Population Health & Sustainability Lead

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF CADP Lead, Population Health, Quality & Sustainability Strategy, will steer strategy to scale dyadic care in California and ensure sustainable delivery of services. You will liaise with managed care plans, government partners, and hospital teams to advance Medicaid policy, payment reform, and outcomes across pediatric populations.

The role emphasizes cross‑sector collaboration, data-driven decision making, and leadership in a fast-paced academic health setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and minimum five years of experience or equivalent experience / training.
• Minimum 3 years experience supervising staff in carrying out operational goals.
• Minimum 3 years experience in population health or related Medicaid quality experience.
• Strong analytical / problem-solving skills and written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Guide strategic goals and objectives for the Population Health, Quality & Sustainability Strategy workstream.
• Develop, manage, and track deliverables for the workstream autonomous of leadership.
• Oversee a team including a quality and sustainability specialist and a project manager.
• Focus on population health strategy, systems transformation, and financial sustainability.
• Analyze policy, translate findings, and advocate for program expansion and scale.

Skills

Population health

Medicaid policy

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Healthcare leadership

Policy analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

The UCSF Center for Advancing Dyadic Care in Pediatrics (CADP) is looking for an experienced professional and leader with a background in population health, managed care quality, and Medicaid financing who has a passion for public health, particularly when it comes to the intersection of mental health, social justice, and pediatric health care.

Job Description

The UCSF Center for Advancing Dyadic Care in Pediatrics (CADP) is looking for an experienced professional and leader with a background in population health, managed care quality, and Medicaid financing who has a passion for public health, particularly when it comes to the intersection of mental health, social justice, and pediatric health care.

This position will serve as the Lead for the Population Health, Quality & Sustainability Strategy Workstream for the UCSF Center for Advancing Dyadic Care in Pediatrics (CADP). The workstream lead will focus on how the CADP maximizes impact, scale, and long term sustainability.

The role will be responsible for supporting partnerships with key stakeholders and partners, including California Managed Care Plans and government organizations, such as the California Department of Health Care Services, where they will draw upon their skills and expertise in health center operations , population health strategy, and Medicaid policy and finance to advance the objectives of the workstream.

This key workstream joins five other leads of distinct workstreams and a dynamic, mission-driven staff to collaboratively advance the vision of the UCSF CADP, which is to make family-centered, dyadic behavioral health promotion and prevention a routine and sustainable standard of pediatric health care in early childhood.

This role will focus primarily on scale, spread, and sustainability of dyadic services in California, integrating expertise in operations, policy, and payment to inform the CADP strategy of promotingutilization and implementation of new Dyadic Services Medi-Cal Benefit (created as part of the Governor’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative).

This position is critical to supporting population health, community, provider, and government stakeholders in implementing dyadic care services.

Responsibilities

Working closely with UCSF CADP executive leadership to guide strategic goals and objectives, the Workstream Lead will function autonomously and as part of a team to develop, manage, and track deliverables from the Population Health, Quality, and Sustainability Strategy workstream. They will rely on best practices for innovating practice change and improvements, and promoting improved access to care.

They will develop, oversee, and supervise the work of the Population Health, Quality and Sustainability Workstream, including a quality and sustainability specialist and a project manager in implementation of the workstream goals. This position is responsible for:

• Population health strategy
• Systems transformation
• Financial sustainability strategy
• Managed care strategy
• Quality improvement framework development
• Dissemination strategy
• Scaling and spread strategy
• Policy analysis, translation, and advocacy
• Serve as a consultant in improvement efforts

The Population Health & Sustainability Lead represents an exciting opportunity to work closely with cross-sector community, public health, government, and healthcare finances partnerships to promote and expand access to family-centered, preventative behavioral health care for infants and young children. The ideal candidate will have experience working in Medicaid managed care settings and interfacing with fast-paced hospital or public health settings, familiarity with common health and process outcome metrics, and is comfortable working with multiple stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds (clinical, public health, community-based organizations, and patient stakeholders).The ideal candidate will be able to function both independently and as part of a team. It is preferred that the candidate have experience with managed care plans, pediatric health care, early childhood health and mental health, and public health financing .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and minimum five years of experience or equivalent experience / training.
• Minimum 3 years experience supervising staff in carrying out operational goals
• Minimum 3 years experience in population health or related Medicaid quality experience
• Thorough knowledge of organization or initiative processes, protocols and procedures.
• Solid knowledge of / common organizational- or research-specific computer application programs.
• Strong analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate and influence others, both verbally and in writing.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
• Solid knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare leader with high degree of technical expertise in Medi-Cal managed care operations, such as programs CalAIM, and the Children & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
• Education and training expertise and experience
• Business development knowledge
• Minimum 5 years experience in public health or Medicaid-related work
• Advanced degree preferred.

About Us

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate‑level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10‑campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values .

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here .

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

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