Description and Requirements The Healthfirst Population Health department synthesizes industry and business trends, reviews regulatory changes and best practices, and makes informed recommendations on clinical and quality initiatives to help Healthfirst remain competitive in the health insurance industry. This department works closely with other clinical teams to help the organization achieve top quality performance on key indicators like HEDIS, QARR, and Medicare Advantage Star ratings. The Manager of Population Health Strategy leads organizational efforts to improve Healthfirst's performance on quality rating programs. The Manager will be assigned to support specific product lines such as Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Long Term Care, and Commercial. Leads development, implementation, refinement and monitoring of short- and long-term strategies and initiatives to improve performance on quality rating programs aligned with Healthfirst’s overall corporate strategy.  Collaborates closely with Clinical, Pharmacy, Analytics, Enterprise Delivery System, Member Experience, and other key departments across the organization to deliver on initiatives.Monitors status of current and projected performance on Quality Ratings and analyzes, synthesizes and presents data to senior leadership and quality committees.Collaborates with stakeholders to identify appropriate provider partners for initiatives that would impact key strategic areas of population heath.Reviews data to evaluate impact of interventions and to drive continuous performance improvement.Acts as subject matter expert on assigned Healthfirst quality ratings programs, including program and measure proposals /changes.  Communicates with relevant stakeholders on proposed changes and their impact.Drafts and refines comments to regulatory agencies, measurement bodies, coalitions, and other industry groups about quality ratings programs which incorporate input from organizational stakeholders including internal regulatory department.Champions our culture of quality by supporting workgroups in improving processes and operations, researching and communicating industry best practices, and recognizing teams and individuals for their contributions to quality.Additional duties as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant previous experience such as research, analytics, or project management experience on clinical quality initiativesMaster's degree in a related field from an accredited institutionAbility to work independently in a fast-paced environmentSupervisory, coaching, or team lead experience.  Experience leading cross-functional work groupsHealthcare experience associated with population health outcomes, quality improvement, or policy and analyzing data and making data-driven recommendations for quality improvementIntermediate/Advanced Excel and Powerpoint skillsExcellent leadership, project and time management, communication, critical/creative thinking  and problem-solving skillsExperience working with a hospital, health insurance company, or healthcare focused government agency or non-profit (e.g. DOH)Familiarity with Business Intelligence and Data Visualization tools (such as Qlikview or Tableau); statistical analysis/analysis software (like SAS, SRSS, R); and/or programming languages (like SQL and VBA)

Hiring Range*:

Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $100,900 - $145,775

All Other Locations (within approved locations): $86,500 - $128,690

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.

In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.

*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.