Policy Manager/Committee Operations Support Lead

About the role

This OPTN Policy Manager leads the team of policy liaisons supporting OPTN committees and workgroups, providing subject matter continuity, policy insight, and structured facilitation to ensure effective, consistent, and compliant committee operations. This role brings knowledge of OPTN policies, laws, and governance processes to guide discussions, support decision-making, and maintain alignment across committee activities, while working in coordination with Committee Coordinators responsible for documentation and output development.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of policy liaisons for assigned committees and workgroups.
• Provide policy and governance SME to support committee discussions and decisions.
• Help shape agendas, frame issues, and track follow-up items and dependencies.
• Prepare draft language for committee consideration and refinement, consistent with OPTN policy direction and prior discussions.
• Synthesize policy issues, stakeholder input, and descriptive data into clear discussion points and decision options.
• Cook up risks, inconsistencies, or cross-committee impacts and elevate as appropriate.
• Cover committee outputs for policy accuracy, consistency, and completeness.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of experience supporting policy, regulatory, or governance activities, preferably within federal healthcare programs or similarly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of policy development processes, committee operations, or governance frameworks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills, with the ability to translate complex policy issues into clear discussion points.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing briefing materials, summaries, and decision-support content.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and workstreams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience facilitating or supporting meetings, workgroups, or committees, including agenda development and follow-up coordination.
• Ability to synthesize stakeholder input, descriptive data, and policy considerations into structured outputs.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness of materials and documentation.
• Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders, including leadership, clients, and partner organizations.
• Experience working with Federal Government clients is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint).

Qualifications

• Desired Skills: Experience with OPTN policy, transplant operations, or healthcare quality/regulatory programs; Familiarity with federal advisory committee or governance processes; Experience supporting policy committees or multi-stakeholder decision-making bodies; Master’s degree in public health, health policy, healthcare administration, or a related field preferred.

Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint).

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