Senior Associate, Quality Programs

Stellar Health

3d•$85,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Stellar Health’s Quality function manages its MSSP quality submission process and serves as the company’s internal quality authority. The Senior Associate, Quality Programs reports directly to the Director, Quality Programs and is a hands-on contributor responsible for executing MSSP quality submissions and ensuring quality data is tracked, validated, and reported accurately. The role primarily focuses on preparing, formatting, and validating data for MSSP submissions; maintaining trackers and quality checks; and identifying issues before they become risks. The successful candidate will build expertise in HEDIS, CMS Stars, and related quality programs over time, take on increasing subject-matter ownership, and serve as a resource for quality questions. The role also involves analyzing quality performance, supporting audits and reporting, collaborating across teams, and improving submission processes.

Requirements

3–5 years of career experience in a healthcare, quality, data, or operations-focused analyst role.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, data cleaning, and validation.
Comfort working with large, messy datasets.
Strong analytical mindset, high attention to detail, and a track record of catching errors before they become problems.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams without dropping details.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Genuine interest in building deep expertise in quality programs.

Nice To Haves

Prior exposure to HEDIS, CMS Stars, MSSP, or other healthcare quality reporting programs.
Familiarity with CPT, CPT II, and diagnosis (Dx/ICD) coding.
Experience with data visualization or BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.
SQL or other data-querying experience.
Experience in a fast-paced startup or health-tech environment.
A Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day execution of the MSSP quality submission workflow, including data preparation, formatting, and validation before deadlines.
Track MSSP quality program timelines and deliverables, and proactively flag risks, delays, or data gaps to the Director, Quality Programs.
Build and maintain Excel-based trackers, QA checklists, and dashboards to monitor submission status and data integrity.
Support internal audits and review cycles before MSSP submission sign-off.
Conduct routine data validation and reconciliation to identify discrepancies before data reaches a payer or regulator.
Analyze quality performance data to identify trends, gaps, and issues requiring escalation.
Prepare clear, organized summaries from raw data to support the Director’s reporting to senior leadership.
Build foundational and increasingly deep knowledge of HEDIS, CMS Stars, and related quality programs, with the goal of taking on greater subject-matter ownership.
Partner with Product, Operations, and Customer Success to answer quality-related questions and support submission readiness.
Document and continuously improve submission processes and quality-check procedures.