Early Careers New Grad - Principal Corporate Strategy Consultant

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.

This individual is an emerging expert in strategy-related and/or transformation activities and a growing leader on the team without specific direct reports. This individual will support leadership by delivering 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.

Key responsibilities of this role include but not limited to:

• Support work effort on strategic/planning/implementation projects that assist senior leadership and HCSC Board of Directors priorities.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and synthesize information, generating insights and strategic implications (internal, market, competitor, etc.).
• Initiate framing strategic options and developing recommendations on path forward, grounded in strategic analysis.
• Collaborate with identifying initiatives, developing roadmaps, and creating and refining business cases.
• Monitor implementation, assess progress, and escalate issues with a perspective on where help is needed from leadership.
• Support development / coordination of presentations, communications, planning materials and other strategy-related documents that are both internally- (e.g., HCSC Board and leadership materials) and externally impacting (e.g., rating agency briefing book/presentations).
• Maintain and grow a set of cross-functional relationships, particularly at the leadership level, to achieve goals and desired outcomes.
• Work with leadership to ensure alignment among corporate, line of business / plan, and functional strategies.

What Are the Requirements You Must Meet?

• Master's Degree or MBA with healthcare industry experience or consulting experience at a top tier consulting firm.
• Graduation date between December 2025- June 2026
• Strategy Development/Planning/Implementation:Knowledge of corporate strategy and/or transformation core skill sets; experience formulating, planning, and/or implementing strategy and transformative efforts.
• Analysis/Synthesis/Insight Generation: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:Ability to proactively identify and resolve complex problems with some oversight.
• Project Management:Experience managing complex projects with some oversight.
• Collaboration and Interpersonal Effectiveness: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:Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written and visual channels.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Advanced degree such as MBA, MHA, MD, JD, or PhD.
• Experience in the healthcare industry, especially the health insurance sector.
• Experience with corporate strategy, growth, product, transformation efforts, technology-enablement, or business case development
• Ability to work within a very fast-paced, quickly evolving organization and manage multiple, complex priorities.

What Does the New Grad Program Entail?

• Formal New Employee Orientation.
• Challenging real-world hands-on project.
• Quarterly networking opportunities.
• Professional development workshops among peers and company leaders.
• Educational opportunities to encourage and build business and industry acumen.

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 plansubject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

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.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.