Client Relationship Manager - Healthcare Solutions (Provider)

Location: (PacWest): Colorado | Washington | Oregon | Utah | Arizonia

Are you ready to improve your lives with a career in Cognizant’s Healthcare provider practice?

About Cognizant

Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, helping clients become data-enabled and data-driven in the digital era. Our industry-based, consultative approach helps companies evolve into modern businesses. By leading clients in demonstrating technologies essential to modern enterprises such as IoT, artificial intelligence, digital engineering & cloud, we enable new business and operating models that unlock new value in markets around the world. Cognizant’s unwavering focus on our clients is led by over 350,000 associates, who deliver services and solutions tailored to specific industries and the unique needs of the organizations we serve.

Overview

Our practice is helping healthcare leaders make the shift toward digital transformation with actionable insights, intelligent automation, innovative products and services, and a modern infrastructure that drives better outcomes at a lower cost resulting in improved experiences and health equity. We are proud of our strong market recognition and depth of experience across our global footprint.

We are:

The Cognizant Client Community. Our deep industry expertise with digital innovation and leading-edge technology brings unique end-to-end services to clients. Over 200 million lives are supported by Cognizant’s healthcare platforms. We are privileged to serve over 400 healthcare organizations, 20 of the 25 top US health plans, and over 300 large provider and health system clients.

You are:

A strategic advisor who has deep healthcare industry knowledge, leading clients through complex initiatives to digitally transform their business.

You understand critical issues facing health systems and health plans today, and are able to translate those issues to future actions

You are the glue of client relationships, a trusted client advocate who helps unleash the power of Cognizant to our clients by bringing them data-driven insights, new ideas, industry expertise, and end-to-end solutions from across our ecosystem. You are commercially inclined and drive financial performance for your accounts with sales, revenue, and profitability while maintaining high client satisfaction.

You can establish credibility and guide buyers and influencers through an engaging dialogue. Decision-makers find you compelling and logical in connecting their strategic imperatives to Cognizant’s digitally enabled capabilities. You understand that co-location with clients and teams is critical to innovation, and you are ready to partner at client sites to cultivate relationships.

The work:

As a Client Relationship Manager, use your track record of success to contribute toward building trusted advisor relationships, commercial growth and rapid business expansion for your assigned accounts. Own the end-to-end account activities including the overall account P&L and managing senior client relationships. Throughout your tenure you have acquired a deep understanding of the latest innovations with technology tools, techniques, systems, and solutions that matter most in healthcare. You are able to communicate effectively and manage relationships with IT executives and Innovation leaders.

Responsible for client relationships, sales, delivery, and account management partnering with clients to create business value. Grasp the challenges clients are facing, offer solutions, and describe the value of digital transformation in terms of business outcomes. Drive profitable sales growth by developing a robust, long-term pipeline of opportunities to ensure the sustainability of Cognizant’s business.

Healthcare Provider Practice

Shape solutions for our clients by creating opportunities and making the connection between the client’s strategic priorities and Cognizant’s offerings, solutions, and people to address these priorities.
Manage contract negotiations and lead creative financial and contractual constructs.

Accurately forecast against your accounts backlog and pipeline. Manage client satisfaction and ensure service delivery expectations are met, in line with client expectations. Bring together the right team and lead account planning across the account team. Serve as a trusted client advisor. Create a solid business network within the client and seek opportunities to create connections outside of the client to further enhance relationships (e.g., client to client, cross-industry). Build and leverage a deep understanding of both the industry and market in which the client operates, as well as an intimate knowledge of the client’s business to influence the client’s business strategies. Promote evidence-based business decisions by blending in business data and domain expertise to discover new insights.

Required qualifications and experience:

Minimum 10 years of experience in healthcare, developing trusted client relationships with proven sales growth from onset of business development, RFPs, orals, client sales/presentations through delivery. Forecasting and P&L management experience. Strong business development skills and the ability to engage in consultative selling. Experience in the healthcare technology landscape, business drivers, and challenges. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Advanced degree (MBA or Masters) preferred. Ability to travel as needed.

Our Commitment to You

Your entrepreneurial spirit and vision will be rewarded, and your success will fuel opportunities for career advancement. You will make a difference for healthcare’s digital agenda with our high-profile clients serving communities across the globe to improve access to care. Opportunities to learn daily through training, assignments, and collaborating with thought leaders and experts across the company. Along with a competitive salary, Cognizant offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Top Reasons to Join Our Team

Excellent compensation/benefits. A strong financial incentive package that includes a solid base salary with a highly attractive commission plan. Further incentives include award programs, club trips, and excellent benefits package. Wide exposure to industry, product, and functional standard methodologies; as well as outstanding teams supporting your sales pursuits. Encouraging management team that rewards initiative & success. An exciting, industry leading practice where you can truly build a long-term career. Congenial, collaborative, and goal-oriented environment; the opportunity to work with and learn from a diverse, highly experienced team of business professionals. Tremendous opportunities for growth with a real career path promoting career advancement.

Benefits

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan

A Good fit for the Cognizant culture

A person who possesses a true passion for changing organizations for the better, and desires to do so within a goal, yet professional atmosphere filled with business professionals who all manifest a belief in partnership, innovation, and excellence. Our “Cultural Value Drivers” are well-known and clearly communicated within the organization: Open, Visible, Motivated, Empowered, Opportunity-Filled, Flexible & Collaborative.

Work Authorization

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

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The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world. We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen. We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right. We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer: 
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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