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Forvis Mazars
Springfield, Missouri

Lead Consultant, Healthcare Performance Improvement - Physician Operations

Healthcare ConsultingFull-Time

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Job Description

Description & Requirements

The Performance Improvement Healthcare Consulting team helps healthcare organizations achieve sustainable results by addressing margin erosion through targeted improvement strategies. By aligning strategic, operational, and financial initiatives, they identify opportunities and support leadership in implementing impactful changes. With a focus on strengthening margins, the team empowers providers to fulfill their mission and thrive in today’s evolving healthcare environment.

What You Will Do

  • Support operational assessments and performance improvement initiatives for hospitals, clinics, and community health centers including:
  • Provider productivity analysis
  • Compensation analysis
  • Provider compensation plan design
  • Service line analysis
  • Staff productivity analysis
  • System throughput optimization
  • Expense analysis
  • Organizational structure optimization
  • Analyze and interpret operational, financial, and performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and actionable recommendations.
  • Develop reports, presentations, proposals, and other client deliverables to communicate findings and support engagement objectives.
  • Coordinate project workplans, facilitate client communications, and support overall engagement management activities.
  • Collaborate with team members across multiple healthcare consulting service lines to deliver client-focused solutions.
  • Create meaningful data visualizations and dashboards that help clients make informed business decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 4+ years of relevant healthcare experience in areas such as healthcare operations, physician compensation, performance improvement, or other related functions.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree
  • Prior healthcare consulting experience, including supporting operational improvement, physician compensation, provider alignment, workforce planning, or transformation initiatives.
  • Experience working with physician groups, health systems, academic medical centers, or other healthcare provider organizations.,,,,,

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, our 7,000+ team members deliver assurance, tax, and consulting services to clients in all 50 states and internationally.

With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, we’re building something different. We are guided by a shared promise: Together, we create extraordinary experiences. That means delivering an Unmatched Client Experience® while creating a workplace where relationships matter, learning fuels growth, and every person feels valued and supported to thrive.

What We Offer

Our robust total rewards program and flexible work environment reflect our commitment to people, careers, and well-being—empowering our team to grow and thrive while delivering exceptional service. To explore what makes working at Forvis Mazars special, visit forvismazars.us.

Legal Notice

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer in accordance with applicable law. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.

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General Information

  • Name
  • Lead Consultant, Healthcare Performance Improvement
  • Posting Title
  • Lead Consultant, Healthcare Performance Improvement - Physician Operations
  • Ref #
  • 2237478
  • Date Published
  • Monday, August 31, 2026
  • City
  • Springfield
  • State
  • Missouri
  • Country
  • United States
  • Job Category
  • Healthcare Consulting

Advertised Location

  • US-GA-Atlanta, US-IN-Indianapolis, US-MO-Kansas City, US-MO-Springfield, US-NC-Charlotte, US-TN-Nashville
  • Working time
  • Full Time

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Consultant will support operational assessments and performance improvement initiatives for healthcare organizations, including provider productivity and compensation analysis. They will also analyze financial and performance data to provide actionable recommendations and manage client engagements.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of relevant healthcare experience in operations or performance improvement. A Master's degree and prior healthcare consulting experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Data analysisFinancial analysisProject managementData visualizationDashboard creation

Healthcare Consulting — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 20,389 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$238k
Typical market rent
$1,200/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Forvis Mazars

Professional Services
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Benefits & Perks

Total rewards program
Flexible work environment