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Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Associate, Population Health

Role Description

At Oak Street, Population Health drives both our clinical and economic model and is focused on delivering high-quality, cost-effective care. The Associate, Population Health reports to the Manager of Population Health and is responsible for supporting chronic condition management and admission prevention strategy efforts, including, but not limited to, programs designed to improve clinical outcomes for patients with heart failure and diabetes.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, enjoys solving challenging problems, uses data to drive insights, and excels in a fast-paced environment. This will be a high-visibility role requiring cross-team collaboration within Population Health and other corporate teams (e.g., Managed Care Operations, Business Intelligence, Clinical Quality etc.), partnership with clinical and operational field leaders, and regular communication with senior leadership.

Core Responsibilities:

Under direction of the Manager of Population Health and in partnership with range of critical stakeholders, including field and executive leaders:

• Business Analytics and Reporting: Create and maintain operational and outcomes reporting for chronic condition management programs; Perform analyses of high-risk patient populations and program performance to identify opportunities for improvement and additional business impact.

• Project Management: Oversee day-to-day of program operations to ensure performance. Construct detailed project plans, set timelines, update key stakeholders, and ensure that projects are completed on time and achieve expected outcomes.

• Program Design / Implementation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Medical Directors, Clinical Operations, Product, Data, and other Population Health leaders, to design and implement novel programs to drive clinical outcomes and keep patients healthy, happy, and out of the hospital.

• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive program performance.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey updates to field leaders, care teams, and leadership, including status reports, dashboards, and presentations to all stakeholders.

• Other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for

• 1+ years of consulting, business analytics, and/or other applicable experience in healthcare

• Analytical and data savvy

  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, experience working with large datasets

  • Experience/proficiency in SQL is preferred

  • Ability to succinctly summarize and synthesize large amounts of information

  • Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving abilities

• Strong relationship-building skills to foster collaboration with key stakeholders

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; highly proficient with Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Strong interpersonal skills that support effective stakeholder engagement

• Someone who is a self-starter

  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

  • Strong accountability and discipline against timelines and deliverables

  • Passion for excellence, willing to go the extra mile to achieve objectives and ensure consistently high quality work product

  • Quick learner and someone who is comfortable with a high level of ambiguity

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity

• Bachelor degree required

• US work authorization

• Someone who embodies being “Oaky”

What does being Oaky look like?

• Radiating positive energy

• Assuming good intentions

• Creating an unmatched patient experience

• Driving clinical excellence

• Taking ownership and delivering results

• Being relentlessly determined

Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to Rebuild healthcare as it should be, providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient’s communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We’re an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody “Oaky” values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits:

• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients

• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options

• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits

• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends

• New centers and flexible work environments

• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.

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Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

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