Consultant, Management Consulting, Healthcare systems
Join our dynamic team of forward-thinkers and innovators as we pave the way for transformative change. This is your opportunity to make a real impact by providing innovative solutions to improve our healthcare systems and join one of the leading healthcare strategy teams.
We are a fast-growing management consulting and data science company dedicated to innovation in healthcare. We work across the entire healthcare industry including health systems and life sciences companies, as well as working with health investors and their portfolio companies. We inspire clients to make change happen and improve health outcomes. We support our people to be courageous in doing the right thing.
About Us
CF is dedicated to improving healthcare through working with health systems and the life sciences industry. We offer clients consulting and data services and products. Our work with health systems includes public and private providers of all kinds of care as well as their commissioners and regulators. We work at every level including national, regional, place and local level. We support health systems on critical strategic, performance and organisational issues to deliver the best outcomes for the populations they serve. Our work with the life sciences industry includes pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as medical devices, diagnostics, and health tech companies and their investors.
Flexible working
We follow a hybrid working model that balances in person connections and remote work to drive exceptional client impact. Team members can work from home one day per week as standard. We offer 44 remote working days per year which can be used to top up your working from home days up to two days per week subject to client needs. Core in person working hours are from 10am until 4pm.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives. We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their skills and contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or other characteristics. We are Disability Confident Accredited and can provide reasonable adjustments upon request.
Responsibilities
- Plan elements of problem solving for own workstream and make effective use of leadership time
- Contribute effectively to problem solving through independently structuring and conducting analysis and research within a workstream
- Develop high-quality, client ready end products with minimal correction required
- Communicate effectively with clients across a range of media, including participating in elements of stakeholder engagement
- Understand contribution of own work to overall project timeline and manage and prioritise tasks, flagging risks and escalations including capacity
- Build and nurture constructive relationships with individuals from previous, existing and new clients
- Contribute to high-quality proposals for existing and new clients, and support responses to competitive tenders
- Work independently and contribute effectively in a team, supporting analysts in applying the consulting toolkit
Qualifications
Mandatory
- Minimum 2:1 graduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject or prior experience as an analyst within strategy or management consulting, demonstrating knowledge of the healthcare industry
- Operational or clinical experience gained from within the UK Health sector (NHS)
- At least 12 months experience gained from within a consulting environment, preferably within health
- Ability to think strategically and support the development of comprehensive plans to address complex healthcare challenges
- Project management skills to deliver within own workstream to overall project timelines
- Proficiency in research and data analysis, with the ability to collect, interpret, and leverage complex data sets for informed decision-making
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to present findings and establish and nurture client relationships
- Demonstration of business development acumen, such as contributing to high-quality proposals
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends and best practices
- Willingness and ability to travel
- Educated to a degree level (or equivalent experience)
Desired
- Experience in advanced analytical capabilities such as using SQL or Python
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/year for leadership, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
- We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
- Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
- Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
- Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
- Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period
- Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
- Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
- Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
- Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
- Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
- Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year
- An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks
- Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
- Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express
- Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
- Membership to the Health Service Journal (HSJ)
