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Rural Healthcare Consultant

Deloitte

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At a glance

Compensation
$79–155K/yr
Location
Boston, MA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Rural Healthcare Consultant supports Rural Health Transformation engagement teams through foundational research, writing, and document development. The role synthesizes healthcare and rural health policy information, prepares client-ready materials, and contributes to narrative development and quality checks across workstreams. The consultant works with senior consultants and the broader engagement team to provide research and data-gathering support.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Independent WorkTeam CollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailRelationship BuildingProject LeadershipTask PrioritizationInterpersonal SkillsDeadline ManagementGuidanceHealthcare ConceptsHospital ConceptsMedicaid ProgramsResearchSynthesisWritingMicrosoft Office SuiteMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelPresentation DevelopmentClient-Facing DocumentsRural HealthState Government Health PolicyDocument DesignDocument Formatting

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Policy or Related Field2+ Years Professional ExperienceCoursework or Internship in Health Policy, Health Administration or Related Discipline

Full job description

Our Deloitte Strategy & Transactions team helps guide clients through their most critical moments and transformational initiatives. From strategy to execution, this team delivers integrated, end-to-end support and advisory services covering valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, government operations modernization, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. Work alongside clients every step of the way, helping them navigate new challenges, avoid financial pitfalls, and provide practical solutions at every stage of their journey-before, during, and after any major transformational projects or transactions.

Work You'll Do

The Rural Healthcare Consultant will develop project materials and translate healthcare information into clear, client-ready deliverables in support of Rural Health Transformation engagement teams. This role provides foundational research, writing, and document development support across workstreams.

You will:

  • Research healthcare and rural health policy topics, synthesizing findings into clear summaries for internal team and client use

  • Develop and format project materials, including presentations, briefing documents, and status updates

  • Translate technical or clinical healthcare information into plain-language, client-ready content

  • Support storytelling and narrative development for client deliverables, working closely with senior consultants

  • Proofread and quality-check materials for accuracy, consistency, and adherence to formatting standards

  • Maintain organized documentation and version control of materials across workstreams

  • Support ad hoc research and data-gathering requests from the broader engagement team

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

  • Ability to meet deadlines

  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Operations Transformation offering provides NextGen core operational solutions and operating models, business-led technology support, and process optimization services, maximizing value to our government clients' missions.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Policy, or a related field

  • 2+ years of professional experience in healthcare, public sector, or consulting

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred:

  • Foundational understanding of healthcare, hospital, or Medicaid program concepts

  • Strong research, synthesis, and writing skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear narratives

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing polished, accurate deliverables

  • Experience developing presentations or client-facing documents in a professional setting

  • Exposure to rural health issues, Medicaid, or state government health policy

  • Coursework or internship experience in health policy, health administration, or a related discipline

  • Familiarity with document design or formatting best practices

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $78,700 to $155,100.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 918 open Healthcare Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$79–155K/yr
  • Massachusetts median$94–166K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$83–166K/yr767 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $117K, is 17% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($140K) — in the lowest quarter of Healthcare Consultant salary ranges in Massachusetts.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Healthcare Consultant jobs in Massachusetts and 918 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Healthcare Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 779 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 383 of the 918 open Healthcare Consultant jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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