Director of Public Policy

### Position Summary

The Director of Public Policy (“Position”) is a position of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (“OAHHS”) d/b/a Hospital Association of Oregon (“hospital association”). The Position reports to the Executive Vice President – General Counsel of the hospital association. The Position supports advancing the hospital association’s public policy agenda and is responsible for monitoring, developing, and analyzing state policies as assigned. The Position provides recommendations to the executive team.

Direct application can be found at [Oregon Hospitals Career Page].

### Primary Responsibilities – Hospital Association of Oregon

– Model teamwork and commitment to the hospital association’s mission, vision, and values to internal staff, members, and external stakeholders.

#### Public Policy and Legislative Session

– Analyze state laws and bills related to the hospital association’s public policy agenda or other advocacy work.
– Conduct health policy research and analysis, including data-driven policy impact analysis and comparative analyses (e.g., comparing laws from several states).
– Perform rapid turnaround of legislative bill review on a variety of topics.
– Draft proposed amendments to bills for review by the Executive Vice President – General Counsel.
– Make recommendations for policy positions.
– Clearly articulate, in writing and verbally, the effects of proposed or enacted state laws.
– Monitor activity of relevant legislative committees, state workgroups, and other stakeholder groups and prepare summary reports.
– Engage with hospital subject matter experts to understand issues and perspectives and provide ongoing member value.
– Draft documents, including talking points and written testimony related to bills, and seek to incorporate feedback from others.
– Collaborate effectively with policy team members to achieve shared objectives.
– Coordinate as appropriate with the communications team and advocacy team when developing materials.
– Prepare draft agendas for the hospital association’s Public Policy Committee, draft memoranda on policy topics as assigned, and attend Public Policy Committee meetings.

#### Rulemaking

– Monitor rulemaking applicable to hospitals to prepare recommendations applicable to hospital association engagement.
– Attend rules advisory committee meetings and hearings on topics as assigned.
– Analyze proposed rules and recommend revisions.
– Identify and convene subject matter experts and members’ government relations staff in coordination with the Executive Vice President – External Affairs and Executive Vice President – General Counsel to inform advocacy positions.
– Draft written comment letters and prepare talking points for review by the Executive Vice President – External Affairs and Executive Vice President – General Counsel.
– Present at rulemaking hearings upon request.
– Prepare written updates related to rulemaking for members.
– Present rulemaking topics at member meetings upon request.

### Minimum Education, Skills & Experience

– A graduate degree relating to public policy, public health, business administration, or health care, or a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school required.
– If the education requirement is met due to a juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school, must be licensed to practice in Oregon and be a current member of the Oregon State Bar in good standing.
– Experience with the legislative and regulatory process; experience in Oregon preferred.
– Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience with state or federal health care policy issues.
– Ability to develop consensus.
– Ability to take direction and execute in an effective and timely manner.
– Excellent analytical and research skills.
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
– Demonstrated experience with public speaking and PowerPoint presentations.
– Experience organizing, running, and facilitating meetings.
– Comfortable working with executive-level leaders.
– Ability to meet aggressive deadlines.
– Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
– Takes initiative and demonstrates ability to manage multiple priorities and projects at once.
– Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, etc.)

### Physical Requirements

– Able to sit for long periods of time.
– Able to communicate clearly by phone, in person, and through remote communication (e.g., Teams).
– Able to travel via car and airplane.

### EEOC Statement

Hospital Association of Oregon (“Company”) is committed to the principles of equal employment. The Company is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is the Company’s intent to maintain a work environment that is free from harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), gender, race (including physical characteristics that are historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and type), religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. The Company is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, promotion, training, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

### Disclaimer & Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment. Hospital Association of Oregon may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time.