The business side of healthcare involves managing and developing systems and processes that impact the experience of providers and patients. Managing healthcare organizations efficiently and effectively requires areas of expertise that include consulting, operations, communications, strategizing, policy, supervision, and finances.
Key Skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Writing and public speaking
- Quantitative & qualitative analysis
- Structured problem solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Coordination • Time Management
- High impact leadership experience
Common Work Settings
- Hospitals and clinics
- Health insurance companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Medical device manufacturers
- Home healthcare providers
- Healthcare consulting firms
- Health IT and software companies
- Telehealth services
- Pharmacies and retail health
Common Job Titles
- Health/Pharmaceutical Project Manager
- Health Compliance Officer
- Intern, Health and Reimbursement Policy
- Health Strategy and Special Projects
- Health Product Manager
- Clinical Operations Associate
- Medical Device Sales Representative
- Healthcare Regulatory Analyst
- Analyst, Healthcare Consulting
- Medical Records Director
- Director of Clinical Operations
- Principal Investigator (PI)
Common Employers
- UW Health
- Epic Systems
- Quartz Health Solutions
- Medline
- GE Healthcare
- Huron Consulting Group
- AbbVie
- UnitedHealth Group
- Stryker
- Medtronic
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