The Maryland Health Care Commission is seeking qualified candidates for this senior-level policy management position. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for directing the Center for Analysis and Information Systems by planning for and implementing the expansion of the All-Payer Claims Database, which will be used to support provider measurement on cost and quality and empirical polices analyses needed by Maryland policymakers. The successful applicant will manage the collection of private and public payer claim information from approximately 30 payers and pharmacy benefit managers. The successful applicant directs the development and operation of public reporting initiatives including an episode of care effort that MHCC has branded under the title of WearTheCost© and multiple public engagement efforts that identify low-value health care consistent with the ABIM Foundation's ChoosingWisely® initiative. The successful candidate will direct policy analyses conducted by MHCC staff and private contractors that focus on health care spending, population health challenges, and payment adequacy questions. The successful candidate should be familiar with all phases of APCD development including data acquisition, reconciliation, and reporting of APCD information via various electronic and print channels. In that role, the successful candidate will direct the work MHCC staff in the Center responsible for program management, public reporting, and programming/analytics. The successful candidate directs the use of other secondary data systems at MHCC including the Maryland hospital discharge and the hospital outpatient datasets.
Requires a Master's degree in computer science, health economics, public policy, or health policy. Candidates with training in actuarial science, data science, advanced statistics, or econometrics are strongly preferred. The position requires ten years of relevant professional experience including five years of analysis of health care information at a management/supervisory level. Candidates must possess a demonstrated ability to work with the health care industry, other policymakers, and the public. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. An applicant should have knowledge of some health care episode of care analytic tools such as ACGs, Prometheus, or ECGs and be generally familiar with current approaches for reimbursing health care providers.
This is a Management Service position, and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority. A copy of your resume must accompany your application.