Senior Associate – Payer & Provider Strategy – Healthcare

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The Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) practice at Berkeley Research Group (BRG) provides end-to-end advisory support to healthcare providers, payers, investors, and other stakeholders navigating complex strategic, operational, financial, and clinical challenges. Led by seasoned healthcare executives, operators, and clinicians, IHS partners with organizations to drive sustainable performance improvement and long-term growth through strategic growth design, operating model transformation, AI and digital enablement, clinical quality and patient care optimization, and revenue strategy—helping clients build resilient, future-ready healthcare enterprises in an increasingly complex environment. 

Our four core service offerings include:  

Business Transformation Advisory 

Margin & Operational Improvement 

Clinical & Quality Transformation 

AI & Digital Solutions 

Business Transformation Advisory partners with healthcare organizations to define enterprise-wide strategy and align financial, clinical, and operational priorities to long-term objectives. This work spans enterprise and service line strategy, population health and value-based care models, long-range financial forecasting, and regulatory and alternative payment methodologies—helping leaders make informed decisions that drive sustainable growth, resilience, and system-wide performance improvement. 

The Senior Associate will play a leadership role on project workstreams, serve as a key analytical engine for client engagements, and help shape strategic insights and recommendations. This role requires strong analytical capability, structured thinking, and comfort interacting with client stakeholders. The Senior Associate will support enterprise-level strategy across both payer and provider clients, including growth strategy, partnership design, and integration models. 

Candidates should bring experience in healthcare consulting or a similar strategic environment, with enough maturity to independently drive workstreams while still operating within a team-based model.

Willing to travel consistently (50%), depending on project requirements and client expectations, is required for this position.  

Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Market Analysis 

Assess enterprise-level payer and provider strategies, including market positioning, growth opportunities, product portfolio strategy, and organizational prioritization. 

Conduct robust market, financial, and competitive analyses across health plans, health systems, CINs, ACOs, and emerging care delivery models. 

Translate complex data, trends, and regulatory dynamics into actionable insights that inform strategic recommendations. 

Payer and Provider Integration & Partnership Support 

Evaluate, design, and support the implementation of strategic partnerships between payers and providers, such as: 

ACOs and risk-bearing entities 

Clinically integrated networks 

Joint ventures, delegated arrangements, and provider enablement models 

Narrow networks and performance-aligned partnerships 

Conduct readiness assessments, capability evaluations, and synergy identification for integration or partnership opportunities. 

Strategic Problem Solving & Insight Development 

Frame ambiguous strategic problems, develop hypotheses, build analytical plans, and test insights through structured analysis. 

Support development of enterprise strategies such as: 

Market entry or expansion 

Health plan and provider growth strategy 

Enterprise partnership roadmaps 

Value-based care strategy 

Internal Leadership & Firm Building 

Contribute to practice area development in enterprise strategy, payer–provider integration, and partnership models. 

Support proposal development, thought leadership, and business development activities. 

Mentor Associates and Analysts in project delivery and analytic approaches. 

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required