Health Strategy Principal Director

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We Are:

Accenture Strategy. Through deep industry expertise, analytics and insights, we empower clients to survive and thrive in the new, the now, and the unknown. To stay agile in a world dominated by change, the C-suite must keep the core business running while simultaneously identifying and investing in the new. Accenture Strategy enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot to the future. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology.

You Are:
A Strategy Thought Leader & Expert with deep experience in the Healthcare Payer/Provider industry. You have deep, differentiated skills and expertise that are in high demand and relevant in the market. You have energy and drive in abundance, along with personal resilience, a passion for serving clients, and a love of continual learning. As a senior leader, you’re a natural at appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in teams, while also establishing credibility & confidence with C-Suite client leaders. As a Principal Director, you demonstrate “the four Cs” to the fullest:

• Credential : Deliver high-quality, referenceable work that advances the platform; specific sales targets based on role.

• Capability : Identify and drive meaningful contributions for an asset or innovation for the practice; build skills in specific high-growth areas of Accenture.

• Connections : Develop targeted senior executive relationships related to their client and engage in platform forums; multiple client, external, and practice presentations.

• Content : Contribute to thought capital; use thought capital in sales/business development; Marketing Development & Initiatives (MD&I) time spent on developing new content & points of view.

The Work:

• Lead delivery of projects to assess clients’ positions in the Healthcare Payer/Provider Strategy and identify business options in the context of global, economic, technology, and social trends.

• Head up teams to deliver world-class business strategy solutions that meet the needs of clients in the Healthcare Payer/Provider Strategy.

• Earn the trust of senior leaders at client organizations and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of business, technology, and operations.

• Provide overall guidance on quantitative analysis and research to generate recommendations and insights and drive outcomes.

• Build relationships with clients to sustain Accenture’s profile as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.

• Fortify Accenture’s Strategy practice and role as a thought leader by creating content and taking part in professional forums, both internal and external.

• Mentor junior members of the Strategy team and groom them for more responsibility.

• Focus areas include cost transformation, performance improvement, innovative business and operating models, mergers and acquisitions, digital health, and product strategy.

• Travel as needed, up to 80%.

Here’s What You Need:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Healthcare Payer or Provider industry

• Minimum of 8 years of Health Strategy & Growth or Health Transformation experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience at a large strategy or health boutique consulting firm

• Minimum of 3 years of experience publishing thought leadership, presenting at conferences, or serving as a subject matter expert.

• Bachelor’s degree

Bonus Points if:

• MBA Degree

• Publications or other thought capital

• Experience using tech, data and AI tools, including generative AI and Agentic AI tools preferred

• Experience with digital experience and experience transformation for efficiency and growth preferred.

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We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 03/17/2026.


Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

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Washington $150,900 to $387,800

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