Sr Consultant – Quality Outcomes

Sr Consultant - Quality Outcomes - Oakland CA

The Quality dept of Kaiser Permanente is looking for Sr. Consultant. In this role you will be required to balance the ability to understand medical terminology, conduct chart reviews and abstractions, create, manage and interrupt data, organizing and facilitate committee meetings. Provides high quality and cost effective project management, management consulting, analytic support services or technical expertise and has sole responsibility for large complex analytical projects. Essential Functions: - Leads, makes significant contributions, /or provides technical leadership to high visibility projects to identify resolve issues of strategic importance to the organization - Interfaces regularly w/ senior management to produce timely valuable results - Sets the strategic direction of projects - Determines goals priorities w/ management team sponsors - Establishes team membership negotiates time commitments resources - Develops proposals for clients outlining proposed project structure, approach, work plan - Provides staff leadership to project teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants when needed - Designs research plans for data gathering analysis; participates significantly in interpreting analysis developing action plans accordingly - Produces or oversees development of written materials for senior executives other key clients - Plans facilitates meetings - Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences - Assists, as needed, in planning coordinating w/ other ongoing teams projects to maximize effectiveness - Ability to read Medical charts and familiarity with Medical terminology. - Participates in the development management of the department, including coaching, recruiting, and conducting performance reviews for consultants/analysts, other departmental activities Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - 5 or more years of experience in one of the technical areas required - Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Operations Research, Public Health Administration, or other related field - Master's degree preferred - Ability to determine the key business issues develop appropriate action plans from multidisciplinary perspectives - Ability to conduct interpret quantitative/qualitative analysis - Proven leadership skills in project management consulting - Must exhibit efficiency, collaboration, candor, openness, results orientation - Understanding of the operations of KP, health policy trends, any applicable regulations related to the responsible technical area - Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment Preferred Qualification: - Advances Data Management Skills - Advanced Access - Advanced Excel - Clarity, MIDAS, Health Connect, PIMD, SAS, SQL - CPQH Certification