Management Consultant

Title: Management Consultant

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid - 1 to 2 days onsite in a week)

Employment: Fulltime

About Cogent Infotech

At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 23 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.

Position Summary

The client is seeking a Management Consulting Associate who will execute on agile project management for federal health technology implementations focused on quality, technology requirements, cybersecurity workflow improvement, innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), patient experience, and interoperability. The Associate will work within the Management Consulting capability to support the steering of service and product offering development, project planning, resource management, issue and risk management, and change management.

This great opportunity is for someone who is interested in joining a lean, innovative group with the possibility of tremendous career development in consulting and project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Presenting strategies and potential solutions rooted in methodologies and/or industry best practices appropriately across projects and tasks to gather data appropriate for objectives and drive activities to ensure accurate and timely completion of tasks and deliverables.
• Demonstrating detail-oriented, quantitative, and analytical skills to verify accuracy of collected data to be leveraged for decision-making and recommendations.
• Soliciting multiple perspectives, facilitating problem-solving, recommending solutions, and collaborating with appropriate sources to ensure quality outcomes within project scope and guidelines.
• Identifying and suggesting improvements to work processes or ways to improve client (internal and external) service.
• Providing guidance, recommendations, and direction to other team members on analyses and solution development.
• Responding promptly to customer needs through effective communication skills in a variety of forms and settings to foster client relationships, influence outcomes, and gain mutual agreements.
• Presenting ideas articulately and persuasively using logical thinking.
• Demonstrating subject matter expertise/technical knowledge in one or more domain areas.
• Collaborating with peers and marketing resources to contribute to marketing campaigns, intellectual capital development, messaging, and other pre-sales marketing activities as needed.
• Contributing to firm-wide and client-focused process improvements and operational efficiency using analysis, design, development and implementation skills to diagnose problems, design solutions and implement solutions effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Contributing to the development of appropriate capture and bid and proposal materials as needed.
• Resolving issues impacting time/schedule and escalating further when appropriate.
• Remaining current with industry, competition, and vendor tools and practices.
• Ad hoc tasks as necessary.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• Experience: Ideally 1-5 years of experience in a professional services firm; client-facing role is an added advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills in MS PowerPoint.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Demonstrable skills in MS Visio.
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, SCRUM, RUP, other).
• Professional or technology certifications.

Important Note:

All applicants must be US citizens and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance; Secret Security clearance preferred. Participates in the E-Verify program. It is a drug-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement

Cogent Infotech is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Application Process

Please submit your resume and a short cover letter through our online portal. Our process includes an initial resume review, a virtual interview, and a short technical assessment. If you need accommodations, feel free to inform us—we are happy to assist.

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