Director Performance Insights

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work setup provided

Job summary

Dignity Health Management Services Organization (Dignity Health MSO) seeks a Director of Performance Insights to lead clinical, financial, and operational analytics for population health. You will drive data capture, quality, and insights from multiple sources to guide strategy and decision-making.

You will oversee dashboards, reports, and communications with senior leadership, coordinating with Finance, Clinical Operations, and IT to advance value-based care initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in large healthcare organizations or integrated delivery systems.
• 5+ years strategic leadership of population health analytics.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Master’s preferred.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and communication skills.
• Experience with healthcare analytics tools like PowerBI, SQL, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Performance Insights team of managers and analysts.
• Drive data capture and analysis strategy across diverse data sources.
• Oversee population health initiatives through analytics, dashboards, and reports.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and IT to evaluate value-based initiatives and contracts.
• Present VBA/analytic results to senior leadership for decision-making.
• Collaborate with executives to ensure data products meet strategic needs.

Skills

Healthcare analytics

PowerBI

SQL

Excel

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Financial analytics

Population health

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance/Healthcare

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

PowerBI

SQL

Excel

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Director Performance Insights, you will be accountable for clinical, financial and operational strategy for Population Health.

Every day you will drive the development and implementation of the strategy for data capture and analysis from multiple sources (internal and external) and ensure the consistency and quality needed to support population health initiatives and decision-making. This position collaborates with a variety of stakeholders including the PHSO leadership team, Payer Strategy, Clinical Quality and Risk, and IT to adopt best practices and make recommendations on data infrastructure and provide analytic insights.

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in value based/population health initiatives, exceptional data management skills, and outstanding communication and project management skills.

As a remote employee, we will provide you with the equipment needed to work from home, including a laptop, docking station, dual monitors, and accessories.

• Lead and manage the operations of the Performance Insights team including the orienting, developing, and managing a staff of managers and analysts.
• Drive the development and implementation of the strategy for data capture and analysis. Synthesize data from multiple internal and external sources to build evidence that drives the clinical, financial and operational strategy.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of Population Health initiatives with data analyses, reports, dashboard development and maintenance, and presentations as needed.
• Lead cross-functional financial performance analyses by partnering with Finance, Actuarial, Contracting, Clinical Operations, and Analytics teams to evaluate the impact of new and revised value-based reimbursement strategies, payment methodologies, contract provisions, and rate structures, translating findings into actionable recommendations that support organizational performance and sustainable value-based care.
• Prepare and effectively present VBA analysis results to senior leadership, Operations/Population Health leaders, and other key stakeholders, for review and decision-making.
• Act as a critical and collaborative partner to executive leaders in finance, operations, clinical, and human resources, ensuring the team's data products address their most pressing strategic needs and close data gaps across departments.

Job Requirements

Required

• Eight (8) years experience in large healthcare organizations and/or integrated healthcare delivery systems, with (5) years experience in a managed care organization
• Five (5) years strategic leadership of population health operations, clinical/operational/financial analytics, and/or healthcare economics in a complex, national or multi-regional healthcare system or health insurance environment
• Bachelors degree in in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare or related field
• Strong analytical and quantitative ability
• Training and experience in healthcare analytics, data science and tools such as PowerBI, SQL, Excel
• Strong background in financial and clinical with value based/population health initiatives
• Must be able to lead and coordinate projects through various complex and challenging situations to completion under time-sensitive deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, and provide formal reports, prepared for leadership at all levels

Preferred

• Strong MSO/Managed Care experience strongly preferred
• Masters degree preferred

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Where You'll Work

The purpose of Dignity Health Management Services Organization (Dignity Health MSO) is to build a system-wide integrated physician-centric, full-service management service organization structure. We offer a menu of management and business services that will leverage economies of scale across provider types and geographies and will lead the effort in developing Dignity Health's Medicaid population health care management pathways. Dignity Health MSO is dedicated to providing quality managed care administrative and clinical services to medical groups, hospitals, health plans and employers with a business objective to excel in coordinating patient care in a manner that supports containing costs while continually improving quality of care and levels of service. Dignity Health MSO accomplishes this by capitalizing on industry-leading technology and integrated administrative systems powered by local human resources that put patient care first.

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