Value Based Care Financial Consultant - Healthcare Analytics Startup

Want to make a tangible difference in the future of accountable care? Love applying the latest technologies to solve tough problems? Looking for a fulfilling career that gives you autonomy, mastery and purpose?

We are a small team of data scientists, actuaries, programmers and healthcare policy analysts who love what we do and wouldn’t trade it for the world. Join us!

THE COMPANY

Validate Health provides financial simulation, economic forecasts and actuarial risk management services for healthcare providers to thrive within the always evolving and complex value based care (VBC) models. Our mission is to enable provider accountable care organizations (ACOs) to focus on taking care of patients, while we take care of their highest impact strategic VBC decisions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Value Based Care Financial Consultant, you’ll leverage our broad data assets, analytics technology, statistical models and actuarial knowledge to delight our clients and enhance our products. First, you will be helping our provider clients evaluate and implement existing and upcoming VBC programs. Second, you will be able to geek out in translating evolving client needs and changes in VBC regulations into product specifications and implementation plans. And you can do all this with NO TRAVEL — from the comfort of your home office. Key responsibilities and approximate time allocations are:

Client deliverable support (40%)

▪ Serve in a client-facing role, interacting with executives of health systems, physician groups and other provider organizations. Become a trusted advisor with clients’ leadership over time.

▪ Help prepare deliverables tailored to each client, including recommendation write-ups, data visualizations and presentation decks.

▪ Synthesize data from spreadsheets and reports to formulate client recommendations. Calculate and present the expected return on investment, downside risk exposure, and payback time frame for each decision scenario.

Product management (30%)

▪ Provide your understanding of client feedback and expected changes to regulations to support development of internal intellectual property and contribute to advancing the product roadmap.

▪ Manage incoming client requests, identifying which should be developed into product features.

Regulatory & Policy Analysis (20%)

▪ Monitor upcoming and proposed regulatory changes for accountable care organizations (ACOs), with focus on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Global Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC), Medicare Advantage (MA), and future evolving VBC programs.

▪ Identify how they may impact the industry, Validate Health’s clients, and the product roadmap.

Education and Business Development (10%)

▪ Build industry thought leadership recognition by supporting translation of research and client experience into publications, client case studies, and educational webinars.

▪ Support incoming leads, prospective client follow-ups, proofs of concept, and proposal development.

REQUIREMENTS

Must have foundational literacy in value based care (VBC), such as evaluating programs, health plan implementation, provider network design, healthcare finance, or revenue cycle.

▪ Degree from a competitive university program in MPH, MHA, MPH, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare MBA, or similar. Other degrees could be considered if the candidate has substantial experience in the field.

▪ Opportunities available at two levels – Senior level: 5+ years work experience in VBC. Junior level: Recent masters degree graduates with 1+ years equivalent work experience in VBC.

▪ Experience in any combination of the following is beneficial:

– Regulatory and policy analysis for ACO programs (MSSP, NGACO, GPDC), Medicare Advantage (MA), or CMMI’s experimental models.

– Statistical analysis of healthcare claims and provider network data

– Client-facing strategic consulting in healthcare or health insurance

– Product management of technology-enabled services

▪ Ability to manipulate data using at least one data processing, statistical, or visualization tool, such as SQL, SAS, R, Python, or Tableau.

▪ Excellent written and oral presentation skills with a track record of producing high quality work product. Skills in active listening and note taking, with the ability to synthesize quickly incoming information into an action plan.

▪ We are looking for team players who can work well in an agile, start-up environment, adapt to industry changes, and are excited to develop and grow professionally with the company.

BENEFITS

• Fully remote team with an environment and company culture that's optimized to provide a fulfilling work experience and career growth opportunities to every team member, regardless the location
• Fun, energetic, collaborative and rewarding learning environment with daily whiteboard sessions and weekly "deep thought" days
• Opportunity for continuous personal growth and development through research projects and agile experimentation mindset towards product development
• Profit sharing and stock options
• Health coverage and 401K

TO APPLY

• Send in your latest resume to [email protected].
• Write a note explaining your long-term career goals and what makes you particularly interested in Validate and this position specifically.
• Please include links to LinkedIn and GitHub if applicable, and any other links that you feel speak to who you are and your capabilities, such as publications, blog or portfolio.
• Specify the date you’re available to start work, visa/citizenship status, and any sponsorship requirements. (Must be in the U.S. and available full-time within 2 months.)
• Indicate that you’re willing to go through our hiring process: Screening video interview ⇒ Written "Challenge" skills questions ⇒ 2-3 culture and skills interviews ⇒ Meet the team and micro project. (Elapsed time from first response to job offer could be within 7 days.)
• Add “Data Engineer via Crunch” to the subject line