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Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.
Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.
You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.
Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape, and deliver technology and financial solutions that achieve results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions, and missions.
Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—tirelessly sharing expertise, feedback, and encouragement. This commitment benefits Huron profoundly by promoting a culture of respect, unity, collaboration, and personal achievement.
Our environment inspires and rewards growth…
As a Manager, you have the unique opportunity to specialize in areas of accounting, finance, and enterprise systems that showcase your expertise while pursuing your individual career vision. Huron is large enough to provide the exposure and opportunity needed for professional growth, yet small enough to ensure personalized development and meaningful mentorship.
Huron’s Finance & Operations ("Fin Ops") team regularly supports colleges and universities during periods of leadership transition, most commonly following the departures of key finance roles within the CFO's Office (Controllers, Budget Directors, Accountants, and other finance leaders). These engagements often begin as interim staffing support and evolve into broader financial operations projects requiring leadership, problem-solving, and team development support.
Managers in this role are expected to step into complex environments quickly, stabilize accounting and reporting functions, and lead both clients and engagement teams through periods of change.
Every Manager contributes to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: it’s intense, analytically rigorous, practical, entrepreneurial, intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—career-defining.
It’s the Huron Way.
Responsibilities Include:
- Serve in interim leadership and senior individual contributor roles (e.g., Controller, Associate/Assistant Controller, Budget Director) for higher education institutions.
- Act as a subject matter expert in accounting and budget with a strong understanding of university operations, governance, and regulatory considerations.
- Lead the resolution of complex financial reporting issues and respond to financial inquiries by performing detailed analysis within general ledger and financial reporting systems.
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and persistence in identifying root causes of accounting or reporting issues, reconciling data, and improving processes.
- Develop project plans to address client challenges and maintain project momentum for the entire project team.
- Train, mentor, and supervise client staff and Huron engagement team members, including junior resources staffed as projects expand.
- Perform and/or Oversee day-to-day accounting operations including close processes, reconciliations, budget support, and financial reporting.
- Leverage audit experience to support external audit coordination, respond to auditor inquiries, and strengthen internal controls.
- Contribute experience from finance system implementations or transitions, including supporting end users through system changes and data validation.
- Present financial information, findings, and recommendations to senior administrators and executives, articulating both detailed analysis and broader strategic implications.
- Deliver strong verbal and written communications on project work that is clear, concise, and easily understood by non-technical individuals.
- Collaborate with FinOps and broader Huron teams to identify opportunities for expanded support as interim engagements evolve.
Required Qualification:
- U.S. work authorization required.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree in accounting or finance highly preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred.
- Significant experience in accounting and finance roles within a consulting and/or higher education environment.
- Strong experience serving in a Program Controller, Accountant, Auditor, Assurance, or Financial Reporting capacity.
- Demonstrate experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial management.
- Hands-on experience with financial systems such as Ellucian/Banner, Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms.
- Passion for and commitment to the higher education industry.
- Ability to travel up to 50% annually and work extended hours as needed to meet client and project demands.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Seeking Assistant Controller/Controller experience
- Audit experience, either as a practicing auditor or as part of an institutional role collaborating directly with external auditors
- Experience participating in financial system implementation or major system transition.
The estimated base salary for this job is 140,000- $185,000 The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $168,000 - $222,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.
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United States of AmericaHuron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.
Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.
You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.
Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape, and deliver technology and financial solutions that achieve results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions, and missions.
Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team—tirelessly sharing expertise, feedback, and encouragement. This commitment benefits Huron profoundly by promoting a culture of respect, unity, collaboration, and personal achievement.
Our environment inspires and rewards growth…
As a Manager, you have the unique opportunity to specialize in areas of accounting, finance, and enterprise systems that showcase your expertise while pursuing your individual career vision. Huron is large enough to provide the exposure and opportunity needed for professional growth, yet small enough to ensure personalized development and meaningful mentorship.
Huron’s Finance & Operations ("Fin Ops") team regularly supports colleges and universities during periods of leadership transition, most commonly following the departures of key finance roles within the CFO's Office (Controllers, Budget Directors, Accountants, and other finance leaders). These engagements often begin as interim staffing support and evolve into broader financial operations projects requiring leadership, problem-solving, and team development support.
Managers in this role are expected to step into complex environments quickly, stabilize accounting and reporting functions, and lead both clients and engagement teams through periods of change.
Every Manager contributes to who we are as an organization—and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: it’s intense, analytically rigorous, practical, entrepreneurial, intellectually stimulating—and most definitely—career-defining.
It’s the Huron Way.
Responsibilities Include:
- Serve in interim leadership and senior individual contributor roles (e.g., Controller, Associate/Assistant Controller, Budget Director) for higher education institutions.
- Act as a subject matter expert in accounting and budget with a strong understanding of university operations, governance, and regulatory considerations.
- Lead the resolution of complex financial reporting issues and respond to financial inquiries by performing detailed analysis within general ledger and financial reporting systems.
