Healthcare Consultant, Population Health & Payment Strategy - Albany, NY/Remote

3M Health Care Business Group$125K — $172K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Albany, NY
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher plus 8 years of healthcare experience, OR High School Diploma/GED with 12 years healthcare experience in lieu of degree
  • 8 years in healthcare consulting, payment, administration, health plans, or data analysis
  • 3 years working with claims and clinical data
  • Master's degree in healthcare or business administration (preferred)
  • Proficiency in Solventum proprietary classification tools and risk adjustment concepts (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Leverage healthcare industry expertise to solve complex client challenges
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders through expert guidance and collaboration
  • Drive the development and implementation of innovative payment initiatives
  • Translate strategies and policies into technical specifications while overseeing data analysis
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects, lead client meetings, and ensure timely communication of progress
  • Examine client data for trends and develop remediation strategies
  • Provide consulting and training on Solventum products for clients and internal teams

Benefits

  • Remote work options: full-time onsite, hybrid, or completely remote
  • Opportunity for professional networking in a diverse environment
  • Support for onboarding including travel expenses for initial training
  • Health benefits and wellness programs
  • Emphasis on competitive benchmarking for pay and benefits
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Healthcare Consultant, Population Health & Payment Strategy - Albany, NY/Remote (Solventum)

The Impact You'll Make in this Role
Solventum Health Information Systems (HIS) is a leader in helping commercial and government payers control costs and increase access to quality care with clinically based methodologies developed and refined over more than 40 years. These reliable metrics support efforts to analyze and track performance, reduce inefficiencies, and drive better outcomes.

The person hired for the position of Healthcare Consultant, Population Health & Payment Strategy will join a strong team focused on driving provider, payer and business partner opportunities for those Solventum measures used for payment, quality, and performance management by government, commercial, and international payer programs. Payment innovation, value-based care, patient safety solutions center our efforts.

As a Healthcare Consultant, Population Health & Payment Strategy , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
  • Leverage deep understanding of healthcare industry trends and Solventum methodologies to address complex client challenges and deliver innovative solutions that improve outcomes and reduce costs.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders by anticipating needs, providing expert guidance, and collaborating across departments to create effective solutions.
  • Directly impact the development and implementation of innovative payment initiatives with client partners.
  • Develop and communicate strategies, policies, and business requirements; translate them into technical specifications; and oversee data analysis, reporting, and presentation development for internal and external audiences.
  • Manage multiple projects of varying scope concurrently, lead client meetings, resolve issues promptly, and update clients and senior leaders on progress and results.
  • Use expertise in healthcare claims to thoroughly examine client data, pinpointing trends and anomalies to provide recommendations and develop effective remediation strategies.
  • Provide expert-level consulting, training, and support on Solventum classification products to clients and internal teams, supporting new product releases, tools, market expansion efforts, educational programs, and training sessions.
  • Drive discussions on market trends, lead innovative consulting initiatives, and act as a subject matter expert on industry topics and Solventum products both internally and externally.


Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited university AND 8 years of experience in the healthcare field

OR
  • High School Diploma/GED or higher from an accredited institution and a minimum of 12 years of experience in the healthcare field in lieu of the bachelor's degree education requirement


AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:
  • Eight (8) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: healthcare consulting, healthcare payment, healthcare administration, health plans, and/or data analysis
  • 3 years of experience working with claims and/or clinical data


Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Master's degree in healthcare field or business administration.
  • Experience with one or more of the HIS proprietary patient classification tools such as Solventum™ CRG, Solventum™ PPEs, Solventum™ APR DRG, and Solventum™ EAPG and risk adjustment concepts
  • Experience with commercial, Medicaid and Medicare health plan operations.
  • Experience with payment consulting, payment operations, and/or provider contract negotiations.
  • Experience with quality reporting, quality program design, and gaps identification payment integrity, risk adjustment management, value-based purchasing, and/or accountable care organizations.
  • Experience developing value-based strategies focusing on improving cost and quality outcomes.
  • Experience merging clinical and claims data
  • Experience with healthcare claims data and developing technical specifications


Additional Requirements

In this role, you may be required to enter healthcare or other third-party facilities. Those facilities may, in turn, require you to possess certain licenses, vaccinations, and/or other credentials or qualifications (collectively "prerequisites to entry") for regulatory, safety, or other business reasons. All information will be kept in accordance with applicable law and Solventum policies. In order to respond to the prerequisites to entry, Solventum may share your information with the providers of medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications as well as the healthcare or other third-party facilities requiring the prerequisites to entry.

Work location:
  • Remote (This position can work full time onsite, hybrid or remote)


Travel: May include up to 25% domestic or international travel

Relocation Assistance: Not Authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Onboarding Requirement: To improve the onboarding experience, you will have an opportunity to meet with your manager and other new employees as part of the Solventum new employee orientation. As a result, new employees hired for this position will be required to travel to a designated company location for on-site onboarding during their initial days of employment. Travel arrangements and related expenses will be coordinated and paid for by the company in accordance with its travel policy. Applies to new hires with a start date of October 1st 2025 or later.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $125,600 - $172,700, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.

Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.

Please note, Solventum does not expect candidates in this position to perform work in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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