Associate Director of Population Health

About the role

Join our growing network of 34 practices across the Triangle Area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), the Charlotte Region, and Wilmington, NC. At Avance Care, we are committed to raising the standard of healthcare as one of North Carolina’s largest independent primary care networks, providing comprehensive services that care for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our patients.

As our Associate Director of Population Health, you’ll develop and execute strategies to improve Value-Based Care (VBC) outcomes and operational effectiveness, ensuring the successful implementation of VBC initiatives aimed at enhancing care quality and optimizing performance in alignment with VBC models.

Responsibilities

• Manage value-based care, population health, and care management teams supporting both Avance Care and other participants of the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN).
• Deliver and execute a strategic plan for monitoring and improving value-based care measures across all practices in the CIN.
• Collaborate with the Director of the CIN and Account Managers to communicate effectively with CIN participants.
• Create, develop, and maintain a population health platform addressing clinical and financial improvement across all relevant care categories, including coordination with wellness, home, hospital, and specialty care.
• Partner with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) to monitor provider and practice engagement, as well as management usage of ACO platforms, including customizations.
• In conjunction with the CIN, create dashboards and feedback mechanisms for practices to maximize ACO performance.
• Oversee fulfillment of reporting requirements for commercial payers.
• Perform other duties and administrative tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in population health management with a track record of driving actionable insights for VBC success.
• Bachelor’s degree required; a master’s degree or other advanced degrees in health services research, health policy, mathematics/statistics, nursing, or other relevant fields is highly preferred.

Skills

• Deep understanding of VBC and drivers of ACO success.
• Skilled at maintaining customer relationships and VBC contracts.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Technical aptitude and proficiency in job-specific software such as Stellar Health and Aledade.
• Capability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and priorities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Strong people leadership skills.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen.