Senior Program Development Manager, Data Solutions

Role Description

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Program Development Manager, Data Solutions, Informaticist in our Clinical Research Services department! This position is home-based.

This individual will be responsible for:

• Designing, implementing, and validating quality measures used in national accountability programs and the organization's suite of quality programs, including:
• Get With The Guidelines: Stroke
• Heart Failure
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Resuscitation
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Ambulatory quality initiatives
• Special disease-focused initiatives (e.g., aortic stenosis, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health, cardiogenic shock)
• Certification programs
• EMS Mission: Lifeline
• Supporting advanced data analytics related to measures (i.e., preparing reports and coordinating feasibility, reliability, and validity testing with internal statisticians).
• Developing and maintaining standardized documentation for program measures, including Clinical Quality Language specifications, value set, and data element databases.

Qualifications

• Master's in Informatics or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years of experience with clinical performance and quality measure development, testing, implementation, and/or endorsement, including:
• Experience with quality measure development standards, such as Quality Data Model (QDM), Clinical Quality Language (CQL), HL7, Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
• OR experience drafting or testing measures with Measure Authoring Tool (MAT), Measure Authoring Development integrated Environment (MADiE), Bonnie, Cypress, or NCQA Test Deck.
• Familiarity with the broader healthcare quality measurement environment and related organizations.
• Detail-oriented with data analysis experience and commitment to accuracy when writing.
• Excellent writing and oral presentation skills to communicate with external stakeholders, volunteers, and team members.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment to design, analyze, and report on projects.
• Effective time management skills and ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to travel 15% local and overnight stay.

Requirements

• Health IT related knowledge/skills such as electronic medical records, medical coding and/or standard nomenclatures (e.g., SNOMED, ICDCM, CPT, LOINC, RXNORM).
• Advanced skills in data analysis, including the ability to lead measure testing (reliability and validity) projects.
• Familiarity with the Partnership for Quality Measurement (PQM) measure submission and the endorsement process.
• Experience working with committees and volunteers.
• Ability to mentor/teach measure authoring and testing skills and the quality measurement lifecycle.
• Ability to identify risks to projects and timelines.

Benefits

• Expected pay range: $100,000 to $120,000, commensurate with experience.
• Competitive base salary with regular market value reviews.
• Performance and recognition through annual salary planning and incentive programs.
• Wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Robust retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution.
• Employee assistance program and wellness program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 16 days per year, increasing with seniority.
• 12 paid holidays off each year.
• Tuition assistance for career development.