Senior Health Policy Analyst - Center for Innovation in Health Policy and Practi

RTI International is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach-one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world's most challenging problems.

We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.

RTI's Center for Innovation in Health Policy and Practice (inHealth) is seeking a Senior Health Policy Analyst to research highly complex issues relating to health policy, practice, and health services research, particularly around value-based payment.

inHealth is a collective force of engaged innovators, policy analysts, epidemiologists, and economists who leverage collaborative evaluation and deliver expert advising, implementation support, performance monitoring, policy analysis, and workforce development solutions to strengthen healthcare and public health policy and practice across the U.S. and globally.

This position can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

Technical:

• Lead and/or contribute to highly complex health research projects across capability areas in RTI's Solutions organization.
• Contribute to research tasks of significant technical complexity, developing and implementing innovative and creative technical solutions to research problems, questions, and issues.
• Review and improve project reports, develop and manage budgets, define costing plans and monitor project costs.
• Present results of research and policy analyses to clients and at professional conferences.
• Manage and mentor early career, mid-level, and other senior-level staff to achieve project goals.
• Manage quality control processes across all aspects of projects to ensure delivery of high quality and accurate work products.
• Maintain close and productive communication with clients.

Leadership:

• Act as a subject matter expert on federal public health insurance program policy and value-based payment across payers, including accountable care organization (ACO) models.
• Anticipate internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommend process, product or service improvements.
• Contribute to the development of functional strategy on projects of significant technical complexity, contract value, or strategic importance; support project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.
• Design and manage analyses to evaluate the impact of health care programs and policies, or to support the implementation of health care programs testing delivery system and payment redesign.
• Lead teams in performing research tasks of significant technical complexity.

Business Development:

• In collaboration with RTI's Growth organization, contribute to planning and developing the Center's business development strategy.
• Develop new business avenues and opportunities by establishing close client relationships and being recognized for technical expertise.
• Participate in business development activities including meetings with prospective clients and leveraging strategic opportunities to promote RTI's capabilities and services.
• Oversee information gathering; review technical data and information summaries.
• Plan and direct the preparation of large proposals of significant technical complexity, contract value, or strategic importance.
• Develop and expand RTI reputation as "resident expert" in a technical/methodological area (e.g., authoring articles published in peer-reviewed journals, making presentations to internal/external clients and at professional meetings, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications:

• A PhD with at least 10 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with at least 14 years of related experience, or a Bachelor's degree with at least 18 years of related experience.
• Experience designing, implementing, or evaluating Medicare value-based payment programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and accountable care organizations (ACOs).
• Experience supporting policy change through notice and comment federal rulemaking.
• Experience building consensus across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience leading large teams (30 staff).
• Experience developing, testing, and implementing cost efficiency measures.
• Experience developing and operationalizing provider reports.
• Experience with approaches toward improving operational efficiency, e.g., LEAN or Kaizen.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work well with others and independently.
• Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status, etc.).

For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here.

RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

For Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.