Manager, Population Health

Oak Street Health, part of CVS Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oak Street Health in New York, NY is seeking a Population Health Manager to design and implement priority initiatives across divisions and centers. You will work closely with Treehouse members, clinicians, and care teams to drive high-quality, cost-efficient care.

The role requires leading programs on admission prevention, transitions in care, adherence, and cost management while collaborating with Data Science and Finance to evaluate outcomes and ROI.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in consulting/healthcare/population health or related fields.
• Proven ability to build trust with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Track record of solving complex problems and delivering results.
• Proactive communicator who aligns projects with organizational goals.
• Strong budgeting/ROI/financial analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support execution and ongoing refinement of Population Health programs.
• Collaborate with Product, Finance and Data Science to design programs.
• Work with regional leaders to implement clinical and business priorities.
• Lead communication and content development for population health metrics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

ROI analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Prioritization

Ambiguity tolerance

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