Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health, through Oak Street Health, is focused on delivering personalized, high-quality primary care and improving health outcomes for older adults on Medicare. The Senior Associate, Population Health supports payer Quality/Stars initiatives by developing analytical and forecasting models, analyzing performance, preparing leadership reporting, and collaborating with clinical, operational, and corporate teams.
Responsibilities
- Analytical Model Development: Design and build sophisticated analytical models that predict, measure performance and identify trends for Stars reporting. Utilize advanced statistical techniques to generate actionable insights. Continuously update reporting capabilities to adjust to Oak Street needs
- Forecasting and Performance Analysis: Develop and maintain forecasting models that project Oak Street’s performance in various CMS Stars measures. Regularly analyze performance data to identify areas for improvement and recommend strategies to enhance ratings. Draw insights from performance data and highlight areas of opportunity by market for field leaders and Oak Street’s senior leadership team
- Reporting and Documentation: Prepare clear and concise reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate performance metrics, trends, and recommendations to Oak Street senior leadership (VP, SVP, & C-suite) and other key stakeholders (Oak Street Medical leadership)
- Population Health Integration: Collaborate with teams in Population Health to ensure seamless integration of quality improvement efforts with CMS Stars program initiatives. Identify opportunities to align operational practices with internal quality goals
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Clinical Operations, Product, Data, Managed Care Operations, and other Population Health teams, to integrate analytical insights into Oak Street’s overall quality improvement efforts
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- 2+ years of consulting, business analytics, and/or other applicable experience in healthcare / population health
- Analytical and data savvy
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, experience working with large datasets
- Ability to succinctly summarize and synthesize large amounts of information
- Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving abilities
- Effective communication skills with the ability to convey complex analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong relationship-building skills to foster collaboration with health plans and internal teams
- Strong interpersonal skills that support effective stakeholder engagement
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; highly proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint
- Someone who is a self-starter
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong accountability and discipline against timelines and deliverables
- Passion for excellence, willing to go the extra mile to achieve objectives and ensure consistently high quality work product
- Quick learner and someone who is comfortable with a high level of ambiguity
- Bachelor degree required
- US work authorization
- Experience/proficiency in SQL is a plus
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
- CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility
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