Associate Director, Partnerships

The Associate Director of Partnerships, IHA serves as the accountable owner of Cozeva’s strategic partnership with the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), overseeing the successful delivery, evolution, and long-term growth of IHA Performance Measurement Programs (PMPs). This role acts as the primary senior liaison between Cozeva and IHA as Cozeva operates as the exclusive data analytics partner across IHA’s core programs: CalPERS, CAPCI (California Advanced Primary Care Initiative), and AMP (Align Measure Perform)/Atlas. 

This leader is accountable for partnership health, program outcomes, and strategic alignment across IHA, participating health plans, and internal Cozeva stakeholders. The role blends partnership leadership, program governance, healthcare quality expertise, and cross-functional orchestration to ensure accurate, timely, and scalable program execution while shaping the future roadmap of IHA analytics and measurement innovation. 

Responsibilities:  

IHA Partnership Leadership & Strategy 

• Serve as a senior point of contact and relationship owner for IHA across all Performance Measurement Programs. 

• Lead IHA through onboarding, transition, and ongoing operations with Cozeva, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and expectations. 

• Provide strategic thought leadership to IHA on program design, data methodology, performance measurement evolution, and innovation opportunities. 

• Act as a trusted advisor to IHA leadership on analytics strategy, operational scalability, and long-term platform enablement. 

• Direct the ongoing negotiation and contracting needs with IHA and participating health plans in partnership with Legal, Compliance, and other functional areas as needed  
   

Program Ownership Across Core IHA Initiatives 

• Maintain accountability for successful and timely delivery and outcomes across CalPERS, CAPCI, and AMP/Atlas programs. 

• Ensure program scope, timelines, data methodologies, and deliverables are clearly defined, governed, and consistently executed. 

• Anticipate program risks and policy or methodology changes; proactively guide mitigation strategies across stakeholders. 
   

Internal Cross-Functional Leadership 

• Partner closely with Strategy & Operations, Product, Data, Engineering, Customer Success, and Implementation teams to translate IHA program needs into executable roadmaps. 

• Provide clarity and prioritization across competing program demands to ensure delivery commitments are met. 

• Escalate and resolve cross-functional risks related to data ingestion, analytics, reporting accuracy, and platform performance. 
   

Health Plan & Ecosystem Engagement 

• Serve as an executive-level resource for participating health plans (currently ~15) in collaboration with Customer Success leadership. 

• Support complex stakeholder conversations related to program interpretation, data methodology, compliance, and timelines. 

• Represent Cozeva in external forums, governance meetings, and working groups as appropriate.  
   

Governance, Contracting & Accountability 

• Coordinate partnership governance structures, operating cadences, and decision-making frameworks with IHA. 

• Oversee contracting alignment in partnership with Business, Legal, and Finance teams across IHA and participating entities. 

• Ensure adherence to contractual commitments, program SLAs, and data governance standards. 
   

Reporting, Insights & Continuous Improvement 

• Own executive-level reporting on program status, risks, outcomes, and improvement opportunities. 

• Identify systemic gaps and drive scalable process, tooling, or governance enhancements. 

• Ensure lessons learned across programs inform future program design and operational maturity. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field; advanced degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, or related) preferred. 

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare operations, value-based care, or health plan management. 

• 5+ years of leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and high-impact initiatives. 

• Experience with Medicare and/or Medicaid or similar performance based programs, including CMS regulations and CMMI models. 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across clinical, technical, and business teams. 

• Familiarity with analytics tools, provider performance dashboards, or data visualization platforms (preferred). 

• Deep familiarity with value-based care, healthcare quality measurement,