Senior Associate – Managed Care – Healthcare

The Managed Care team within IHS works with Providers and Payers on the complete negotiation process, including strategic preparation, financial modeling, operational preparation, at-the-table support, implementation, and strategic pricing.

The IHS Managed Care team is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join the team. This position is designed for an early-career professional with strong analytical ability, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. The Senior Associate will manage multiple tasks within a project, prioritize workflow, and begin supervising Associates while contributing to client-ready analysis and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own workplans for analyses and manage checklists to ensure on-time,accuratedelivery.

• Handle multiple tasks within a project, prioritize workflow, and meet deadlines with minimal rework.

• Maintain a system of records and documentationappropriate toengagement needs (models, assumptions, source files, and workpapers).

• Collect, clean,validate, and analyze data from multiple sources to support negotiation strategy and financial modeling.

• Develop and refine analyses and models in Excel; createclear exhibits, slides, and supporting documentation for client deliverables.

• Conduct industry and market research (payer dynamics, contracting terms, market context) and synthesize findings into structured insights.

• Proactively keep engagement leadership informed of work progress, key issues, timing, and availability.

• Apply strong quality control and auditing practices, including reasonableness checks and independent validation of results.

• Begin toassistand/or supervise Associates by delegating tasks, reviewing workproduct, and providing feedback.

• Support routine client interactions by presenting analysis sections and managing follow-ups through engagement leads.

• Contribute to firm-building activities such as recruiting and mentorship to Associates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree in economics, mathematics, data science, statistics, finance, accounting, healthcare administration, engineering, ora relatedfield.

• 1–3 years of relevant experience (including internships, analyst roles, or consulting experience).

• Advancedproficiencyin Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Experience withadditionalanalytical tools (e.g., Access, SQL, SAS, Stata, R, Python, Tableau, or similar) is preferred.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and produce clear, defensible outputs.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain methods and results clearly.

• High attention to detail with consistent quality control habits.

• Candidate must be able tosubmitverification of legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.

Salary Range: $85,000 – $115,000 per year.
Job title and compensation to be determined based on qualifications and experience. 

Candidate must be able to submit verification of legal right to work in the U.S., without company sponsorship.