Job Opportunities

The Position:

• Sirona Strategies seeks a mid-to-senior level health care policy expert to join its team as Senior Health Care Policy & Advocacy Director.
• The candidate should have background in Medicare policy, health information technology and knowledge of and relationships with the relevant teams at CMS that make decisions about Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and value-based care.
• Working knowledge of Capitol Hill and the intersection between Congress and the Administration is essential.

Candidate should be comfortable with the following activities:

• Regulatory analysis and comment letter drafting
  Policy related to Medicare and Medicaid
• Identifying and analyzing the impact of market, legislative and regulatory trends for clients.
• Developing strategies for Administration engagement on policy issues, including strategic advising
  on meetings and follow up.
• Managing client relationships and providing strategic advice based on client policy goals

Duties and job responsibilities include:

• Regulatory Analysis and Policy Support
  • Deep understanding and ability to synthesize regulations and other guidance documents,
    identifying implications for clients and recommended next steps.
  • Develop comment letters, meeting materials, one-pagers, fact sheets, and other
    documents to be used by clients to understand new policy developments and during the
    formal rulemaking process and other Administration advocacy.
  • Prepare draft messaging and policy communications documents (e.g., talking points, blog posts, op-eds, press releases, one-pagers, summaries, etc.).
  • Spot issues that are threats or opportunities for clients.
• Administration Outreach and Engagement
  • Develop client regulatory advocacy strategies.
  • Work with others on the Sirona team to advance client interests with the Administration.
• Policy-Based Market Analysis
  • Spot issues that could impact execution of client strategy.
  • Identify market trends and anticipate impact on forthcoming policy and/or client
    priorities.
  • Have a general sense of how activities on Capitol Hill will impact market dynamics, and
    Administration policy.
• Client Management
  • Serve as the lead on all developments related to client interests (includes identifying
    and getting info to clients in a timely way, as well as analyzing impact on clients).
  • Proactively prepare materials for client meetings, including agendas, etc.
  • Continuous monitoring/flagging articles and developments of interest in real time for
    clients.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8-10 years of health policy experience (state/federal) (preferred)
  Graduate-level degree in health policy or a related health care field.
• Substantive knowledge and understanding of basic health policy and payment issues, including
  Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and value-based care.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into key policy
  considerations and recommendations.
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously, including setting and
  meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting research for policy makers in a timely and
  effective manner.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally, with special emphasis on communicating with
  policy-making audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the skills necessary to effectively work with colleagues,
  partner organizations and a variety of high-ranking government officials.
• Ability and willingness to work independently and assume additional responsibilities.
• Must be able to work under strict deadlines.
• Must be flexible with regard to schedule, may require off hours work to meet aggressive
  deadlines.