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Sr Consultant Corporate Strategy

Health Care Service Corporation · Chicago, IL · $92,700–$167,500 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a strategy or transformation project you worked on. What was your specific contribution?

What they are checking: Whether they can separate their own work from the team's and show emerging leadership.

Tell me about a time your analysis led to a recommendation that leadership did not like.

What they are checking: Whether they stand behind sound analysis while staying open to new information.

Tell me about a time you led a workstream without having direct reports.

What they are checking: Whether they are the emerging leader the posting describes.

What would you do

How do you work with clinical leaders who are skeptical of strategy teams?

What they are checking: Whether they respect clinical expertise and earn credibility in Healthcare Management.

You have a lot of data and a deadline tomorrow. How do you decide what the main message is?

What they are checking: Whether they can synthesize insight rather than presenting every finding.

Once a strategy is approved, how do you help make sure it actually gets implemented?

What they are checking: Whether they care about execution and not just the slide deck.

About the work

How would you approach a project to improve affordability in a clinical area like utilization management?

What they are checking: Whether they can structure a health care cost problem and find the real levers.

Walk me through how you would size the savings opportunity from a new care management program.

What they are checking: Whether they can build a reasonable estimate with clear assumptions and ranges.

How could technology change the operating model for a health plan's clinical operations?

What they are checking: Whether they think concretely about technology-enabled transformation rather than buzzwords.

How do you combine qualitative interviews with quantitative data to form a recommendation?

What they are checking: Whether they know how each type of evidence strengthens or challenges the other.

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The full job description

As published by Health Care Service Corporation.

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers. Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development. Job Summary This individual has begun to develop expertise in strategy-related and/or transformation activities and is an emerging leader on the team without specific direct reports. The professional in this position will support leadership with projects related to strategy development, planning, and implementation to help drive growth, improve the affordability of our products and services, and transform our operating model enabled by technology. In this role you will focus on transformation across clinical areas and work closely with our Healthcare Management leaders. Required Job Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree /Master's degree and 5 years of general industry experience or 2 years consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm. • Strategy Development/Planning/Implementation: Growing knowledge of corporate strategy and/or transformation core skill sets; emerging experience formulating, planning, and/or implementing strategy and transformative efforts. • Analysis/Synthesis/Insight Generation: Growing ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, provide insights and implications, inform decision making, and make recommendations/prioritize new opportunities to pursue. • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Growing ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems with some oversight. • Project Management: Developing experience managing complex problems with some oversight. • Collaboration and Interpersonal Effectiveness: Growing ability to build strong connections with people and teams, drive results by working across the matrixed environment, and work directly with leadership with some oversight. • Communication Skills: Growing ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written and visual channels. • Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and manage multiple, complex priorities. Preferred Job Qualifications: • Experience in the healthcare industry, especially in the health insurance sector. • Experience with corporate strategy, growth, product, transformation efforts, technology-enablement, or business case development. This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office; 2 days remote. #LI-Hybrid INJLF #LI-AS1 Are you being referred to one of our roles? If so, ask your connection at HCSC about our Employee Referral process! Pay Transparency Statement: At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards . The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan. HCSC Employment Statement: We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Base Pay Range $92,700.00 - $167,500.00 Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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