Position Description:
About Mathematica: 

Mathematica applies expertise at the intersection of data, methods, policy, and practice to improve well-being around the world. We collaborate closely with public- and private-sector partners to translate big questions into deep insights that improve programs, refine strategies, and enhance understanding using data science and analytics. Our work yields actionable information to guide decisions in wide-ranging policy areas, from health, education, early childhood, and family support to nutrition, employment, disability, and international development. Mathematica offers our employees competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of being 100 percent employee owned. As an employee stock owner, you will experience financial benefits of ESOP holdings that have increased in tandem with the company’s growth and financial strength. You will also be part of an independent, employee-owned firm that is able to define and further our mission, enhance our quality and accountability, and steadily grow our financial strength. Read more about our benefits here: https://www.mathematica.org/career-opportunities/benefits-at-a-glance. 

About the opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior Director of the Federal Value-Based Care Practice to manage Mathematica's work in value-based payment design, model operations and implementation.    The Senior Director will:

• Work with the Executive Director of Federal Value-Based Care to establish the company strategy for securing and executing on work from CM and CMMI related to program improvement, accountable care and incentive-based payment.  This work encompasses both implementation of new models and learning systems to maximize the reach and effectiveness of CMS programs.
• Secure the client relationship through active engagement in the client ecosystem and maintaining detailed oversight of project performance.
• Manage the performance of the staff communities within the Federal Value-Based Care business by:
  • Tracking revenue, backlog, billability, open staffing requests, and other metrics to understand and assess performance
  • Proactively engage Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Center for Medicare (CM) internal leadership members to anticipate and address project- and proposal-staffing needs and staff-management issues

• Work closely with the Executive Director and Health Unit leadership to support strategic planning and execution
• Serve as a senior expert and resource for the staff communities, and other relevant supervisors and project directors
• Actively work to build and maintain the morale of staff, including through active staff mentorship as well as through more formal supervision
• Identify recruitment needs and collaborate with the Executive Director in staff pipeline assessments and target setting, and by providing oversight to recruitment teams in their hiring efforts
• Serve as an effective senior leadership partner to plan and execute staff development and training activities to ensure the staff communities are adequately prepared to respond to new opportunities
• Partner with HR in the development of policies and processes for staff assessment and advancement, including the ongoing build-out of the career pathways relevant to staff working in the staff communities
• Maintain relationships with staff in the client space and advise others on client needs, preferences, and priorities
• Work support the consistent communication of management policies, priorities, and updates to supervisors and staff
• Work collaboratively to support staff management and the execution of initiatives across communities, departments, and divisions within the Health Unit
• Actively support the advancement of organizational diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and apply a diversity, equity and inclusion lens across job responsibilities
• In addition to the above responsibilities, the Senior Director is expected to perform 50% of time on project work in the Federal Value-Based care space.

Position Requirements:

• A master’s or doctorate degree in public policy, public health, economics, health services research, business administration, management, or other relevant discipline, or commensurate professional experience that may substitute for educational requirements
• 15 or more years of professional experience relevant to value-based care, technical assistance for health care transformation, learning systems for health care transformation, or health care policy consulting
• 10 or more years managing or directing the work of a group of staff (for example, leading strategic initiatives or process improvement activities, reconciling staffing, managing recruitment targets, managing staff development, and directing projects.)
• Experience leading and understanding the roles of staff with a wide range of skills relevant to value-based care work, including qualitative and quantitative research, health economics, payment design, statistical analysis, measurement, stakeholder facilitation, measure implementation, learning systems, technical assistance, and project management
• Ability to gain trust and support from groups of senior staff using both formal and informal leadership structures

Application instructions:

• Please submit your resume and a cover letter.
• If you are a current Mathematica employee, please use the internal “job openings” portal, be sure to apply with your Mathematica email address, and contact your HR Business Partner after you have submitted your application.
• If you are a former Mathematica employee, please select “employee referral” when prompted to identify how you heard about this opening. In the free-form field, please state that you are a former Mathematica employee.