About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic and highly connected Business Development Executive with deep experience in the healthcare industry and a proven ability to identify opportunities, build strategic relationships, support solutioning, and close large and complex deals. This role is critical to expanding our footprint within our most important healthcare accounts by leveraging market insights, program knowledge, and established networks to position our firm for success on major healthcare projects.
Responsibilities
- Understand market demands, priorities, and vendor management organizations and related contracting vehicles
- Proactively identify, originate, and qualify opportunities
- Build and grow high pipeline opportunities and successfully close new business
- Proactively manage and progress pipeline opportunities to close
- Understand sales lifecycles from Advisory and Implementation to Technology enabled solutions and managed services
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key buyers and decision-makers in priority markets
- Leverage and create partnerships with industry leaders, third party referral sources, and ecosystem partners to accelerate solutioning and improve positioning in the market.
- Collaborate with internal solutions teams to shape informed, differentiated offerings that address client needs.
- Drive position-to-win activities, including competitive analysis, client engagement strategies, price to win approach, procurement capture, and teaming approaches.
- Monitor trends, budget priorities, and acquisition strategies within the healthcare industry to inform business development planning.
- Understand healthcare market demand and key client priorities in order to position the firm to win large, complex deals that pull through technology and managed services offerings in addition to advisory services
- Provide actionable insights to leadership and delivery teams to enable alignment with client objectives.
- Maintain client relationships throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle to ensure satisfaction and identify follow-on opportunities.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to key healthcare stakeholders, reinforcing our reputation as a mission-focused partner.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree; FOUR (4) years of additional professional experience in lieu of Bachelor's
- Ten (10) or more years of experience in sales and/or capture
- Experience in healthcare Provider operations and demand (required)
- Payer operations and demand (desired)
- Technology requirements definition (desired)
- Knowledge of large transformations across the Plan, Build, Run lifecycle (preferred)
- Demonstrated success in business development, capture management, and client relationship management
- Strong understanding of healthcare operations, market demand, and buying tendencies
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and strategic thinking skills
- Experience with innovative sales approaches including partnering with ecosystem partners and working with third party sourcing
- Established trusted relationships with a broad base of leaders and decision makers at healthcare organizations from influencers to buyers
Skills
- Business Development
- Capture Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Healthcare Operations
- Market Demand Analysis
- Buying Tendencies
- Communication
- Relationship-building
- Strategic Thinking
- Innovative Sales Approaches
- Ecosystem Partnering
- Third Party Sourcing
Location
- Up to 75%+ travel required
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Ten (10) or more years of experience in sales and/or capture
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's or advanced degree (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $155,000.00-$259,000.00
Benefits
- 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 the Company
- Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors.
- With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets.
- Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.
- guidehouse.com
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
