Senior Associate, Health Policy
- Employer
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Location
- 1 Technology Dr
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Under the general direction of the Executive Director or Senior Consultant, the Senior Associate will lead policy and program development projects that aim to improve access to and quality of health care. The Senior Associate will provide expert consultation, analysis, writing, and complex project leadership for programmatic and policy initiatives requested by clients. The Senior Associate will also supervise Policy Associates, Project Managers, and Policy Analysts and participate in the strategic development of the unit.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
- Provide consulting services on health care system improvement to public agencies and non-profit organizations.
- Provide clients with expertise in areas such as: developing health policy, structuring new legal and financial frameworks, identifying opportunities and requirements under federal health reform, developing new payment systems, and implementing new programs.
- Lead multiple, complex projects and supervise project teams including Associates and Policy or Research Analysts, subject matter experts from other ForHealth Consulting solutions sets, consultants, and client staff.
- Build and sustain strong client satisfaction, monitor client relationships and lead any necessary resolution of identified client issues. Communicate frequently with clients to ensure work products meet clients' needs.
- Develop major written deliverables for clients, relating to client policy initiatives. Draft presentations, policy recommendations, issue briefs and reports.
- Develop project proposals, workplans, analytic plans, timelines, and budgets to meet clients’ needs.
- Conduct complex policy analyses using financial, economic, statistical, demographic and clinical data.
- Present data, analysis and policy recommendations, orally and in writing, in both formal and informal settings, including in large public meetings.
- Review and analyze potential policy, revenue or research projects and business opportunities in areas of subject matter expertise.
- Review team members’ work products to ensure that they are thorough, accurate and timely.
- Monitor changing federal, national, and state industry indicators. Perform state policy and client agency trend analysis to inform and support ForHealth Consulting executive planning and strategy.
- Provide subject matter advice, expertise, and analysis in support of top priority projects in other solution sets within ForHealth Consulting, as assigned.
- Contribute to the development of best practices within the unit.
- Provide relevant training and support the professional development of Associates, Staff Assistants and Policy or Research Analysts.
- Represent business unit and ForHealth Consulting at internal and external meetings, forums, contract negotiations and conferences.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- May advise business unit or other ForHealth Consulting business units regarding Medicaid and other public benefit programs related to health coverage and the import of related state and federal reforms and initiatives
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g. public policy, public health, health economics or financing, public or business administration with a concentration.
- Eight (8) years of related professional experience in health policy, health economics, or related field.
- Deep knowledge of the health care delivery system, health care payment methods, public payers, and current health care policy issues.
- Knowledge of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid .
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytic skills.
- Demonstrated ability to present complex data, analyses and information in easily understood formats.
- Demonstrated ability to use governmental website research tools to find relevant policy and state and federal regulations and explain findings to clients.
- Demonstrated ability to manage numerous projects and project teams simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience in computer-based tools, including spreadsheets, database management, word processing, and presentation software.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with others at all levels of responsibility.
Additional Information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of the Massachusetts acute care system, including MassHealth and other coverage programs, and major private insurers and health care providers.
- Knowledge of the Massachusetts long-term care system and/or behavioral health policy challenges, including payment methods, interactions between Medicare and Medicaid for dual eligible individuals, the services continuum, emerging reform and policy developments, and major providers.
- Strong working relationships with major stakeholder groups in Massachusetts, including organizations representing consumers, business, health care providers, and third party payers.
- Experience as lead respondent to RFP or leading procurements for a state agency or foundation.
- Experience using statistical software, such as SAS.
- Experience analyzing publicly available administrative claims, eligibility, and cost report datasets.
- Experience chairing or facilitating large public meetings.
- Excellence in work performance, as evidenced by letters of reference, performance awards, or similar indicators.
Organization
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Inside Workings at UMASS Medical School
The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the Commonwealth's only public medical school, is proud of our role in serving the people of Massachusetts. Although, its the inside workings of UMMS that makes the difference.
Mission and Culture
- We’re serious about our mission and about our people.
- Real World Impact - Our people get excited about our mission of real-world impact in health sciences education, research and public service.
- International Prominence and New Opportunities - As this institution has grown to national – and international – prominence, we’ve found new opportunities to train tomorrow’s physicians, nurses and scientists, discover causes of and cures for disease and help improve the quality of health care.
- Deep Commitment - With our clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care, and our other teaching affiliates, we share a deep commitment to national distinction in patient care.
- Valued Partnerships – UMMS partners with Commonwealth Medicine, the health care consulting arm of UMMS. Also, UMMS partners with MassBiologics in scientific collaborations, technology management and creating partnerships for the development of products for the benefit of patients. These valued partnerships help us to provide services and programs to help meet our needs at UMMS and the public.
- Proud Contributors - People at UMMS enjoy the feeling of going to work every day knowing what they do is truly important and worthwhile.
- Complementary and Inseparable - These varied parts of our mission and culture are complementary and inseparable.
Careers
UMMS, the state’s first and only public academic health sciences center, educates physicians, scientists and advanced practice nurses to heal, discover, teach and care, with compassion. UMMS is a world-class institution with opportunities to match. 
Competitive Compensation – UMMS offers salaries that are competitive with Worcester-area employers. When combined with our generous benefits, perks, and paid time off, many job seekers are surprised to find a total rewards package that matches or exceeds their current situation.
Targeted Hiring Process – At UMMS, there are actually multiple hiring processes for different segments of our workforce. In nearly all cases, UMMS hiring process is decentralized, with qualified candidates screened and referred to an academic officer or manager with hiring authority.
24/7 Access to Employment Opportunities – iCIMS is our online job search and application system. iCIMS is available 24/7 to provide you with a convenient and up-to-date view of the available employment opportunities across our campuses. Updates are made daily and include all faculty and non-faculty position listings from every school and department within the UMMS. When you identify a position you are interested in and qualified for, apply online. New opportunities become available frequently so it pays to check back often!
Benefits
With outstanding benefits, competitive pay, extensive learning opportunities, and a stimulating and attractive work environment, UMMS may be exactly the employer you’ve been looking for.
• Superior Benefits - UMMS offers a wide range of benefits and perks that invite comparison with the best employers in the Worcester area – and with academic institutions anywhere. UMMS provides superior medical and dental coverage for you and your family, fully funded retirement plans, generous time off, a Tuition Assistance Plan – and much more.
• People Centered - UMMS is an employer, but it is also a community. Its comprehensive medical and dental benefits, retirement plans, and even paid holidays reflect an institution built around people, with a deep respect for their differences and needs.
• Commitment to Healthy Living - UMMS provides resources to help you balance work and life and encourages healthy living through great programs and discounts for fitness, physical activity, weight management, nutritional counseling and general wellness available through our health insurance plans.
• Breadth of Offerings - Above all, the breadth of UMMS offerings set the School apart and makes it an environment favored by all sorts of smart, career-savvy people.
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A History of Making Vital Improvements - UMASS Medical School Milestones
1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
1979: PhD program begins
1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form UMass Memorial Health Care
2001: Lazare Research Building opens
2002: Campus Modernization begins on the University Campus
2004: Graduate Entry Pathway Program established at the Graduate School of Nursing
2005: PhD Program in Clinical & Population Health Research established at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories opens new manufacturing and filling facility in Mattapan
2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize. Dr. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Fire, PhD, of Stanford University, for their discoveries related to RNA interference.
2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte, MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.
2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
2012: The Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility, completed and opens
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