Associate Director, Executive Insights

The Health Management Academy • Arlington, VA

16h • $100,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Health Management Academy (THMA) brings together health system leaders and innovators to collectively address the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities. By assisting executives in cultivating peer networks, understanding key strategic trends, establishing pragmatic partnerships, and developing next-generation leaders, our members are better positioned to lead industry transformation.
The Health Management Academy offers a dynamic atmosphere with significant opportunities for employees. If you are interested in contributing to a member-centric, creative, and collaborative workforce while deeply influencing top leaders and institutions in healthcare, THMA could be the right place for you!
Position Summary:
The Associate Director, Executive Insights Hub leads THMA’s strategic research, market analysis, and deliverable production from conception to completion. The Associate Director provides intellectual leadership and analytical direction across projects that range from a few weeks to several months in duration. These projects may include written deliverables, analytic models, presentations, and events. The Associate Director also serves as a subject matter expert, occasionally advising member health systems and industry partners on strategic priorities and The Academy’s executive and sales teammates on product direction and commercial activities.
This position will specifically support our Executive Insights Hub research product, supporting the Academy’s industry-facing deliverables that translate market activity and member insights into high-quality content and strategic analysis. This role requires strong editorial judgement, organizational excellence, and the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into compelling insights.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and writing skills with attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple recurring deliverables. Success in this role requires intellectual curiosity, editorial precision, and the ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.
The candidate is comfortable balancing multiple priorities, exercising sound judgment under ambiguity, and translating complex ideas into clear, compelling insights for industry audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a graduate research, business research, consulting, or health policy setting
• Strong project management experience: can plan, organize, and manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction
• Demonstrated quantitative and qualitative skills researching and analyzing healthcare issues; ability to synthesize and summarize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue
• Presentation skills to clients/stakeholders
• Articulate and professional; excellent customer and client service skills

Nice To Haves

• Strategic mindset
• Process-oriented
• Attention to detail
• Ability to influence others at senior levels
• Collaborative
• Customer-focused
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Self-directed and resourceful
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• Excellent organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of multiple research deliverables, from concept through final production, ensuring timeliness, quality, and consistency
• Build qualitative and quantitative survey instruments; conduct rigorous analysis
• Apply primary and secondary research skills, including hypothesis generation, root cause analysis, and inductive/deductive reasoning
• Synthesize complex ideas into clear, actionable insights for members
• Translate research insights into clear, structured, and compelling deliverables tailored to industry audiences
• Develop and apply knowledge of healthcare organization, operations, finances, and care delivery, aligned with the strategic priorities of health systems and industry partners
• Partner with Director to refine content direction and ensure deliverables align with broader strategic priorities
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external members, contributing to a high-quality member experience
• Where appropriate, present research findings to C-Suite level executives

Benefits

• THMA offers a comprehensive slate of benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) matching, cell phone and commuter reimbursements, generous paid time off, and paid parental leave. We also offer non-monetary benefits designed to support team members fully including learning and development programs, coaching for working parents and caregivers, free therapy and professional coaching sessions, one-on-one financial coaching, and free legal support services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director