Senior Health Care Policy & Advocacy Director

The Position

Sirona Strategies is a health care strategic consulting firm at the intersection of health care policy, politics and business. We counsel both large and small clients across the health care spectrum on regulatory, legislative and market dynamics that can be leveraged to best position them in a rapidly shifting environment.

To apply, please email your resume and a short cover letter highlighting three accomplishments that would make you an impactful Senior Director to eflior@sironastrategies.com.

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

Candidate should be comfortable with the following activities:

Regulatory analysis and comment letter drafting.
Policy related to Medicare and Medicaid
Developing strategies for Administration engagement on policy issues.
Identifying and analyzing the impact of market, legislative and regulatory trends for clients.
Client management.

Duties and job responsibilities include:

Regulatory Analysis and Policy Support
- Summarize and analyze regulations and other guidance documents, identifying implications for clients and recommended next steps.
- Draft 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.

Benefits

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Washington, D.C targeting an average of 2 days in the office per week, with additional travel required for conferences, meetings, and other events.

Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
Outstanding retirement plan, Sirona contributes 3% of your salary annually to a 401(k) retirement plan, eligibility starts at 6 months.
Hybrid workplace with no designated days of mandatory office time
13+ paid holidays and 13+ paid vacation days, sick and bereavement leave
Flexible, monitoring only work week between December 22 and January 1
An estimate of the current salary range is $125,000 – $200,000

To apply, please email your resume to EFlior@sironastrategies.com.