Senior Policy Consultant, Integrated Care
About the position At Aurrera Health, we are dedicated to health policy and committed to improving health coverage and healthcare system quality through strategic policy solutions. What We Do Aurrera Health is a mission-driven consulting firm specializing in Medicaid and health and human services policy solutions that improve coverage and quality of care. Our focus areas include: Medicaid Policy, Analysis, & Operations: We shape policy reforms at local, state, and federal levels, guiding clients through complex regulations and program requirements, Medicaid expansions, 1115 waivers, and value-based care strategies that serve low-income and vulnerable communities. Stakeholder Engagement: Our team facilitates coalition-building, outreach, and public forums, ensuring that diverse voices shape health system improvements. Program Implementation & Assessment: We help launch and refine programs aimed at expanding access, reducing costs, and improving outcomes. Strategic Advisory Services: Through data-driven insights, we advise clients on payment reforms, managed care initiatives, and innovative care models. Technical Assistance: We provide hands-on guidance and tools to help clients overcome regulatory, policy, or operational challenges—ensuring smooth adoption of new initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain advanced Excel-based tools, including complex formulas, pivot tables, dashboards, trackers, and structured datasets.
- Develop and manage detailed project management trackers, calendars, and workplans to monitor deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, and responsibilities.
- Track tasks across multiple teams, ensuring accountability and timely completion of deliverables.
- Support federal and state policy initiatives through preparation and coordination of reports, submissions, and documentation for government agencies.
- Interpret grant requirements, federal funding opportunities, contracts, and reporting standards to ensure compliance with funding requirements.
- Track grant milestones, deliverables, and reporting cycles.
- Collect, clean, validate, and organize large datasets to support reporting and analysis.
- Prepare clear status updates, trackers, and summaries for internal leadership and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate inputs from cross-functional teams and consolidate information for reporting and leadership review.
- Proactively identify risks related to timelines, data quality, or compliance and escalate appropriately.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum 6 years of experience working in health care policy or programs.
- 3–4 years of experience in a fast-paced consulting environment.
- 3–4 years of experience in project management.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, dashboards, and structured data management).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with demonstrated reliability in managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Understanding of federal and/or state grant management activities, including milestones, deliverables, and reporting cycles. Nice-to-haves
- Master’s degree
- Working knowledge of behavioral health policy
- Experience in data science, quantitative research, implementation science, applied research, survey instrument design and implementation, and analysis
- Experience with STATA and/or R Studio
- Experience managing federal, state, or philanthropic grants for behavioral health initiatives and projects Benefits
- Generous leave program, including company holidays, vacation, sick, parental, and volunteer leave.
- Employer-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
- Health, vision, dental insurance with generous employer premium contributions, and Flexible Spending Account plans.
- Short and long-term disability insurance plans.
- Home office and cell phone stipends, charitable donation matching, and other benefits
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