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Management Consulting Associate

Edera L3C / National Coordination Center (NCC) is a fast-growing healthcare innovation consultancy that addresses today’s issues and helps create tomorrow’s solutions by connecting the brightest minds in healthcare to large, impactful problems. Our L3C designation means we are a “purpose before profit” social enterprise venture that concentrates on a socially beneficial mission to transform organizations rather than being driven to maximize income.

Our team of management, technology, and creative services consultants work collaboratively with industry experts who bring deep experience and expertise to create transformational business solutions. We believe complex challenges and multi-faceted opportunities call for multi-disciplinary approaches and that is how we work. We bring industry best practices from the private sector to government and from government to the private sector to transform healthcare for public and private organizations across the U.S. Come be part of a national team that is making a significant impact on healthcare!

Edera L3C is seeking a Management Consulting Associate who will execute on agile project management for federal health technology implementations focused on quality, technology requirements, cybersecurity workflow improvement, innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), patient experience, and interoperability. The Associate will work within the Management Consulting capability to support the steering of service and product offering development, project planning, resource management, issue and risk management, and change management.

This great opportunity is for someone who is interested in joining a lean, innovative group with the possibility of tremendous career development in consulting and project management.

Sample responsibilities for this position include :

Presenting strategies and potential solutions rooted in Edera methodologies and / or industry best practices appropriately across projects and tasks to gather data appropriate for objectives and drive activities to ensure accurate and timely completion of tasks and deliverables

Demonstrating detail-oriented, quantitative, and analytical skills to verify accuracy of collected data to be leveraged for decision-making and recommendations

Soliciting multiple perspectives, facilitating problem-solving, recommending solutions, and collaborating with appropriate sources to ensure quality outcomes within project scope and guidelines

Identifying and suggesting improvements to work processes or ways to improve client (internal and external) service

Providing guidance, recommendations, and direction to other team members on analyses and solution development

Responding promptly to customer needs through effective communication skills in a variety of forms and settings to foster client relationships, influence outcomes, and gain mutual agreements

Presenting ideas articulately and persuasively using logical thinking

Demonstrating subject matter expertise / technical knowledge in one or more domain areas

Collaborating with peers and marketing resources to contribute to marketing campaigns, intellectual capital development, messaging, and other pre-sales marketing activities as needed

Contributing to firm-wide and client-focused process improvements and operational efficiency using analysis, design, development and implementation skills to diagnose problems, design solutions and implement solutions effectively in a collaborative environment

Contributing to the development of appropriate capture and bid and proposal materials as needed

Resolving issues impacting time / schedule and escalating further when appropriate

Remaining current with industry, competition, and vendor tools and practices

Ad hoc tasks as necessary

In this role, ideal candidates possess an innovative mindset and tactical business development acumen to support Edera L3C’s strategic objectives. The role, responsibilities, and geographical focus may be fluid and develop over time along with the company’s growth.

Type of Employment : Full-time

Required Skills / Qualifications :

A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university

Ideally at least 1 year of experience in a professional services firm; client-facing role is an added advantage

Work Location / Travel :

Residence in Washington, DC required

Remote with willingness to work on-site at Edera’s Washington DC office and / or government offices; relocation not required

Willingness to travel is required. On-site work may be required on a case-by-case basis for this position

Preferred Skills / Qualifications :

Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills in MS PowerPoint

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment

Demonstrable skills in MS Visio

Understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, SCRUM, RUP, other)

Professional or technology certifications

All applicants must be US citizens and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance; Secret Security clearance preferred.  Edera participates in the E-Verify program. Edera is a drug-free workplace.

Edera is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Edera prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Edera takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or veteran status.