Lead Policy Analyst (Hybrid)

American Medical Association•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Medical Association (AMA) is seeking a Lead Policy Analyst for its Advocacy team. This is a hybrid position based in Chicago, IL, requiring three days a week in the office. The role demands specialized expertise and the ability to lead others in solving complex problems, working independently with guidance only on the most intricate issues. The Lead Policy Analyst may also lead functional teams or projects. The AMA is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, people-first culture that empowers employees and promotes professional development and social responsibility.

Requirements

Master's degree required
7+ years of experience in the healthcare industry
Knowledge of electronic standards development organizations (e.g., X12, NCPDP, HL7), health information technology, claims revenue cycle, and/or utilization management programs strongly preferred.
Excellent writing skills, with the ability to create a variety of document types (reports, correspondence, summaries, slide presentations, educational pieces, etc.) for different audiences.
Excellent oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively, confidently, and professionally represent the AMA and physicians in external organizations.
Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to independently and efficiently locate information, evaluate source quality and research methodologies, and concisely present findings.
Strong project management skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-focused environment.
Some travel required, including overnight travel and potential weekend meetings/conferences.

Responsibilities

Advocate on behalf of physicians in electronic standards development and health information technology organizations (e.g., HL7, NCPDP, X12, WEDI) through active participation in conference calls, in-person workgroup meetings, and submission of ballot comments.
Collaborate on cross-Advocacy administrative simplification and payer policy reform activities, including coordination with colleagues on developing comments on federal and state legislation/regulation.
Assist in the development of advocacy documents, including presentations, briefing materials, testimony, and correspondence, for use in AMA advocacy on key burden reduction issues.
Represent the AMA at various national meetings, conferences, and speaking events, as requested.
Monitor Federation of Medicine and AMA member complaints to identify widespread, problematic administrative burdens and private payer policies that adversely affect physician practices; work with Director on advocacy strategies to address these concerns.
Conduct primary and secondary research to identify industry trends regarding administrative burdens to support AMA policy development and advancement.
Prepare summary analyses of research to highlight key takeaways and inform development of AMA advocacy strategy.
Create AMA educational resources (whitepapers, webinars, videos, etc.) focused on burden reduction topics that will support physicians and their staff in automating practice workflows, fighting unfair payer policies, and improving revenue cycle management.
Assist in dissemination of resources to physician members and Federation of Medicine.
Coordinate with internal AMA communications and marketing teams to ensure quality and timely delivery of all practice educational resources and effective promotion of new materials.
May include other responsibilities as assigned.