Healthcare Consulting Director - Clinical Workforce

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes.

Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients.

Joining the Huron team means you’ll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

At Huron, Directors epitomize the pinnacle of professionalism and expertise. They collaborate seamlessly with Huron and client senior leaders to design and implement complex, sustainable solutions that consistently exceed engagement objectives. Their projects foster enduring client relationships, driving profound benefits such as networking, ongoing business development, and sales opportunities.

Directors' talents and leadership qualities ignite passion and trust in clients, junior staff, and Huron management. If you have the ability to lead teams, create customized solutions, and communicate masterfully at every level, you can leave an indelible mark on the future of consulting. As a consummate professional, a champion of integrity and excellence, and an inspiration of confidence and trust, you can shape your future at Huron. Let's create it together.

As the Healthcare Consulting Director in Clinical Workforce, you will:  

• Lead and direct teams in complex performance improvement engagements, managing budgets, invoicing, and billing while ensuring successful client outcomes.

• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to quantify benefits, identify risks, and develop solutions for performance improvement initiatives.

• Communicate effectively to understand client challenges, create customized solutions, and manage client expectations, delivering impactful presentations and proposals.

• Build strong relationships and lead change processes, demonstrating expertise in change management and influencing positive change in complex environments.

• Lead and develop teams, including role definition, team building, coaching, mentoring, and performance management, while identifying business development opportunities.

Requirements:   

• Bachelor's of Nursing degree (BSN) required

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required

• 8+ years of healthcare project leadership and workplan management experience, gained through hospital leadership and/or management consulting roles, leading hospital‑based clinical workforce initiatives including nursing labor productivity improvement, staffing model optimization, and internal/external benchmarking

• Demonstrated clinical leadership experience as a nurse across multiple acute and/or non‑acute care settings, with accountability for nursing workforce strategy, enterprise workforce planning, and talent deployment—developed through hospital operations and/or consulting engagements aligned to patient acuity, quality outcomes, and operational demand

• The ability to travel based on client, enterprise, or project needs is an essential function of this role. While travel requirements may vary based on business need, the current average travel in the Healthcare practice is less than 50%, annually

• Direct Supervisory experiences of both individuals and teams

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

• US Work Authorization required

Preferences:  

• Relevant graduate degree preferred (e.g., MSN, MBA, MA)

• Experience in a matrixed organization or cross-functional team environment 

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The estimated base salary range for this job is $185,000 - $250,000.  The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.  Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $231,250 - $337,500. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level

Director

Country

United States of America