About Intrepid Ascent

Intrepid Ascent, a multi-disciplinary team of passionate experts, provides consulting services to drive community health transformation. We partner with health care and social service organizations to enhance connections through leveraging technology and enhancing overall coordination and collaboration. Our services support clients implementing innovative approaches to cross-sector relationships, including data sharing across teams, organizations, and sectors to better serve individuals and improve health outcomes. We offer competitive pay with excellent benefits and a strong company culture focused on long-term growth, collaboration, and positive social impact. We are headquartered in Berkeley, CA with a fully remote and distributed team across multiple states. Although this position is remote, it requires the ability and willingness to travel for client engagements, which will account for about 15% of your annual time, including bi-annual in-person staff meetings. No relocation assistance is offered with this position.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic professional with deep expertise in healthcare, social services, and their intersection to join our team as a Senior Consultant, Technology Strategy. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in relevant industry areas, coupled with experience in fast-paced consulting or similar work environments. This role requires advanced project management and communication skills to drive project success while ensuring seamless coordination among team members, clients, and firm leadership. As a key member of our consulting team, you will contribute at all levels of client engagements and may, at times, serve as an individual contributor.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage client engagements, serving as Project Lead on technical initiatives, ensuring successful project execution and client satisfaction.
• Provide strategic guidance on health IT concepts, technology platforms, interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7v2, IHE, etc.) and health-related analytics.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, offering expertise in electronic health records, case management platforms, and health analytics systems.
• Drive business development efforts, including proposal writing, market research, and identifying new opportunities to expand firm opportunities.
• Contribute to thought leadership initiatives, including authoring blog posts, presenting at conferences, and publishing industry insights, to elevate and advance our work.
• Supervise, mentor, and support direct reports and subcontractors, ensuring accountability, performance excellence, and professional growth.
• Support internal initiatives, including process improvement, learning collaboratives, and best practice development.
• Work across interdisciplinary areas, including policy innovation and co-design, to align technology solutions with broader healthcare and social service objectives.
• Foster strong client relationships, demonstrating exceptional communication, mediation, and problem-solving skills.
• Maintain flexibility to travel for client engagements, with an estimated frequency of one trip per month as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications   

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience, with prior consulting experience strongly preferred, and preferably with some in a remote environment.
• Proven leadership experience, including team management, mentorship, and project oversight.
• Expertise in health information exchange (HIE), data interoperability, and health IT standards.
• Experience with EHR systems, case management platforms, and analytic tools within healthcare or social services.
• Strong project management skills, including resource planning, timeline management, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated ability to engage clients and stakeholders, providing technical expertise in an accessible and actionable manner.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience in client presentations and technical documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring high-quality deliverables and client satisfaction.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, MS Office Suite, Slack, Zoom, and project management tools such as Wrike.
• Willingness to travel for client engagements as needed.

 Who you will work with

• You will be a key member of the Consulting Team and part of a highly collaborative interdisciplinary organization
• This position reports to the Director, Technology Strategy

Why we think you will love working here

• You will be part of a stellar team doing exciting work that makes a positive impact;
• Our company combines a strong culture of collaboration and mutual support with high expectations; we celebrate each other’s accomplishments!
• You want to work with a great team and have the skills to be a trusted colleague who embraces challenges, learns from mistakes, and grows with our company.
• Benefits include competitive pay, 401K, medical, dental, vision & life insurance for employees and their dependents covered at 100%, medical and dependent care Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs).
• In addition, we offer flexible time off and are committed to work-life balance, flexibility in getting work done, and respecting and valuing the life you want to live; 
• Stipends for home office expenses; 
• We are dedicated to your growth and career development in the form of training, coaching, and mentoring, and cultivating your confidence and knowledge;
• The salary band for this position is $115,000 - $140,000, depending on relevant experience.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Intrepid Ascent is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, age, sex (including childbirth, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, HIV-status, natural hair, genetic information or testing, domestic violence/sexual assault/ stalking victim status, and all other bases protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.