Health Policy Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

At the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), we serve as stewards of Massachusetts health data, employing multifaceted datasets and cutting-edge analytics to ensure transparency in our health care system. By joining CHIA, you'll dive into health care data, revealing invaluable trends and insights, and play a pivotal role in evidence-based decision-making.  

Our work directly impacts the health care system, supporting the development of data-driven policies that aim to improve the quality and equity of care, while keeping costs affordable for Massachusetts families. We foster a flexible, collaborative environment, offering a hybrid model that balances in-person and remote work. Our hybrid approach allows you to work alongside your colleagues in our vibrant Boston office at 501 Boylston Street for at least two designated days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely on others.  

Join us at CHIA and help shape the future of Massachusetts health policy! We seek a Health Policy Analyst to contribute to the growing portfolio of our dynamic Health Informatics and Reporting team. The Health Policy Analyst will develop analytic reports and data products to produce insights on a range of health policy topic areas including affordability, access to primary care and behavioral health services, prescription drug costs, quality measurement, and other emerging issues. 

As a Health Policy Analyst at CHIA, you will have the opportunity to:  

1. Drive Data-Backed Insights: Seize the opportunity to work with an extensive range of health care enrollment, spending, and quality data, including our newly enhanced Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database. You will be at the forefront of executing analyses and publishing reports, utilizing CHIA's rich data sources to extract crucial insights that will directly shape health care policies and initiatives.  

2. Lead Strategic Project Management: Take charge of organizational excellence by crafting and overseeing work plans. In this role, you will ensure that projects are executed successfully within defined timelines while adhering to streamlined and efficient processes.  

3. Empower Collaborative Teams: Support team members in creating, planning, and delivering high-value analytic products. This is your chance to optimize the team's utilization of CHIA's data resources and other assets, fostering collaboration for impactful outcomes.  

4. Champion Data Integrity: Assume a pivotal role in advancing comprehensive practices in documentation and data management and quality assurance. Your meticulous attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy will play a crucial part in upholding the integrity of our data and analyses.  

Here are the important qualifications we are looking for:  

1. Data Analytics and Strategy Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in data management and analysis, including organizing complex datasets, performing analyses, implementing quality assurance protocols, and documenting analytic processes. Experience with tools such as Excel, R, SAS, or SQL is required. Experience with Power BI or Tableau for data visualization is preferred but not mandatory. 

2. Health Care Domain Knowledge: Working understanding of the U.S. health care system and health policy environment. Experience with Massachusetts health policy ecosystem and/or health care claims data is preferred. 

3. Effective Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling insights. Proven ability to interpret data and effectively communicate findings to both technical and non‑technical audiences. 

4. Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public policy, public health, or quantitative field required; advanced degree in health care policy, health services research, health data analytics, or related field preferred.   

5. Optional Advanced knowledge: Analyst III candidates will have a working knowledge of relevant health policy topics such as total cost of care measurement, insurance coverage and costs, quality alignment and measurement, the prescription drug supply chain, dental services, and/or experience with health care claims and enrollment data. 

Minimum Entrance Requirements:  

Analyst I 

Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in business administration, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, human services policy analysis or administration or economics, the major duties of which included financial analysis of costs, expenses and revenue and/or the development, implementation and monitoring of financial reimbursement systems, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.  

Substitutions:  

I. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration or economics may be substituted for the required experience.  

Analyst II 

Applicant must have at least (A) three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in business administration, finance, accounting, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, human services policy analyses or administration, economics, or a similar field; or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.  

Substitutions:  

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, finance, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.*  

II. A graduate degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, finance, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or a similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required experience.*  

Analyst III 

Applicant must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time professional experience in business administration, health care planning or administration, public health policy or administration, human services policy analyses or administration, economics, the major duties of which included financial analysis of costs, expenses and revenue and/or the development, implementation and monitoring of the health care service delivery system and pricing methods 

Substitutions:   

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience.*  

II. A graduate degree with a major in health care administration, hospital administration, public health or health services administration, accounting, business administration, business management, public policy, public administration, economics, or a similar degree may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required experience.*  

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.  

Total Compensation: 

We value the talent and expertise you bring to the table. We offer a competitive salary range of $62,782.98 - $120,508.44 annually for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience. CHIA may adjust title, responsibilities, and salary depending on the experience and expertise of the individual selected.    

Comprehensive Benefits:   

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.    

Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards!    

Together, let's embark on a journey of meaningful impact in healthcare. We invite you to join CHIA, where your expertise will shape the future of healthcare in Massachusetts. Likewise, we're eager to take a chance on you - to welcome a dedicated professional who shares our passion for making a difference. Join us in this collaborative endeavor, where we'll forge new paths, innovate, and lead the way toward a healthier Commonwealth.   

Apply now and be part of transforming health policy at CHIA!    

NAGE: Reimbursement Systems Analyst I (RSA I), Reimbursement Systems Analyst II (RSA II), Reimbursement Systems Analyst III (RSA III). 

The full salary bands:   

Analyst I/ RSA I: $62,782.98 - $89,679.72 annually.  

Analyst II/ RSA II: $72,172.36 - $104,315.38 annually. 

Analyst II/ RSA III: $82,789.72 - $120,508.44 annually.   

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

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