Senior Consultant, Quality Measurement - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Washington, DC

10h•Remote

About The Position

Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin) is a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 50 years of experience. They help federal, state, and other decision-makers strengthen health and human services programs, make informed policy choices, and implement critical initiatives. OSC/Lewin is seeking a passionate, visionary, and growth-oriented leader to deliver innovative solutions to clients. The successful candidate will be an established and recognized thought leader with a strong track record in supporting quality measurement contracts and business development. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. For hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, working in the office a minimum of four days per week is required. The company's mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone, with a commitment to mitigating environmental impact and delivering equitable care.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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
Support the continued development of existing strategy to fuel long-term organizational growth in partnership with organizational leadership
Manage project delivery teams responsible for day-to-day project execution
Mentor other team members to develop their technical and analytical problem-solving skills