Senior Healthcare Data Consultant, Quality Measurement - Remote

Primary Responsibilities

• Evaluate evidence on effectiveness for clinical measures derived from administrative or claims data, health records, electronic health records, other data sources in compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Quality Forum (NQF) requirements.
• Develop test measure protocols and measure specifications.
• Perform a broad range of quantitative analysis to inform quality measurement for Medicare and Medicaid payment models.
• Track activities of key standards-setting committees and consensus-based organizations such as NQF.
• Draft and manage proposals for new projects related to measure development, testing, maintenance, and implementation.
• Engage, develop, cultivate and expand new and existing client relationships through policy consultation and thought leadership.
• Mentor other team members to develop their technical and analytical problem-solving skills.

Required Qualifications

• Health policy professional with 6+ years industry experience in health services research, evaluation and/or policy including strong analytic skills and advanced degree (M.D., D.O., Master's degree, or Ph.D.) in medicine, economics, health policy research, or similar discipline OR a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in leading business development and proposal response efforts, including engaging with clients and partners in the business development process.
• Broad understanding of federal or state health policy issues, with ability to work in multiple areas serving as a subject matter expert.
• Experience working on quality measure engagements, preferably for federal programs, including those at CMS.
• Experience working with various types of data used to measure health care quality (e.g., administrative claims, instrument-collected data, chart-abstracted data, EHR output).
• Experience collaborating with and building consensus with diverse teams ability to communicate with individuals of varying technical aptitudes and professional backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi-year quality measure development or implementation contracts.
• Experience with databases having complex structures and relationships, such as the Integrated Data Repository, Chronic Conditions Warehouse, or similar data environment.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.