Director, Health Equity Strategy

Description

The Director, Health Equity Strategy develops the organization's strategic direction and coordination of health care equity to reduce or eliminate health disparities. The Director, Health Equity Strategy requires an in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across the function or segment.

Responsibilities

The Equity Officer (Director, Health Equity Strategy) is responsible for setting direction and establishing strategy to advance equitable health outcomes for our members in Indiana. To achieve this, the Equity Officer will work with Providers and community-based organizations to improve SDOH and health outcomes for our membership. The Equity Officer will also focus on fully integrating culturally informed strategies into the design and development of clinical and population health programs, services, and communication. The Equity Officer will work directly with the IN MLTSS CEO and other functional area leaders to ensure alignment across the market.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead in developing and implementing strategic initiatives to support an organizational workforce and culture that is inclusive and respectful of the various backgrounds and cultures that are reflected in our members and communities we serve.
• Lead a team of professionals focused on community engagement, member education and advocacy, population health evaluation and analytics.
• Drive strong relationships with communities we serve and community groups to identify racial, linguistic, gender and geographic health disparities, while developing and implementing strategies to increase equity for our members.
• Listen to, and give voice to, emergent issues of equity within the local health care community and the impacts on healthcare quality, health care cost and access to care for historically underserved communities.
• Build and maintain sustainable strategic relationships with community partners, state agencies, and providers.
• Provide leadership for community involvement and develop/foster alliances and partnerships to strengthen Humana Healthy Horizons in Indiana’s equity-centered population health approach.
• Influence external and internal audiences on critical population health and health equity issues.
• Partner with clinical and community leaders to implement equity-focused community health strategies and initiatives that improve health outcomes.
• Create and drive evidence-based, scalable and financially sustainable population health solutions.
• Develop, Monitor and analyze Indiana health equity, antiracism and population health performance and progress metrics to gauge effectiveness of initiatives
• Works with plan executive leadership and their teams to develop synergies around health equity related to emerging or current FSSA and/or Medicaid priorities.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner in health equity with plan leadership, local communities and state agencies

               

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience effectively leading programs that advance improved clinical and population health outcomes.
• Experience working directly in communities and understanding health disparities and barriers to health equity.
• Experience as a leader who clearly communicates with and engages community leaders, including the clinical community, to build trusted relationships, enhance the connection to a company, and/or engage in partnerships or initiatives to improve health.
• Demonstrated ability to operationalize a vision and plan, organize and integrate priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change in alignment with the mission, vision and values of an organization.
• Strong understanding of analytics and demonstrated ability to translate insights into business strategy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop effective relationships with a broad array of people (different levels of management and clinical expertise)
• Experience with program planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Engages experts and stakeholders in the field of equity, antiracism, and population health to develop and maintain a forward-thinking culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Must reside in IN and report to the Market office Tuesday - Thursday

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (RN, NP, PA, PhD, MBA, MPH, MPP, or MPA)
• 5+ years of experience in leadership positions addressing issues related to disparities, inequity, racism, and social justice.
• Ability to analyze data and make data-driven recommendations for quality improvement
• Demonstrated experience leading equity efforts in a complex organization and industry resulting in measurable outcomes.

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