Senior Director, Federal Value-Based Care Practice (Remote Eligible)

Mathematica Policy Research; Princeton (NJ); Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research organization located in Princeton, New Jersey, seeks a Senior Director of the Federal Value-Based Care Practice. This role involves managing strategies for value-based payment design and maintaining effective client relationships. Candidates should have strong expertise in project implementation and staff management. The position emphasizes leadership and mentorship within the organization, contributing to diverse and inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing value-based payment design and implementation.
• Ability to engage with executive leadership and client ecosystems.
• Proven track record in staff management and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Establish company strategy for federal value-based care work.
• Secure client relationships and oversight of project performance.
• Manage staff performance and recruitment needs.

Job description

About Mathematica:

Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs, refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and analytics. Our work yields actionable information to guide decisions in wide-ranging policy areas, from health, education, early childhood, and family support to nutrition, employment, disability, and international development. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you will experience financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have increased in tandem with the company’s growth and financial strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength. Read more about our benefits here: https://www.mathematica.org/career-opportunities/benefits-at-a-glance.

About the opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior Director of the Federal Value-Based Care Practice to manage Mathematica's work in value-based payment design, model operations and implementation. The Senior Director will:

• Work with the Executive Director of Federal Value-Based Care to establish the company strategy for securing and executing on work from CM and CMMI related to program improvement, accountable care and incentive-based payment. This work encompasses both implementation of new models and learning systems to maximize the reach and effectiveness of CMS programs.
• Secure the client relationship through active engagement in the client ecosystem and maintaining detailed oversight of project performance.
• Manage the performance of the staff communities within the Federal Value-Based Care business by:
  • Tracking revenue, backlog, billability, open staffing requests, and other metrics to understand and assess performance
  • Proactively engage Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Center for Medicare (CM) internal leadership members to anticipate and address project- and proposal-staffing needs and staff-management issues

• Work closely with the Executive Director and Health Unit leadership to support strategic planning and execution
• Serve as a senior expert and resource for the staff communities, and other relevant supervisors and project directors
• Actively work to build and maintain the morale of staff, including through active staff mentorship as well as through more formal supervision
• Identify recruitment needs and collaborate with the Executive Director in staff pipeline assessments and target setting, and by providing oversight to recruitment teams in their hiring efforts
• Serve as an effective senior leadership partner to plan and execute staff development and training activities to ensure the staff communities are adequately prepared to respond to new opportunities
• Partner with HR in the development of policies and processes for staff assessment and advancement, including the ongoing build-out of the career pathways relevant to staff working in the staff communities
• Maintain relationships with staff in the client space and advise others on client needs, preferences, and priorities
• Work support the consistent communication of management policies, priorities, and updates to supervisors and staff
• Work collaboratively to support staff management and the execution of initiatives across communities, departments, and divisions within the Health Unit
• Actively support the advancement of organizational diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and apply a diversity, equity and inclusion lens across job responsibilities
• In addition to the above responsibilities, the Senior Director is expected to perform 50% of time on project work in the Federal Value-Based care space.