Lead Director, Population Health

Role Description:

Population Health drives both our clinical and economic model and is focused on delivering high-quality, cost-effective care.

As a Lead Director, Population Health, you will play a critical role in supporting our Oak Street Health patients, providers and business by designing and implementing key Population Health priorities. They will work on programs and interventions, targeted to the right patients, to improve quality and cost of care. They will be an effective cross team leader, working side by side with providers, care teams, operations colleagues, and corporate colleagues.

Content areas for the Director will include, but not be limited to, transitions-in-care, pharmacy and medication adherence, HEDIS / Stars, accurate risk adjustment, preferred partner relationships, and patient engagement strategy. This will require building relationships with our clinicians, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers, and others.

This is a fast-paced, high visibility role to ensure that we are driving innovation and improvement rapidly and consistently within a division. This role will be aligned with a geographic division to rapidly drive results.

This role will report directly to the Regional Vice President, with a dotted line to the central Population Health team.

Core Responsibilities:

• Own the execution and the ongoing refinement of Population Health programs in the local division
• Work closely with functional leaders in the central office to assist with strategy and program design
• Work side by side with regional leaders and Care Teams to ensure effective implementation of key clinical and business priorities
• Accountability to key population health metrics, including quality measures, utilization measures, and financial measures
• Other duties, as assigned

What are we looking for?

• We're looking for a motivated, experienced leader with:
• Bachelor's degree required
• Graduate degree preferred but not required (MBA, MPH)
• 7-10 years of prior relevant experience. 5 years specific experience in healthcare / population health / working with healthcare providers; or other similar fields
• Ability to build the trust and confidence of a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Incredible level of organization and detail orientation
• Analytical and data savvy. Ability to develop business cases, ROI analysis, and financial analysis
• Someone who connects the dots between teams - a proactive communicator who puts individual projects into broader organizational objectives
• Expert in Excel, Google Apps, project management
• Pleasantly persistent approach
• Quick learner comfortable with a high level of ambiguity

Oak Street Health is on a mission to “Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient’s communities and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We’re an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody “Oaky” values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits:

• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
• New centers and flexible work environments
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.