Health Program Analysis and Transformation, Principal

The MITRE Corporation

$155K — $233K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
  • Expertise in health policy and extensive knowledge of the health domain.
  • Technical expert in CMS programs focusing on policy and operations.
  • Ability to mentor junior staff in best practices for product development.
  • Experience with large-scale engagements for government entities or major companies.
  • Proven track record of engaging and influencing senior leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies that have a lasting impact on CMS's mission across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance.
  • Lead and integrate functional teams for complex projects within the CMS portfolio.
  • Communicate complex concepts to sponsors, addressing objections and persuading them effectively.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with a minimum of 50% on-site requirement.
  • Opportunity to shape health policy and operational strategies at a federal level.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams in a vital area of public service.
  • Possibility for career advancement into leadership roles.
Full Job Description
As part of MITRE's Center for Transforming Health, the CMS Programs Division is responsible for managing work shaping, engagement, and end-to-end delivery for the Health FFRDC's CMS Portfolio with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and Services (CMS).

Roles & Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be supporting large, complex engagement teams to address programmatic, policy, operational, strategic, and/or acquisition needs for the Center for CMS programs. As part of a team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with CMS to develop and implement evidence-based strategies and solutions to address some of the agency's most complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop strategies and resolutions to complex problems across CMS programs (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance) with lasting impact on CMS' mission.
  • Lead functional teams and complex project across or the CMS portfolio, integrating multidisciplinary team.
  • Communicate complex ideas to the Sponsor, anticipate potential objections, and persuade the Sponsor to adopt a new point of view to achieve their mission.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or other physical science/engineering fields.
  • Experience with health policy, application of the health capability, and in-depth knowledge of the health domain.
  • Recognized as a technical expert in one or more CMS programs in the areas of policy and/or operations
  • Demonstrated ability to apply best practices to develop and improve products and solutions and share with more junior staff
  • Experience supporting large, complex engagements that identify, design, and implement policy and business solutions for government entities or large companies.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with senior leaders and executives to shape, influence, and persuade them to achieve their objectives.
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • A terminal degree (JD, MD, PhD) or advanced degree in public policy or health sciences field and 8 years related experience
  • Key understanding of challenges across entire health spectrum - payor, provider, life sciences and public health arena


This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$155,000 - $194,000 - $233,000 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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