Policy Manager

Title:

Policy Manager

Reports to:

Director, Policy & Governance

FLSA Status:
Exempt, Full Time

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Location:

Remote (U.S.)

Starting Salary: $97,000 – $116,000 depending on experience

The Policy Manager plays a key role in advancing The Sequoia Project’s mission by developing, refining, and maintaining policy documents that support organizational initiatives and strategic objectives. This role supports the end-to-end policy development process, including policy research, drafting, iterative revision, analysis of reviewer feedback, and production of high-quality final documents. Additionally, this position ensures effective execution of organizational strategy and priorities related to policy, in collaboration with the Director of Policy and Governance.

Working with subject matter experts and organizational leadership, the Policy Manager evaluates proposed revisions, researches policy issues, analyzes reviewer feedback, and develops recommendations that improve the quality, clarity, and consistency of trust framework policies. This position requires exceptional analytical thinking, superior writing and editing skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple complex policy initiatives simultaneously.

The Sequoia Project is a non-profit with a public service mission to lead in an interoperable health information sharing ecosystem to improve the health and welfare of people in the US. The Trust Framework Team supports public and private-sector led trust framework programs by providing leadership and support for policy, governance, technical, operational, and stakeholder engagement efforts

• Research industry trends, regulations, standards, and organizational priorities to support policy development and updates.
• Draft new policies, guidance documents, white papers, implementation guidance, and supporting materials.
• Analyze existing policies to identify opportunities for clarification, improvement, modernization, and consistency.
• Research policy issues and develop recommendations that improve policy clarity, consistency, and effectiveness.
• Ensure policy documents are logically organized, internally consistent, and aligned with organizational objectives.

• Lead multiple iterative review cycles for policy documents from initial draft through final publication.
• Collect, organize, track, and analyze reviewer comments to identify common themes, conflicting recommendations, and areas requiring clarification.
• Review proposed revisions and recommend changes that improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with policy objectives.
• Incorporate approved revisions into successive policy drafts while maintaining document integrity and consistency.
• Prepare comment disposition logs and documentation describing how feedback was addressed.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of revisions, comment resolution, and policy evolution throughout the drafting process.
• Manage document version control and ensure publication-ready quality.

• Conduct policy and industry research to support policy development and document revisions.
• Monitor changes in industry practices, regulations, and organizational priorities that may require policy updates.
• Prepare policy briefs, executive summaries, issue analyses, FAQs, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure all policy documents are accurate, well-written, and supported by appropriate references.

• Support multiple policy initiatives simultaneously while maintaining project schedules and document milestones.
• Maintain organized repositories of policy documents, supporting research, revision history, and published materials.
• Coordinate document reviews and ensure timely completion of revision cycles.
• Support publication and ongoing maintenance of organizational policy documents.

• Support special projects and strategic initiatives, including research, planning, and implementation support, as requested.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Sequoia…