Ld Dir, Population Health - Field

Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision/Dental

401K match

Paid time off

Leadership development

Flexible work locations

Career advancement

Job summary

Oak Street Health, a CVS Health company, is seeking a Population Health Director for our New York region to advance value-based care and patient outcomes.

You will lead population health programs across centers, partner with regional leaders and care teams, optimize documentation and cost management, and drive performance analytics.

This role reports to the Regional VP and requires strong leadership, data-driven decision making, and a Bachelor’s degree plus work authorization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in healthcare/population health or related field.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust.
• Strong leadership and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent analytical skills with ROI/financial analysis.
• Expert in Excel, Google Apps, and project management.
• Graduate degree preferred but not required; bachelor’s required.
• US work authorization; embodies 'Oaky' values.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic planning, execution and ongoing refinement of Population Health programs.
• Collaborate with regional leaders and care teams to support the Oak Street care model.
• Develop scalable solutions for accurate clinical documentation and cost management.
• Work with central office to design strategy and program design.
• Analyze data to monitor performance and drive regional results.
• Oversee medical scribe cohort recruitment, retention and engagement.
• Be accountable to quality, utilization and financial population health metrics.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Google Apps

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

MPH

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Location: Flushing, New York

Position Summary

Oak Street Health®, a part of CVS Health, helps older adults stay healthier and live fuller lives through our 230 centers across 27 states. Our value-based care model helps us consistently deliver better patient experiences and outcomes.

At Oak Street, Population Health drives both our clinical and economic model and is focused on delivering high-quality, cost-effective care.

As a Population Health Director, you will play a critical role in supporting our Oak Street Health patients, providers and business by designing and implementing key Population Health priorities. The PHD will work on programs and interventions, targeted to the right patients, to improve quality and cost of care. The PHD will be an effective cross team leader, working side by side with providers, care teams, operations team members, and Treehouse team members.

Content areas for the Director will include, but not be limited to, transitions-in-care, pharmacy and medication adherence, HEDIS / Stars, accurate clinical documentation, and medical cost management – with a focus on avoidable admissions. This will require building relationships with our clinicians, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers, and others.

This is a fast-paced, high visibility role to ensure that we are driving innovation and improvement rapidly and consistently within an Oak Street division. This role will be aligned with a geographic division to rapidly drive results.

This role will report directly to the Regional Vice President with a dotted line to the central Population Health team.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic planning, execution and the ongoing refinement of Population Health programs in the respective region.
• Work side by side with regional leaders and center care teams to support the Oak Street care model including but not limited to clinical documentation excellence, workflow optimization, and avoidable admission prevention.
• Develop creative solutions to support accurate clinical documentation and avoidable admission prevention strategies that are scalable across multiple centers.
• Work closely with functional leaders in the central office to develop strategy and program design for accurate clinical documentation and medical cost / admission efforts.
• Analyze data to monitor performance, identify opportunities, and drive results toward population health execution in the region.
• Be accountable for medical scribe cohort recruitment, retention, performance and engagement in the respective region to ensure clinical documentation excellence.
• Be accountable to key population health metrics including but not limited to quality measures, utilization measures, and financial measures.
• Other duties, as assigned

Required Qualifications

We’re looking for a motivated, experienced leader with:

• 5+ years of applicable experience in healthcare / population health / working with healthcare providers; or other similar fields
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to build the trust with a wide range of stakeholders and hold teams accountable
• Demonstrated history of strong leadership and data driven decision making
• Incredible level of organization, initiative, and collaboration
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to develop business cases, ROI analysis, and financial analysis.
• Expert in Excel, Google Apps, project management
• Quick learner comfortable with a high level of ambiguity
• Graduate degree preferred but not required (MBA, MPH)
• Bachelor’s degree required
• US work authorization
• Someone who embodies being “Oaky”

What does being “Oaky” look like?

• Radiating positive energy
• Assuming good intentions
• Creating an unmatched patient experience
• Driving clinical excellence
• Taking ownership and delivering results
• Being relentlessly determined

Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to “Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient’s communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We’re an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody “Oaky” values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits

• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for Medicare patients
• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
• New centers and flexible work environments
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.

Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is $100,000.00 - $231,540.00

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.