Senior Consulting Director - Lab and Blood Operations

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Summary:

In this role, you will serve as a strategic consulting leader in lab and blood operations, using your deep expertise to drive complex, high-impact projects that deliver measurable value to our clients. You will guide teams, shape insights through data, influence senior decision-makers, and help grow our consulting capabilities through thought leadership and business development.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor in lab and blood operations, guiding the strategic direction of related projects and ensuring alignment with client goals and industry best practices.

• Use your depth and breadth of experience to lead increasingly complex initiatives, oversee team deliverables, and ensure the successful execution of high-value consulting engagements.

• Translate analytical findings into strategic insights that influence client decision-making, train and mentor consultants on data interpretation and storytelling.

• Guide less experienced consultants in applying complex techniques and best practices in both analytics and operations.

• Direct teams in conducting in-depth analyses to address challenges in lab and blood services, delivering recommendations that improve performance and outcomes.

• Lead multiple projects or large-scale engagements from planning to execution, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget-while overseeing significant project Profit & Loss (P&L).

• Communicate compelling business cases and strategic recommendations with clarity and confidence to senior executives to influence change and drive decisions.

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with senior leaders, including C-suite stakeholders, serving as a strategic partner in lab and blood operations.

• Identify opportunities for additional consulting support, contribute to business development activities, and support proposal and solution development efforts.

• Contribute to thought leadership by sharing expertise, publishing insights, attending industry events, and developing new service offerings relevant to lab and blood operations.

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred. Advanced degree desired.

• 7 or more years relevant experience required. (e.g., Working with clinical and quality improvements, preferably in a healthcare or consulting services environment)

• Extensive experience and subject matter expertise in laboratory and blood operations, with a strong understanding of industry practices, operational challenges, and strategic opportunities required.

• Experience managing complex project budgets, timelines, work plans and deliverables required.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze and interpret data, identify opportunities, develop actionable insights, and proficiently manage projects with a results-oriented mindset required.

• Experience working with complex healthcare/hospital clients preferred.

• Professional presence and executive communications with a successful record in developing client relationships at all levels.

• Demonstrated success advancing teams toward a common goal using structured Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies, Kaizen events or other process improvement activities desired.

• Willingness to travel.

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This position is also incentive eligible.

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