Strategic Health Programs Analyst II

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health seeks a Contract Management Analyst to oversee OPOP contracts within CMMD, ensuring compliance and measurable impact on services in LA. You will monitor contract terms, gather data, and coordinate with multiple units to implement adjustments.

Responsibilities include conducting site visits, preparing analyses for management decisions, and helping develop standardized policies and procedures for administrative contract management.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand program data and outcomes, analyze the data, and properly explain the implications of that information to others
• Strong organizational and analytical skills and the ability to think about information critically without prompting, analyzing a problem, generating, and implementing practical solutions, and assessing the success of the plan.
• Strong interpersonal skills with effective verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and evaluates the administrative requirements of LACDMH Outpatient Program Organizational Provider Agreements, including complex multi-program contracts with varying programmatic requirements, and deliverables.
• Participates in and conducts in-person site visits to agencies to review administrative processes, validate compliance, and support ongoing monitoring activities.
• Collaborates with internal DMH units to execute contract amendments, initiate Board Letters, and ensure timely processing of administrative changes.
• Prepares written analyses, summaries, and recommendations to support Program Manager decision-making regarding contractual modifications, administrative actions, and program adjustments.
• Participates in and assists the Health Program Analyst III in developing standardized policies, guidelines, tools, and procedures for the administrative management and monitoring of Agreements.
• Coordinates with finance, programs and administrative units to ensure alignment of contract requirements, and operational processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Six years of mental health program analysis

Job description

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health seeks a Contract Management Analyst to oversee OPOP contracts within CMMD, ensuring compliance and measurable impact on services in LA. You will monitor contract terms, gather data, and coordinate with multiple units to implement adjustments.

Responsibilities include conducting site visits, preparing analyses for management decisions, and helping develop standardized policies and procedures for administrative contract management.