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[Remote] Director - Business Development - Payer Services

Remote role Full-time Open position

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Huron is a consulting organization dedicated to delivering impactful results for clients. They are seeking a senior Business Development leader to expand their Healthcare Payer consulting practice, focusing on building executive relationships and driving growth through consultative selling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end business development for payer consulting opportunities—from market entry to deal close
  • Use a diagnostic, advisory approach to uncover client challenges across areas such as operations, cost management, digital transformation, and performance improvement
  • Translate client’s needs into tailored consulting solutions, partnering with Huron leaders to craft differentiated offerings
  • Establish and expand trusted advisor relationships within payer organizations, including executive and senior decision-makers
  • Navigate complex stakeholder environments and multi-thread relationships across business and technology leaders
  • Represent Huron at industry events, client meetings, and executive discussions to strengthen market presence
  • Develop and execute account strategies and pursuit plans aligned to growth targets
  • Lead proposal development, executive presentations, and RFP responses
  • Guide opportunities through internal alignment, pricing strategy, and contract negotiation
  • Drive disciplined pipeline management and forecasting in Salesforce
  • Partner closely with consulting leaders to co-create solutions that span strategy, operations, technology, and analytics
  • Position Huron’s capabilities to support enterprise-level transformation and long-term client relationships
  • Building and sustaining a strong pipeline of qualified payer opportunities
  • Converting opportunities into strategic consulting engagements
  • Establish yourself as a trusted advisor in the payer market, not just a seller
  • Driving both net-new client acquisition and long-term account growth

Skills

  • 8+ years of business development in consulting, professional services, or healthcare solutions
  • Experience selling into healthcare payer / insurance organizations strongly preferred
  • Proven track record in a quota-based, leveraged compensation model
  • Strong consultative selling and solution-based approach
  • Demonstrated ability to engage executive stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate complex deal cycles
  • Demonstrated ability to lead proposals and close multi-stakeholder engagements
  • Experience managing CRM pipeline and forecasting (Salesforce or similar)
  • Ability to position value in terms of ROI, outcomes, and transformation impact
  • Existing network within payer organizations or healthcare ecosystem
  • Experience selling consulting services (strategy, operations, digital, performance improvement)
  • Experience selling multi-disciplinary or enterprise-level solutions

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents
  • A 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
  • An employee stock purchase plan
  • A generous Paid Time Off policy
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year
  • Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, 401k, PTO)

Company Overview

  • Huron is a global professional services firm that collaborates with organizations to solve complex challenges and achieve ambitious goals. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
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