Wellstar Health System · 3 weeks ago
Director, Population Health Strategy
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
8+ years expWellstar Health System is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of every person they serve. The Director of Population Health Strategy will shape and execute the mission of the Population Health, Care Coordination, and Clinical Partners Divisions by developing business and analytics strategies, mentoring the analyst team, and ensuring the clinical teams have the necessary tools and knowledge to manage targeted populations effectively.
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Responsibilities
Develop the business and analytics strategies from planning to execution for supported areas
Mentor and develop the analyst team to support innovation, optimize data-driven decision making and provide key insights into operational and population-based questions
Ensure that the clinical teams have the tools and knowledge to effectively manage the health of the targeted populations by delivering timely, actionable and accurate information
Develop a cohesive reporting strategy to support the data, analytics and scorecards functions for all value based programs to extract critical insights for operational excellence
Mine and analyze data from internal databases and external sources to:
Drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies
Evaluate the effectiveness and profitability of programs and promotions
Forecast future trends and project market potential
Serve as the primary partner and liaison with the Data and Analytics Hub and Spokes for Population Health and Care Coordination to align and partner on the following:
Identify opportunities to leverage internal and external data to drive goal achievement
Implement and monitor outcomes
Evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
Develop custom data models and algorithms
Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize and target outcomes
Work directly with the AVP Population Management to build and manage the budget for Population Health Management
Manage the integration of the claims and eligibility files directly from payers for the Wellstar Clinical Partners Value Based Care contracts for use in reporting financial, utilization and quality performance
Manage the security and access policies for third-party data warehousing and analytics tools in partnership with Compliance
Develop and maintain a comprehensive population health analytics strategic plan that aligns to system plans for data transformation, clinical integration and quality improvement across sites, populations and providers and for WCP's ever growing value-based payer contracts, including meeting the data integration and reporting needs of Wellstar's Health Plan
Synthesize information and data to develop a deep understanding of population health and clinically integrated network landscape to advance innovation at Wellstar and beyond
Develop KPIs, strategies and tactics in partnership with subject matter experts and reports progress of Population Health initiatives and programs to executive and board leadership
Provide the strategic leadership, collaborative coordination, creative problem solving and administrative authority necessary to manage and advance new and existing opportunities
Manage relationships for the various vendors partnering with Population Health Management
Manage and mentor the analytical, strategic and project management resources within Population Health Management
Curate resources for individualized and team development to promote data literacy, strategic integration, process improvement and technological advancement in alignment with division and system goals and objectives
Partner with Population Health Management leadership to build and manage annual budget planning and off-cycle budget requests
Develop key metrics to track efficiency and effectiveness of resources and programs managed through the Population Health and Care Coordination programs
Perform other duties as assigned
Comply with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct
Qualification
Required
Masters Business Administration/Management or Masters Computer and Information Science
Experience integrating the Arcadia Platform
Minimum 8 years experience in healthcare provider setting, preferably with exposure to both the clinical and revenue cycle areas
Minimum 4 years leadership experience in managing multiple, cross-function teams and projects and influencing senior level leadership
Extensive experience in adopting and utilizing data and analytics tool and platforms to build program strategies
Experience working with third-party consultants and technology firms to support strategic objectives and operations
Extensive knowledge and understanding of the changing healthcare environment, especially as it relates to population health and value-based care arrangements
Comprehensive understanding of enterprise information systems and relevant external data sources with the ability to develop reporting packages that promote data driven decision making
Ability to partner with system stakeholders through influence
Ability to manage relationships with third-party vendors to ensure obligations are met and expected value is delivered in the arrangement
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office 365 products, especially Excel, Power Platform and PowerPoint
Advanced SQL, Visual Basic and Tableau experience preferred
Familiar with machine learning, AI, predictive models and other data science concepts
Company
Wellstar Health System
The largest health system in Georgia.
10001+ employees
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