Health Policy Analyst, Provider Finance Pricing Team
About The Position
At the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), we serve as stewards of Massachusetts health data, employing multifaceted datasets and cutting-edge analytics to ensure transparency in our health care system. By joining CHIA, you'll dive into health care data, revealing invaluable trends and insights, and play a pivotal role in evidence-based decision-making. Our work directly impacts the health care system, supporting the development of data-driven policies that aim to improve the quality and equity of care, while keeping costs affordable for Massachusetts families. We foster a flexible, collaborative environment, offering a hybrid model that balances in-person and remote work. Our hybrid approach allows you to work alongside your colleagues in our vibrant Boston office at 501 Boylston Street for at least two designated days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely on others. Join us at CHIA and be a driving force in health policy impact! CHIA is seeking a Health Policy Analyst or Senior Health Policy Analyst to provide hands-on contributions in the development and implementation of data-driven pricing policy within the Provider Finance Pricing team.
Requirements
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in public policy, public health, health care policy and management, business administration, finance, accounting or a similar quantitative field.
- Strong data management skills, including the ability to manipulate, organize, and analyze different datasets.
- Proficiency in analysis and management of financial, statistical, demographic, and clinical data primarily utilizing Excel, as well as statistical software programs such as R.
- At least three years of professional experience, focusing on business administration, finance, accounting, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, economics, or a similar field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to engage and foster collaboration with stakeholders and articulate complex findings clearly and persuasively to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to manage workload to simultaneously advance several projects with overlapping deadlines and work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
- Applicant must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in business administration, finance, accounting, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, human services policy analyses or administration, economics, or a similar field; or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
- A Bachelor's degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health, health care policy and management, finance, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
Nice To Haves
- A graduate degree in public policy, public health, health care policy and management, business administration, finance, accounting or a similar quantitative field.
- Working knowledge of the Massachusetts health care system.
- Ability to read and interpret financial statements, P&L’s and cost reports.
Responsibilities
- Conduct analyses of health care costs, service utilization, and other data sources that support the lifecycle of pricing policy development.
- Help shape the payment rates made to health care providers by state agencies, including the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program (MassHealth).
- Design and update data collection tools, review and validate data submissions, and identify best practices.
- Participate in cross-unit workgroups to enhance data management and analysis approaches and implement quality assurance protocols to ensure accurate data and results.
- Coordinate regulation kick-off and project meetings, conduct analyses and develop rate models, draft memos, and deliver results to senior leadership at other state agencies.
- Serve as a liaison between CHIA, MassHealth, and other Executive Office of Health and Human Services agencies.
- Attend public hearings and regularly engage with stakeholders in the Commonwealth’s health care industry.
Benefits
- Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
