The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) seeks a Director to lead a new Behavioral Health Workforce Center within the HPC , an independent state agency on the forefront of health care policy and cost containment in Massachusetts . This is a n opportunity to establish a new team that will analyze and monitor the behavioral health workforce in Massachusetts , as mandated by the Massachusetts Legislature and in partnership with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).
Mission of the Behavioral Health Workforce Center
The Behavioral Health Workforce Center ( the Center ) will conduct research t o inform the improvement of the supply, distribution, competency, and diversity of the behavioral health workforce in Massachus e t t s . The main functions of the Workforce Center will be to: (1) serve as the Commonwealth s primary data hub on the behavioral health workforce by identifying gaps and challenges across communities and provider types; (2) monitor trends, particularly related to disparities in workforce representation and demand for services ; and (3) use data to craft recommended policy solutions for identified gap s and challenge areas.
Role and Responsibilities
The Director will conduct research on long- standing behavioral health workforce challenges and develop policy recommendations to tackle these ongoing issues. The Director will provide subject matter expertise and coordination across three main workstreams : (1) c onducting r esearch and reporting on findings ; (2) c onven ing and manag ing relationships with subject matter experts and stakeholders ; and (3) s ynthesiz ing information from research , reports, and relevant stakeholders to generate findings to put forth actionable policy recommendations for building and maintaining a robust behavioral health workforce in the Commonwealth.
The Director will work in close collaboration with EOHHS and other governmental agencies to set the behavioral health workforce research and evaluation agenda for the Commonwealth.
Duties of this position may include, but are not limited to:

• Providing subject matter expertise in behavioral health care and recent policy reforms , particularly for issues related to the behavioral health workforce in Massachusett s ( including licensure and regulation, government and private sector workforce initiatives and innovations ).
• Developing and managing an overarching workplan to produce key deliverables.
• Overseeing production of reports, policy recommendations, white papers, and other associated collateral materials.
• Convening and managing advisors and stakeholders in support of the work of the C enter.
• Coordinating interagency workgroup s convened to identify and implement policy recommendations.

• Contributing to the research process as a n expert behavioral health resource for the HPC s research and policy agenda.
• S upervisi o n of research and policy staff.
• Managing interagency agreements undertaken in support of the Center and, as appropriate , procuring and contracting for external resources.