Principal, MGB Strategy

Mass General Brigham•Somerville, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary The Principal plays a pivotal leadership role in the Strategy team, with responsibility for managing complex, high-impact projects that span institutions, service lines, and corporate functions. The role requires leading teams, engaging senior stakeholders, and translating business challenges into strategic solutions that drive system performance and growth. This role operates similarly to a consulting engagement leader within Mass General Brigham. Principals are expected to independently structure ambiguous problems, work independently and lead small teams through hypothesis-driven analysis, and translate insights into clear executive recommendations. The role requires the ability to move fluidly across strategic topics (e.g., being fluent across various healthcare subsectors, being able to assess new organic businesses, partnerships, M&A, and being able to make linkages to enterprise strategy and stakeholder engagement) while maintaining a high bar for analytical rigor, executive communication, and team leadership.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business, public health, or equivalent experience/tenure in related field required
5+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, or healthcare leadership or equivalent, including experience leading strategy engagements or consulting-style project teams
Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and teams
Strong analytical, facilitation, and presentation skills
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving: Framing, insight generation, cross-functional prioritization
Presentation, Leadership & Collaborative Behavior: Executive engagement, mentoring, system navigation
Cross-functional leadership and influence
Project structuring and execution (including effective engagement with project management)
Comfort with ambiguity and navigating evolving project contexts; projects often involve incomplete information, tight timelines, and competing stakeholder perspectives; success requires comfort navigating ambiguity while maintaining analytical rigor and clear communication.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with healthcare analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau, SQL), and strategic data sources such as SG2, billing/claims data, or provider databases preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as day-to-day leader for major strategic projects and initiatives with notable risk and complexity
Structure ambiguous strategic questions across a broad range of topics into clear hypotheses and workplans, identifying the critical analyses required to inform executive decision-making
Lead the solution of highly complex, unique problems that have a broad impact on the business, including strategic thinking and structured problem solving in collaboration with system executives
Distill complex analyses into clear, concise executive narratives and recommendations suitable for senior clinical and administrative leadership
Guide development of executive deliverables that align with institutional priorities
On a project basis, lead cross-functional teams of Consultants, Sr. Consultants, Engagement Managers, and/or Project Managers
Facilitate alignment across departments and cultivate enterprise-wide relationships
Develop the strategy for project execution, including setting meeting cadence, structuring decision-making processes, and overseeing all workstreams
Translate complex ideas and analyses into insights that influence decision-making at the executive level, including addressing potential questions and objections
Serve as a recognized expert / thought leader within the company on strategy, particularly as it relates to current and past projects
Support Strategy leadership team in stakeholder communications and thought partnership
Act as a “player-coach,” being hands on keyboard independently on some projects, while also providing day-to-day direction and coaching to junior team members on other projects, all while ensuring high standards for analysis, communication, and deliverables
Build credibility with senior executives and clinical leaders, facilitating discussions that advance alignment and move complex decisions forward
Contribute to development of Strategy team function and capabilities, including team training and development and creating and refining leading practices for the strategy function