s compensation philosophy aims to be reasonable, equitable, and competitive. Internal salary range for this role is $72,000 - $120,000, with final salary dependent on market factors, budgets, education, skills, experience, and location. Benefits include health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401k; paid time off; participation in incentive plans; tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.

• Premier is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, or other protected characteristics.