Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Washington State Health Care Authority is seeking an expert analyst and strategist to support the Washington Community Information Exchange (WA CIE). The role connects policy, business operations, and technical implementation; advises leadership and stakeholders; and advances CIE requirements, interoperability, governance, analysis, and statewide implementation strategy.
Responsibilities
- Take the vision of the legislature and executive management and collaborate with agency leadership to ensure the project is set up for success
- Serve as the CIE program representative on projects and work streams contributing expert advice, research, and analysis to complex, unprecedented key business elements of CIE; present findings and recommendations to HCA executives
- Direct and guide key stakeholders, interest groups, and other public and private entities in the development of complex analysis and research of precedent-setting business operational aspects of CIE
- Independently produce analyses and reports on highly complex features of CIE and prepare recommendations of the potential ability to link these CIE systems into an initial, highly innovative statewide CIE strategy. This will necessitate working with groups that have diverse interests and conflicting perspectives
- Develop strategies for CIE interoperability and CIE governance and prioritize critical CIE functions with input from key stakeholders
- Develop recommendations for a strategic roadmap for successful CIE implementation that has impact on statewide partners to agency executives and participate in developing decisions, outcomes, and analyses
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or a related field
- Five (5) years of experience conducting research, and analyzing systems, policies, laws, rules, or regulations
- Nine (9) years of experience conducting research, and analyzing systems, policies, laws, rules, or regulations
- The ability to take action to learn and grow
- The ability to take action to meet the needs of others
- Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences including executive levels
- Computer skills: Mastery of computer skills and applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to learn new software to meet business needs
- At least four years' experience with:
- Stakeholder identification and management, including vendor partners
- Facilitating information gathering sessions with multiple stakeholders
- Development of functional and business requirements
- Public or private health care and/or community health delivery systems
- Health care organizations and social service/community organizations
- Principles and practices of program planning and measure development
- CIE vendor organizations and market
- Provide outstanding customer service to stakeholder community partners, technical staff, and internal state customers; ability to resolve issues in a timely and professional manner
- Ability to manage initiative timelines, communicate status and maintain documentation
- Perform in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and across organization boundaries
- Create and propose solutions and governance protocols in the absence of established models or processes
Benefits
- Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve
- A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered
- A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options
- A great total compensation and benefit package
- A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby
- Free parking
- Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance
- Multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state
- Annual enrollment in a medical flexible spending account using tax-deferred dollars toward health care expenses
- Long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts
- Washington Wellness workplace wellness programs
- Dependent care assistance using pre-tax dollars for child or elder care expenses
- Auto, boat, home, and renter insurance available through payroll deduction
- Washington State Employee Assistance Program
- Membership in the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
- Two employer contributed retirement programs for new employees
- Deferred Compensation Program with pre-tax salary deferral and multiple investment options
- Coverage under the federal Social Security and Medicare systems, with the state and employee paying an equal amount
- Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, subject to qualifying criteria
- Paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year
- Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month
- Vacation leave accrual for full-time employees at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement
- 21 days paid military leave per year
- Five days of paid bereavement leave for most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy
- Leave sharing
- Parental leave
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave
- This position is eligible to telework and is typically not required to report on-site
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