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and persistence in identifying root causes of accounting or reporting issues, reconciling data, and improving processes.
- Develop project plans to address client challenges and maintain project momentum for the entire project team.
- Train, mentor, and supervise client staff and Huron engagement team members, including junior resources staffed as projects expand.
- Perform and/or Oversee day-to-day accounting operations including close processes, reconciliations, budget support, and financial reporting.
- Leverage audit experience to support external audit coordination, respond to auditor inquiries, and strengthen internal controls.
- Contribute experience from finance system implementations or transitions, including supporting end users through system changes and data validation.
- Present financial information, findings, and recommendations to senior administrators and executives, articulating both detailed analysis and broader strategic implications.
- Deliver strong verbal and written communications on project work that is clear, concise, and easily understood by non-technical individuals.
- Collaborate with FinOps and broader Huron teams to identify opportunities for expanded support as interim engagements evolve.
Required Qualification:
- U.S. work authorization required.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree in accounting or finance highly preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license preferred.
- Significant experience in accounting and finance roles within a consulting and/or higher education environment.
- Strong experience serving in a Program Controller, Accountant, Auditor, Assurance, or Financial Reporting capacity.
- Demonstrate experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial management.
- Hands-on experience with financial systems such as Ellucian/Banner, Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms.
- Passion for and commitment to the higher education industry.
- Ability to travel up to 50% annually and work extended hours as needed to meet client and project demands.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Seeking Assistant Controller/Controller experience
- Audit experience, either as a practicing auditor or as part of an institutional role collaborating directly with external auditors
- Experience participating in financial system implementation or major system transition.
The estimated base salary for this job is 140,000- $185,000 The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $168,000 - $222,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in patient education consultant jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, health education, or a related clinical or life sciences field
- Experience delivering one-on-one or group patient education in a clinical or community setting
- Strong verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to explain medical concepts in plain language
- Proficiency with electronic health records and patient management software
- Certified Health Education Specialist or disease-specific certification such as CDCES preferred
- Ability to collaborate with physicians, care coordinators, and multidisciplinary clinical teams
Tips for Your Patient Education Consultant Job Search
Tailor your resume to clinical context
Highlight the specific patient populations you've educated, such as diabetic patients, post-surgical recovery, or oncology. Generic resume language won't land you interviews. Employers want to see the conditions, care settings, and health literacy levels you've worked with.
Certify in patient education credentials
A Certified Health Education Specialist credential or a disease-specific certification like a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist distinguishes you from applicants without formal credentials. Many job listings list these explicitly, so earning one before you apply sharpens your competitiveness.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists patient education consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by care setting
Filter openings by outpatient, home health, hospital, or pharmaceutical sales support. Your experience translates differently across settings, and aligning your application to the specific care environment shows you understand what the role actually requires day to day.
Prepare teach-back examples for interviews
Interviewers frequently ask you to demonstrate how you explain a complex condition or treatment to a patient with low health literacy. Prepare two or three real examples where you used teach-back or plain-language methods and can walk through what changed in the patient's understanding or behavior.
Negotiate by scope of patient load
When discussing compensation, anchor your ask to the volume and complexity of patients you'll manage, not just years of experience. Roles covering multiple chronic conditions or high-acuity populations carry more responsibility and that distinction supports a stronger offer.
Patient Education Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most patient education consultants?
Huron Consulting, Accenture, and World Wide Technology are hiring the most patient education consultants right now, with openings concentrated in Illinois, California, and Hawaii, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Pharmaceutical companies and large health systems tend to post the highest volume of these roles consistently.
How many patient education consultant jobs are remote?
About 75% of patient education consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote work most common in pharmaceutical-side roles focused on medication adherence coaching and telehealth-based chronic disease management. Roles embedded within hospital systems or outpatient clinics are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become a patient education consultant?
Start with a clinical or health sciences degree, then gain direct patient-facing experience in a care setting such as a hospital, outpatient clinic, or community health program. Pursue a credential like Certified Health Education Specialist to formalize your expertise. From there, target roles in health systems, pharmaceutical companies, or managed care organizations where patient education is a defined function.
Can you get hired as a patient education consultant with little experience?
Entry-level roles do exist, particularly in pharmaceutical companies hiring for medication education programs and community health organizations running chronic disease outreach. You'll strengthen your application by volunteering in patient-facing health education, completing a relevant internship, or earning a health education certification before you apply. Tailoring your resume to show any health communication or teaching experience helps close the gap.
What does the patient education consultant interview process look like?
Most interview processes include a phone screen focused on your clinical background, followed by one or two video or in-person interviews with a hiring manager and sometimes a clinical team lead. Expect scenario-based questions where you describe how you'd educate a patient on a specific condition or treatment. Some employers ask for a brief demonstration or role-play exercise to assess your communication style and health literacy approach.
Where can I find and apply to patient education consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to patient education consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to each listing.
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