Senior Policy Advisor – Health Care Market Oversight

Salary Range: $7,537.00-$11,098.00

Contract:

Full-time, limited duration, unrepresented management, Senior Policy Advisor positions (Classification: Operations & Policy Analyst
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Location:

Portland Oregon, Salem Oregon, or remotely from anywhere in the United States

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), within the Health Policy & Analytics Division, is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor to support the Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) Program. Established under Oregon House Bill 2362, the program reviews qualifying health care business transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations, to evaluate their potential impacts on health care costs, access, quality, and health equity. This position plays a critical role in ensuring that health care consolidation supports Oregon statewide health policy goals and the well-being of its residents.

The Senior Policy Advisor leads complex health care transaction reviews involving hospitals, health systems, health insurance plans, and other health care providers. Responsibilities include developing analytical plans, coordinating internal and external subject matter experts, managing consultants and contracts, evaluating data and research, and synthesizing findings into reports, recommendations, and legal orders. The position also leads follow-up reviews to assess compliance with transaction conditions and evaluate changes in health care markets over time.

Success requires strong project management, critical thinking, policy analysis, and written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet statutory deadlines. In addition to leading transaction reviews, the Senior Policy Advisor contributes to program development by recommending policy strategies, developing processes and guidance, and identifying opportunities to improve regulatory oversight.

The position collaborates closely with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Oregon Department of Justice, other government agencies, health care organizations, community partners, and the public. Through independent analysis, strategic recommendations, and meaningful partner engagement, this role helps OHA promote transparency, protect consumers, and advance a health care system that is accessible, affordable, high-quality, and equitable for all Oregonians.

These qualifications must be reflected in your application for consideration. A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work. OR;
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills required, with a demonstrated ability to convey and synthesize complex information to technical and non-technical audiences and experience preparing well-written public facing materials, such as reports, memos, presentations, or information or data briefs.
• Project Management or Coordination:
  Five years of experience with project management or project coordination, including developing and implementing project plans and a demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of independence and manage multiple competing priorities in a high-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Policy or Data Analysis:
  Demonstrated experience and expertise in leading policy or data analyses, including developing analytic plans, reviewing evidence, compiling relevant information, guiding analyses, and summarizing findings and conclusions. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical and legal materials, such as statute, regulation, contracts, term sheets, financial statements, etc.
• Health Care Transaction Review:
  Experience related to conducting regulatory reviews of health care transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and affiliations; familiarity with state and federal requirements for transaction notification and review.
• Health Care Market and Financial Analysis:
  Demonstrated knowledge or experience analyzing health care delivery systems, health care costs, provider organizations, insurance markets, mergers and acquisitions, or other factors affecting health care access,…