Health Policy Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of experience evaluating, analyzing, researching and developing health care services, policies and programs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing policies and procedures in a healthcare, pharmacy and/or Medicaid environment
• Experience evaluating data/performing data analytics
• Experience researching policies of other states or organizations to help formulate new programs
• Experience writing reports for senior executives

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced level support for the design, development, implementation, management and evaluation of high-priority and high visibility policy initiatives and projects in the Medicaid Pharmacy Program.
• Act as technical advisor providing information to the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Pharmacy Services (OPS), policymakers, and other MDH executive staff on issues related to health care services, financing, and regulation.
• Serve as an expert consultant on policy and data analysis.
• Conduct research, develop and write reports and evaluations.
• Perform fiscal impact studies.
• Develop regulations and legislative proposals.
• Create and conduct presentations.
• Manage all state and federal audits, Freedom of Information requests, subpoenas and surveys.
• Assist the Director of OPS in the development and forecasting of the annual budget for OPS.
• Participate in, and lead stakeholder committees and workgroups for policy development.
• Represent the OPS at public meetings on pharmacy related matters.

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (contractual employees working 30+ hours/week may be eligible).
• Option to enroll in dental coverage (employee pays full premium).
• Option to enroll in accidental death and dismemberment insurance (employee pays full premium).
• Option to enroll in life insurance (employee pays full premium).
• Leave granted at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year (for contractual employees).