Manatt Health Overview

Manatt Health integrates consulting and legal expertise to better serve the complex needs of clients across the health care system. Combining legal excellence, firsthand experience in shaping public policy, sophisticated strategy insight, and deep analytic capabilities, we provide uniquely valuable professional services to the full range of health industry players. Our diverse team of more than 260 consultants and attorneys from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and its consulting subsidiary, Manatt Health Strategies, LLC, is passionate about helping our clients advance their business interests, fulfill their missions, and lead health care into the future. For more information, visit https://www.manatt.com/health.

Position Overview

As a contingent part-time employee at Manatt, you will work with a team of passionate and driven professionals. You will provide subject matter and consulting expertise for our clients with a particular focus in developing or implementing governmental strategy. The ideal candidate brings years of experience in healthcare finance, governance, and strategy, with proven success in building and implementing joint ventures, partnerships, and affiliations across the healthcare continuum - from Fortune 500 systems to independent physician groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized subject matter expertise to project work streams throughout the lifecycle of an engagement, from strategic design through implementation and execution.

• Offer high-level advisory on organizational, financial, and strategic transformation initiatives, including partnership development and governance models.

• Leverage extensive financial expertise to inform economic modeling, capital planning, and value proposition development for clients.

• Deliver qualitative and quantitative analyses to support complex business and policy decisions involving market trends, joint ventures, and strategic affiliations.

• Collaborate with health systems, payers, start-ups, and integrated delivery networks to develop creative solutions that advance healthcare transformation.

• Support client leadership in navigating financial, regulatory, and operational challenges within evolving market landscapes.

Qualifications

• Deep subject matter expertise in healthcare finance, governance, and strategy, with demonstrated experience consulting on governmental or policy-related strategy initiatives.

• Over 15 years of experience, including integration and development for major integrated health systems.

• Proven track record in structuring and implementing complex partnerships, including joint ventures with academic medical centers, health plans, pediatric providers, and national health systems.

• Experience advising startups and large health systems on capital financing, strategic affiliations, revenue cycle optimization, and performance improvement.

• Mastery of healthcare financial modeling, capital structure development, and service line expansion strategies.

• Demonstrated ability to engage C-level executives, board members, and cross-functional teams with a collaborative and outcomes-oriented approach.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and strategic concepts for a range of audiences.

• Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with a particular focus on creating high-impact presentation materials and economic models.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Fostering diversity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organization’s continued progression. We believe a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. In collaboration with Firm leadership, our Diversity and Inclusion department drives the Firm’s efforts, engaging our legal, consulting, business, and administrative professionals to create and sustain a culture where we celebrate each of our unique experiences and contributions. 

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a leading professional services firm, providing integrated legal and consulting services to a global client base. With offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento and Silicon Valley), New York (New York City and Albany), Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the Firm represents sophisticated clients — including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies — across a range of industry sectors such as health care; financial services; entertainment; digital and technology; and energy, environmental and real estate. For more information, visit www.manatt.com.

Join Us

If you want to join a future-thinking, entrepreneurially minded team of passionate and driven professionals, we strongly encourage you to apply. All candidates must apply through our online application portal (apply here). Required application materials include a cover letter, and resume.

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

Salary

The base annual pay range for this role is between $150,000 - $200,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity.  Additional medical, financial and/or other benefits will not be offered for this position.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips does not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, headhunters or vendors who are not part of our preferred vendor list. If an unsolicited resume is sent to an employee of Manatt, outside of a blind submission directed to our StrategicGrowth@manatt.com mailbox, Manatt will not be bound by that search firm’s terms or otherwise be obligated to pay any compensation in connection with the submitted candidate.