Senior Quality Measures Lead — Remote Health Analytics

Texas Health Institute; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin) seeks a Senior Consultant, Quality Measurement to lead policy-driven quality initiatives for federal and state programs. You will evaluate evidence, develop measure specifications, and guide data-driven analyses that inform Medicare/Medicaid policies.

The role offers national remote work with occasional in-person requirements in Minneapolis or Washington, DC, and provides a competitive salary plus benefits, mentorship, and opportunity to expand

Qualifications

• Health policy professional with 6+ years industry experience in health services research, evaluation and/or policy with strong analytic skills and an advanced degree OR a Bachelor's with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in leading business development and proposal response efforts, including engaging with clients and partners.
• Broad understanding of federal or state health policy issues, with ability to work in multiple areas as SME
• Experience working on quality measure engagements, preferably for federal programs, including CMS
• Experience working with data used to measure health care quality (claims, EHR data, chart-abstracted data)
• Experience collaborating with diverse teams and communicating with non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Evaluate evidence on effectiveness for clinical measures derived from claims data, health records, EHRs, and other sources per CMS/NQF requirements
• Develop test measure protocols and measure specifications
• Perform quantitative analysis to inform quality measurement for Medicare/Medicaid
• Track activities of standards-setting committees and organizations like NQF
• Draft and manage proposals for new projects related to measure development, testing, maintenance, and implementation
• Engage and expand client relationships through policy consultation and thought leadership
• Support development of strategy to fuel long-term organizational growth with leadership
• Manage project delivery teams for day-to-day execution
• Mentor team members to enhance analytical skills

Skills

Health policy

Policy analysis

Business development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Advanced degree (MD/DO/PhD)

Tools

Integrated Data Repository

Chronic Conditions Warehouse

Job description

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin) seeks a Senior Consultant, Quality Measurement to lead policy-driven quality initiatives for federal and state programs. You will evaluate evidence, develop measure specifications, and guide data-driven analyses that inform Medicare/Medicaid policies.

The role offers national remote work with occasional in-person requirements in Minneapolis or Washington, DC, and provides a competitive salary plus benefits, mentorship, and opportunity to expand