Senior Associate, State Health Solutions State Campaign

The Government Performance Portfolio within Program 
Pew’s government performance work identifies and advances effective approaches to help solve complex challenges at all levels of government in the United States.  

The portfolio’s work can be traced back to our founders’ early efforts to improve the lives of Americans by supporting efforts that promoted health, civic engagement, and democratic ideals. Today, we conduct research on emerging topics, develop data-driven reports, and highlight innovative, non-partisan approaches in addressing complex problems at the federal, state, and local levels as well as the interplay that can occur between jurisdictions. Current initiatives focus on health, fiscal and economic policy, and safety and justice, and take into account significant trends such as evolving technologies, and the increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the United States population. 

Our teams explore and advance effective, evidence-based policies using credible, timely, and accessible research, assessing public support for change, identifying approaches that have proved successful elsewhere, and bringing together diverse perspectives to find common ground. We work in collaboration with organizations that share our commitment to rigorous research, measurable results, and public service, and we focus on developing durable policy change. In addition, our teams use strategic outreach and dissemination to ensure that good information is widely communicated to decision-makers, media, influential stakeholders, and the public. 

State Health Solutions

State Health Solutions aims to build data-driven partnerships between state public health and Medicaid agencies to more effectively address preventable, high-priority diseases that affect the nation’s underserved populations through the development of data-informed, effective, and equitable interventions, and the incentivization of health care providers to implement those interventions.

The project will conduct research activities to inform the development of a blueprint for data partnerships between state Medicaid and public health agencies, partner with select states to implement the blueprint and assess its effectiveness and outcomes and scale the partnerships to additional states.

Position Overview

The senior associate, state campaigns, state health solutions, supports the project’s efforts to implement a blueprint for data partnerships between state Medicaid and public health agencies in partner states. Under the direction of the senior manager, the senior associate provides technical assistance to states, contributes to the planning and execution of stakeholder meetings and outreach, and strategizes and collaborates closely with colleagues working on related Pew initiatives.

The position, based in Pew’s Washington D.C. office, reports to the senior manager, state health solutions, and will participate in Pew’s core in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and will have flexibility to work from home the remainder of each week.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible and in line with Pew and the project’s related goals.
• Support the execution of the project’s strategy to implement the blueprint for data partnerships between state Medicaid and public health agencies in 2 to 3 states.
• Participate in state level advocacy activities to recruit state partners and facilitate the implementation of the blueprint and support management of stakeholders.
• Provide technical assistance for state implementation of the blueprint. Technical assistance includes, for example, conducting state-specific research and policy analysis to identify barriers and facilitators to adopt Pew’s blueprint, meeting with and responding to requests from state officials, conducting stakeholder outreach, and preparing and delivering presentations to effectively communicate analysis and recommendations.
• Support the planning and execution of convenings of state experts and stakeholders in support of the state campaigns for blueprint implementation.
• Collaborate with program, government relations, legal affairs, communications, research support, event services, and other colleagues to advance goals of the project and help ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Generally, four years of experience in state health policy.
• Demonstrated time and project management skills, including meeting multiple deadlines by maintaining a high-level of organization and experience establishing a systematic course of action and coordination with external partne