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Strategy and Innovation Consultant

Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) in our Portland, OR, Renton, WA, Salt Lake City, UT, Boise, ID or Fargo, ND offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of that location or be willing to relocate.

Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.

Who We Are Looking For:

Every day, Cambia's dedicated team of Strategy & Innovation Consultants is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, our Strategy & Innovation Consultants perform data-driven analyses, develop financial models, and translate complex business problems into clear, actionable recommendations - all in service of creating an economically sustainable health care system.

Do you thrive on solving complex, ambiguous problems with data and structured thinking? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and executive influence? Then this role may be the perfect fit.

What You Bring to Cambia:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or related field; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in business strategy development, management consulting, healthcare strategy, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Skills and Attributes:

• Experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, or corporate strategy
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize data and support clear recommendations
• Quantitative and qualitative research capabilities
• Experience with AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and decision-making in professional settings highly desired
• Experience in healthcare preferred
• Experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, R, Tableau, or Power BI preferred

What You Will Do at Cambia:

• Perform data-driven analyses and visualizations, translating findings into presentations tailored for appropriate audiences, including board-level and executive stakeholders
• Structure complex business problems and develop hypothesis-driven approaches to solutions
• Develop financial models and business cases to evaluate strategic initiatives
• Resourcefully identify and leverage data to answer complex business questions
• Collaborate with executives and department heads to understand and advance business objectives
• Facilitate workshops and strategic planning sessions, building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups
• Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards

Pay ranges vary based on the candidate's work location. The expected hiring range depends on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history.

Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho:The expected hiring range is $101,150- 136,830, the full salary range is$95,000-155,000 and the bonus target is15%.

North Dakota:The expected hiring range is $101,853-137,801 and the full salary range is$90,435-149,219.

About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care. Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.

Why Join the Cambia Team?

At Cambia, you can:

• Work alongside diverse teams building cutting-edge solutions to transform health care.
• Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives.
• Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed.
• Give back to your community by participating in Cambia-supported outreach programs.
• Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups.

We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck - and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more.

In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays.
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave).
• Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need.
• Commute and parking benefits.

Learn more about our benefits.

We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.