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Associate
The candidate will manage and lead a small team in conducting policy and program development projects that aim to improve access to and quality of health care for underserved populations in Massachusetts and in neighboring states. Will supervise Project managers and Policy Analysts and will contribute to the ongoing development of the Center for Health Law and Economics. Build and strengthen consultative expertise in health care system improvement to public agencies and non-profit foundations. Manage team efforts in order to honor commitments to provide CHLE 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. Develop written deliverables for clients, relating to client policy initiatives. Manage small projects and components of larger projects by managing and supervising assigned staff and coordinating efforts of others as assigned.. Develop project proposals for small projects and components of larger projects including workplans, analytic plans, timelines, and budgets to meet clients’ needs. Conduct policy analyses using financial, economic, statistical, demographic and clinical data. Draft presentations, policy recommendations, issues briefs, and reports for review by Principal or Senior Associates. Present data, analysis and policy recommendations, orally and in writing, to Principal or Senior Associates. Build presentation skills in order to present in formal settings, including large public meetings. Build a rapport with and communicate with clients to ensure work products meet clients’ needs. 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. May develop, train and supervise assigned staff. Build and strengthen expertise in and monitor changing federal, national, and state industry indicators. Learn to monitor client satisfaction and participate in the resolution of client issues. Contribute to state policy and client agency trend analysis to inform and support CWM executive planning and strategy. Build and strengthen subject matter advice and expertise and analysis in order to support of top priority projects in other Centers within CWM, as needed. Support professional development of assigned staff. Participate in representing CHLE at meetings and conferences. Perform other job-related duties as assigned..For the 1st year in the position (and potentially longer), work directly with the MassHealth Community Partner team within the Payment, Care and Delivery Innovation (PCDI) Team, under the direction of the Director of Community Partners and Social Service Integration. Responsibilities include: Lead ongoing policy development for Community Partner Program and other MassHealth programs as directed, including leading collaboration with account management and implementation teams to establish the Community Partner Program and support Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Managed Care Organization (MCO) programs. Participate in the development of project plans, budgets, and programs in conjunction with senior MassHealth leadership for assigned program areas including identifying major outstanding issues, interdependencies and prioritization in a fast-moving scope of work; Establish and implement a performance management and reporting structure for the CP policy analysts; Work with the CP policy analysts to improve their analytical skills, structured decision-making processes, and communication; Coordinate closely with the Director of Community Partners and Social Service Integration and other teams and leads to ensure the CP policy analysts have appropriate support, guidance, and information to complete their work; Establish content expertise in appropriate areas relevant to CP performance including integration between Community Partners and ACOs and quality improvement; Lead interagency collaboration, policy development and communication to further objectives of Masshealth healthcare reform including collaboration with Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Office of Long Term Services and Supports (OLTSS), Office of Elder Affairs (OEA) and sister agencies including but not limited to Department of Developmental Services,(DDS), Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Department of Public Health (DPH); and Lead policy development and implementation of Enhanced LTSS Community Partner Program.

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