Health & Life Sciences Business Process Management consultant-US

Description
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Accenture’s Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.

Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses. Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact. In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and program management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organizational change. Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve.

The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Business Consulting, Business and Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting. This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialized skills that will help you advance your career.

Job Description
Within Accenture’s Health and Life Sciences segment the Business Process Management capability group is looking for an individual skilled in developing and implementing process improvements with the primary objective of reducing cost and increasing efficiency for our clients. As a consultant-level team member, this person would be responsible for working within teams to implement process design and improvement initiatives.
This individual would be responsible for managing their own work and driving initiatives to identify, analyze, implement and monitor solutions to business problems. In addition, this person will have experience with the use of formalized methodologies to baseline processes and develop key performance indicators. The individual will be responsible for recommending process design changes and identifying opportunities to improve existing procedures and related tools to meet the requirements of the given workflow. This individual should recognize that business value is driven through managed business processes (defined further as flexible, automated, measured, and monitored business processes) delivered through solutions built on sound architectures. They will be expected to assist our clients in recognizing this value.

Characteristics of a successful candidate include:
•An ability to apply process definition and improvement techniques and an ability to glean insights from data and trends
•An ability to effectively apply development methodologies and tools
•A strong focus on functional elements of the systems development process
•An understanding of the needs of the industry in which solutions are delivered

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications

•2-5 years of relevant experience in the selection, implementation planning, installation, and post-live support of clinical information systems in a healthcare provider setting (hospital, specialty clinic, or integrated delivery network)
•2-5 years process analysis and design experience
•Bachelor's degree
•Desire to work in systems building /development environment
•Proven ability to meet tight deadlines
•Excellent written and oral communications
•Consulting experience a plus
•ability to travel extensively