Strategy & Transformation Associate Director

What You Will Do:

• As a Strategic Advisor - Professional Associate Director you will provide subject matter expertise in support of multiple client engagements; develop and review presentations, briefings, memos, and reports.
• Present during meetings, summits, and working sessions with senior client executives
• Facilitate workshops, strategy sessions, and tiger teams
• Discuss and develop solutions with client service teams and existing/new clients
• Identify policy, program, and/or business problems in client organization and support new business capture from sourcing through award/close
• Perform research on key accounts and client leadership with which to engage to effectively qualify and scope new business opportunities
• Actively engage within target accounts and relevant market(s) to keep current on existing and new trends, problem areas, or other issues that develop into new requirements and growth opportunities
• Consistently and systematically initiate client discussions; pursue new relationships and maintain existing relationships
• Understand client business issues and match them to firm’s capabilities; identified new opportunities to support client organizations
• Support development of proposals, white papers, thought leadership
• Serve as the primary coordinator and trusted advisor for a portfolio of pilot projects, bringing together public health agencies, CDC, National Partners, intermediaries, implementation teams, and evaluation partners to advance pilot design, implementation, and scaling.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, guiding charter development and scoping activities, tracking outcomes and evaluation requirements, supporting cross-organizational collaboration, and ensuring lessons learned are documented for broader adoption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key relationship manager and facilitator across public health projects, project teams and stakeholders.
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholders and partner organizations, acting as a neutral convener to move work forward.
• Support evaluation, reporting, milestone tracking, and measurement of project outcomes.
• Capture lessons learned and help develop reusable playbooks, guidance, and sustainability plans to support scaling across jurisdictions.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust; Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• TEN (10) or more years of experience managing large and complex public health programs, including experience working with or within a federal or state public health agency.
• Recent experience working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Knowledge of federal government budget planning, execution, and procurement processes
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with a demonstrated ability to make difficult concepts easy to understand
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated facilitation experience/certification.
• Must be organized, self-motivated and able to multitask in a fast paced and dynamic work environment
• Demonstrated ability to excel both independently and as a team member in a collaborative environment
• Possess an acute awareness of organizational cultures and political savvy
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships with senior executives
• Proficiency with MS Office applications

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Advanced degree
• FIFTEEN (15) or more years of experience managing large and complex public health programs

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.