Manager, Population Health

Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Street Health in Kansas City is seeking a Population Health Manager to design and implement key Population Health priorities, collaborating with Treehouse members, providers, care teams, and operations to improve quality and reduce costs.

This fast-paced, high-visibility role drives innovation across Oak Street divisions, with responsibilities spanning program design, strategy, and cross-team communication on quality, utilization, and financial performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applicable experience in consulting / healthcare / population health / working with healthcare providers
• Ability to build trust and confidence among diverse stakeholders
• Track record of solving difficult problems
• Practical, results-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a positive attitude
• Ability to develop business cases, ROI and financial analyses
• Ability to connect cross-team projects to broader organizational objectives
• Ability to summarize and synthesize large amounts of information
• Expertise with MS Office, Google Apps, and project management software
• Demonstrates humility and quick learning in ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Support the execution and refinement of Population Health programs
• Collaborate with Product, Finance, Data Science to design strategy and programs
• Work with regional leaders and Care Teams to implement priorities
• Lead communication and content development related to population health metrics
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Data literacy

MS Office

Google Apps

Tools

MS Office

Google Apps

Project management software

Job description

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

The Population Health Manager will be instrumental in designing and implementing key Population Health priorities. The Population Health Manager will work on programs and interventions, targeted to the right patients, to improve quality and cost of care. They will be an effective cross team leader, working side by side with Treehouse members and collaborating with providers, care teams, operations team members.

Content areas for the Manager will include, but not be limited to, admission prevention, transitions-in-care, pharmacy and medication adherence, HEDIS / Stars, preferred partner relationships and medical cost management. This will require building relationships with our Treehouse team (including Data Science and Finance) and clinicians, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, 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 across Oak Street divisions, regions, and centers.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support the execution and the ongoing refinement of Population Health programs.
• Work closely with functional leaders (Product, Finance, Data Science) in the central office to assist with strategy and program design.
• Work with regional leaders and Care Teams to ensure effective implementation of key Oak Street clinical and business priorities.
• Lead communication and content development related to key population health metrics, including quality measures, utilization measures, and financial measures.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of applicable experience in consulting / healthcare / population health / working with healthcare providers; or other similar fields
• Ability to build the trust and confidence of a wide range of stakeholders
• Track record of effectively solving difficult problems
• Practical, results-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude
• Ability to develop business cases, ROI analysis, and financial analysis
• Someone who connects the dots between teams - a proactive communicator who puts individual projects into broader organizational objectives
• Ability to succinctly summarize and synthesize large amounts of information
• Expert in MS Office, Google Apps, project management software
• Pleasantly persistent approach
• Humility
• Quick learner comfortable with a high level of ambiguity