Associate, Policy

About the Peterson Center on Healthcare

The Peterson Center on Healthcare (“the Center”) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making higher quality, more affordable healthcare a reality for all Americans. The organization is working to transform U.S. healthcare into a high-performance system by finding innovative solutions that improve quality and lower costs and accelerating their adoption on a national scale. Established by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Center collaborates with stakeholders across the healthcare system and engages in grant-making, partnerships, and research.

About the Opportunity

The Center is seeking an Associate to support the Center’s existing policy and programmatic work in the areas of health technology, data transparency, cost containment, along with the development of new initiatives. This position will report to a Senior Director within the Center and support the management of multiple grants, partnerships, and other emerging opportunities aligned with the Center’s strategies.

The Associate will learn about healthcare policy, research, and philanthropic investment. Specific responsibilities include:

Policy Research and Synthesis

• Conduct in-depth research and analysis to support high-quality content for the Center across a range of health policy topics. Work products will include public facing explainers, blogs, reports as well as internal memos to leadership and briefing documents for Congress and the Administration.
• Conduct environmental scans to identify emerging trends, political dynamics, or other factors relevant to portfolio strategy and investments.

Grant and Project Management

• Follow grant management and reporting processes to track status of grant deliverables, performance measures, budgets, and modification requests.
• Regularly update his/her manager on status of grants, including on potential grant issues and project efficiencies.
• Manage and contribute to the review and quality control of grant materials and outputs, closely coordinating and collaborating with internal, external, and communications staff.
• Provide operational and logistical support by coordinating meetings, reviewing reports, taking notes, and synthesizing takeaways for senior staff.

About the Successful Candidate

The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, operationally focused, and detail oriented. They should be able to set and communicate priorities while nimbly reacting to fast-moving opportunities. More specifically, the ideal candidate will bring:

• Exemplary project coordination and management skills.
• Excellent time management: proven skill and comfort in prioritizing, multi-tasking, overseeing, and efficiently delivering high-quality work products.
• A collaborative and constructive approach with colleagues and external partners.
• Strong research skills with the ability to synthesize information.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and have the organizational skills to prioritize and manage numerous projects at once as they evolve and change.
• Attention to detail, willingness to be hands-on, flexibility, and an ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical skills, adept at research and writing, and impeccable attention to detail.
• Ability to speak and write clearly, effectively, succinctly, and spontaneously.
• Skilled in working independently and collaboratively as part of a team, as well as experience engaging external partners and/or working cross-functionally.
• Ability to understand and interrogate budgets and financial reporting.
• Excellent judgment; adept at exercising discretion and tact in complex, confidential situations.
• Interest and experience in data analytics.
• A desire to learn and grow, as well as being receptive to receiving instruction, direction, and feedback.

Professional Experience

• Three or more years of experience in healthcare, including at a management consulting, strategy, business operations or other professional services, program or project management, or related experience.
• Experience in healthcare policy and financial analysis is a plus.
• Understanding of and interest in healthcare spending and affordability.
• In order to build productive relationships across the organization and to ensure effective collaboration, this role requires in-person presence in accordance with the organization’s hybrid schedule of working in the office three days per week (Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

Education and Travel

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in social sciences, including economics, policy, or public health and/or information sciences.
• Master’s degree in health care administration, public health, public policy or related field is strongly preferred.
• Less than 20% travel required.

Salary and Benefits

We anticipate that the starting base salary range for this position will be $75,000 to $87,500, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. A final decision on the successful candidate’s starting salary will be based on a number of factors, such as skills, experience, qualifications, education, and the location in which the job will be performed. In addition, we offer an extensive benefits package to support our employees, including comprehensive health insurance, a substantial 401k match, paid time off, a hybrid work schedule and other flexible work policies.

To Apply

We are a dynamic, growing organization that embraces critical thinking, problem solving and innovative ideas. If you have relevant experience and qualifications, please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to careers@petersonhealthcare.org.

The Peterson Center on Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply to our organization. We offer a welcoming community that respects each individual and fosters a diverse set of experiences, perspectives, skills and ideas. We are committed to building a workplace in which every team member can thrive personally and professionally and contribute to our mission.