Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst

## About the Organization
America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals dedicated to high-quality care for all, including those who face social and financial barriers to care. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has advanced policies and programs that promote health and access to health care. We support our more than 350 members with advocacy, policy development, research, education, and leadership development. Communities depend on essential hospitals for care across the continuum, health care workforce training, research, public health, and other services. Supported by Essential Hospitals Institute, the association’s research and education arm, essential hospitals innovate and adapt to lead all of health care toward better outcomes and value.

Our full-time employees enjoy numerous benefits, including access to a variety of affordable health, dental, and vision plans for themselves and their families, as well as company-paid life and disability insurance that begins the first of the month following date of hire. AEH offers the opportunity to participate in flexible spending accounts and save for retirement with a 401k program that includes a match and access to annual discretionary profit-sharing contributions after 90 days of employment.

AEH offers a 35-hour-per-week hybrid schedule, time-off plans that start at two weeks of vacation plus 13 sick days, paid holidays, and paid parental leave. In addition, we provide a monthly transportation and/or wellness benefit, monthly technology stipend, new hire home office stipend, and access to free resources through the employee assistance program.

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## Description

### Position Summary
The Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst serves as a trusted subject matter expert and advisor regarding complex public policy developments that affect essential hospitals. The Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst will be responsible for a portfolio that includes Medicare quality measures, workforce policy, alternative payment models, and AI/technology investments for hospitals.

For this portfolio, the Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst researches and synthesizes policy initiatives, develops educational materials and responses for a variety of audiences, and makes thoughtful recommendations relating to policy implementation and impact. This role is highly visible within the association and among its members, as well as with external stakeholders.

The Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst enjoys a hybrid schedule, coming to the office on Tuesdays and as needed for internal and external meetings, events, or projects. The projected salary range for the Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst is $85,000–$95,000 per year.

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## Principal Duties and Responsibilities of the Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst*
*Below is a summary, not an inclusive list of all responsibilities.*

– Function as the principal content expert on specific policy issues in the portfolio, including Medicare quality measures, workforce policy, alternative payment models, and AI/technology investments for hospitals.
– Identify, craft, and advance policy positions, collecting information from members of America’s Essential Hospitals as needed, to further the association’s regulatory advocacy efforts.
– Lead the drafting of comment letters, policy briefs, and position papers on federal policy issues relevant to essential hospitals.
– Summarize, write, and present written policy analysis findings in a clear and concise manner through website content, email alerts for members, and other communications.
– Analyze data models to measure the impact of proposals and alternatives.
– Communicate policy and regulatory updates and analysis through bi-weekly government relations conference calls, periodic webinars, and other meetings.
– Support the Legislative Affairs team to analyze legislation and craft policy position papers to further the association’s legislative advocacy efforts; engage in direct lobbying as needed.
– Represent America’s Essential Hospitals with external coalitions and at external meetings with federal agencies and other stakeholders, as necessary.
– Collaborate across teams, including research and data teams, on key policy issues affecting members.
– Collaborate with consultants in support of advancing association advocacy efforts.
– Participate in media inquiries about topics within the portfolio, providing information on background and communicating association positions on record, as needed.
– Assist in all other activities, special projects, meetings, and other assignments as needed.

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## Minimum Education & Experience for the Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst

– A minimum of 3 years of related policy experience, indicative of demonstrated competencies in federal health care policy and/or government relations related to health care advocacy.
– Bachelor’s degree in health policy, public policy, health administration, or other relevant field required; master’s or other advanced degree strongly preferred.
– Strong understanding of the regulatory policy process.

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## Essential Characteristics of the Quality and Innovation Policy Analyst

– Ability to effectively demonstrate and communicate subject matter expertise for the assigned portfolio.
– Ability to understand, synthesize, and summarize complex regulatory policies and present concepts in a clear, concise written and oral manner to internal and external stakeholders.
– Ability to identify areas of concern and areas requiring further analysis for essential hospitals.
– Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
– Robust project management abilities, including attention to detail and the ability to complete assignments on tight deadlines.
– Professional and compelling written and oral communication skills.
– Demonstrated interpersonal skills, intellectual curiosity, and enthusiastic attitude; ability to collaborate across teams.
– Problem-solving skills and initiative to improve processes.
– Demonstrated behaviors consistent with association core values.
– Ability to use good judgment in representing members of the association.
– Able to live in MD, DC, or VA and commute to the Washington, DC office as needed.

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