Policy Analyst, Health

Policy Analyst, Health

Job Location: US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA

Job ID: 13151

Category: Research

Overview

AIR is seeking a confident, self-motivated, and creative Policy Analyst to join our Health Payment Innovation, Transformation, and Supports Program Area within our Health division. The candidate should have a strong working knowledge of the requirements and operations of current health care policy priorities, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), value-based care models, and health care quality initiatives. Ideally, the candidate will have experience with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The policy analyst will lead tasks related to AIR Health's work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition, the candidate will be expected to participate in business development opportunities at the federal and state levels and mentor more junior policy analysts.

Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• Serve as Task Lead or activity lead; manage tasks or activities, including associated teams and budgets (in collaboration with a Project Manager or Project Director).
• Review and interpret regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance.
• Interpret quantitative measure outputs considering policy context and regulatory requirements.
• Lead audit or monitoring activities, including document review, walkthrough with Model participants, and collation of results.
• Develop education materials that clearly explain policy requirements to various stakeholders.
• Leverage policy knowledge to provide input into program operations.
• Collaborate with a team of policy analysts and technical assistance support staff to accomplish client-facing project/task milestones on time and within budget.
• Develop project work plans and manage the execution of these work plans.
• Coordinate with programmer staff to implement claims-based and other measures.
• Mentor and train junior analysts and technical assistance support staff.
• Manage and contribute to the development and writing of technical reports, dashboards, and/or public-facing content.
• Develop and conduct presentations to government clients.
• Clearly communicate with clients, contractor staff, and other stakeholders orally and in writing.
• Collaborate with other CMS contractors and CMS staff to obtain necessary data.
• Proactively identify ideas for innovation and strategies to implement innovations.
• Participate in business development activities.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Master's Degree in healthcare administration, health policy, public policy, public health, or a related field, with at least 4 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. degree with 0-3 years of related experience.
• Extensive familiarity with CMS, the ACA, and Medicare-specific value-based care policy and programs.
• Experience with managing the development and implementation of operational processes.
• Experience managing client relationships and projects.
• Experience collaborating with and mentoring a team of policy analysts.
• Experience effectively managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Experience interpreting policy for various stakeholders.

Skills:

• Self-motivated achiever.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Expert policy analysis skills.
• Ability to analyze policy documents and produce technical assistance materials.
• Excellent people skills with a customer service-oriented approach.

Disclosures:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will undergo reference and background checks.

AIR's Total Rewards Program offers an anticipated annual salary of $90,000 - $115,000.