Job Family:
Operational Effectiveness Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
A career within Guidehouse Health will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients transform care delivery and health care operations. We focus on the operations and performance of mission-oriented agencies, academic medical centers and commercial health care enterprises, to plan and drive change that enables best-in-class outcomes.
Our Strategic Communications Consultants help federal clients effectively communicate concepts, process and/or data to achieve long-term goals. As a EUE Consultant, you will work as part of a team of problem-solvers with extensive consulting and health care experience, helping our clients solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include:
Working with client executives and organization leadership on communication plans and engagement strategies and developing strategic communications products to support them
Collaborating with staff across work streams to support the client and project team in the development and implementation of transformational strategic communications
Independently partnering with client executives to develop trusting relationships across the engagement team
Creating and managing communications content that will proactively engage national program employee stakeholders and external audiences, including:
Web content
Blogs
Emails
General one-pagers
Awareness campaign materials
Key messages and talking points
Plan, coordinate, produce, review and edit content for client publication
Identifying and mitigating project risks around scope, schedule, budget and quality, effectively escalating to engagement leadership
Developing strategies to solve complex clinical, technical and operational strategies for our health care clients
Actively supporting business development activities to help identify, research and pursue opportunities for new or existing clients
Contributing to the development of the team’s industry acumen and capabilities through contribution to internal firm initiatives
Training, mentoring and leading staff, both within engagement as well as internal development
What You Will Need:
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse Minimum of a bachelor's degree
Minimum of THREE (3) years of relevant post-graduation work experience
Minimum three years of management consulting experience in federal or health care sector(s)
Minimum of three years of experience in strategic communications
Excellent communication skills across all levels of business, both written and verbal
Excellent project and team management skills across multi-disciplinary functional areas
Due to contract requirements, US Citizenship restrictions apply
Currently reside in the contiguous United States
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Familiarity with the AP Stylebook
Familiarity with Federal Plain Language Guidelines
Familiarity with Federal 508 Accessibility Requirements
Experience:
o Working with graphic designers and client branding
o Building complex analytic models to enable strategic decision making
o Partnering with executives on talking points, media engagement and crisis management
Experience in strategic communications, including an understanding and working knowledge of:
o Campaign management and coordination
o Crisis communications
o Change management
o Health care
o Transformation communications
Ability to:
o Take complex concepts, create clear and concise copy, and adjust messaging according to internal or external stakeholders and audiences
o Adapt quickly to a complex culture and develop successful professional relationships with key stakeholders
Organizational and project management skills, with the ability to lead and collaborate with medium-to-large cross-functional client teams and effectively prioritize time and resources
Preferred, but not required:
o Experience working in VA or DOD
o Military background
o Health care nonprofit or commercial communications background
The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected]. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.
Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
Skills Required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust (approved adjudication prior to onboarding).
- Bachelor's degree.
- Minimum of three years of relevant post-graduation work experience.
- Minimum of three years of management consulting experience in federal or health care sectors.
- Minimum of three years of experience in strategic communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all business levels.
- Excellent project and team management skills across multi-disciplinary functional areas.
- US Citizenship restrictions apply (due to contract requirements).
- Currently reside in the contiguous United States.
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
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What We Do
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
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