Health Policy Lead & Strategic Project Manager

UMass Chan Medical School; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Chan Medical School seeks a Senior Associate to lead policy and program development projects that aim to improve access to and quality of health care. Under general direction, you will provide expert consultation, analysis, and complex project leadership, supervising Policy Associates, Project Managers, and Policy Analysts.

You will develop major written deliverables, build client relationships, and manage proposals, workplans, and budgets to meet client needs.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in public policy, public health, health economics or financing, public or business administration with a concentration.
• Eight (8) years of related professional experience in health policy, health economics, or related field.
• Deep knowledge of the health care delivery system, health care payment methods, public payers, and current health care policy issues.
• Knowledge of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytic skills.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex data, analyses and information in easily understood formats.
• Demonstrated ability to use governmental website research tools to find relevant policy and state and federal regulations and explain findings to clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage numerous projects and project teams simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience in computer-based tools, including spreadsheets, database management, word processing, and presentation software.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with others at all levels of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services on health care system improvement to public agencies and non-profit organizations.
• Provide clients with expertise in areas such as: developing health policy, structuring new legal and financial frameworks, identifying opportunities and requirements under federal health reform, developing new payment systems, and implementing new programs.
• Lead multiple, complex projects and supervise project teams including Associates and Policy or Research Analysts, subject matter experts from other ForHealth Consulting solutions sets, consultants, and client staff.
• Build and sustain strong client satisfaction, monitor client relationships and lead any necessary resolution of identified client issues. Communicate frequently with clients to ensure work products meet clients' needs.
• Develop major written deliverables for clients, relating to client policy initiatives. Draft presentations, policy recommendations, issue briefs and reports.
• Develop project proposals, workplans, analytic plans, timelines, and budgets to meet clients needs.
• Conduct complex policy analyses using financial, economic, statistical, demographic and clinical data.
• Present data, analysis and policy recommendations, orally and in writing, in both formal and informal settings, including in large public meetings.
• Review and analyze potential policy, revenue or research projects and business opportunities in areas of subject matter expertise.
• Review team members work products to ensure that they are thorough, accurate and timely.
• Monitor changing federal, national, and state industry indicators. Perform state policy and client agency trend analysis to inform and support ForHealth Consulting executive planning and strategy.
• Provide subject matter advice, expertise, and analysis in support of top priority projects in other solution sets within ForHealth Consulting, as assigned.
• Contribute to the development of best practices within the unit.
• Provide relevant training and support the professional development of Associates, Staff Assistants and Policy or Research Analysts.
• Represent business unit and ForHealth Consulting at internal and external meetings, forums, contract negotiations and conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Policy development

Project leadership

Consulting services

Client relationship management

Policy analysis

Written communication

Education

Masters degree

Tools

SAS

Spreadsheets

Database management

Word processing

Presentation software

Job description

UMass Chan Medical School seeks a Senior Associate to lead policy and program development projects that aim to improve access to and quality of health care. Under general direction, you will provide expert consultation, analysis, and complex project leadership, supervising Policy Associates, Project Managers, and Policy Analysts.

You will develop major written deliverables, build client relationships, and manage proposals, workplans, and budgets to meet client needs.