Director-Government and External Quality Programs

Job Description:

The Director of Government and External Quality Programs sets the enterprise vision and strategy for government quality and public reporting programs. This role anticipates regulatory and policy changes, represents Intermountain externally, establishes standards and governance, and mobilizes organizational partners to improve quality performance, manage risk, and optimize financial outcomes. The Leader also builds and develops a sustainable center of expertise responsible for accurate, timely, and defensible reporting.

Essential Functions Sets the enterprise vision and strategy for government quality and public reporting programs. Anticipates the future environment, establishes strategic priorities, and aligns the portfolio with Intermountain’s clinical, financial, and operational goals.

Shapes Intermountain’s response to evolving policy and regulation. Interprets emerging government priorities, evaluates enterprise impact, and advises senior leaders on strategic decisions, risks, opportunities, and organizational readiness.

Develops Intermountain’s positions and represents the organization externally. Builds enterprise alignment and serves as a senior representative in government, industry, advisory, and measure-development forums to influence practical and meaningful quality programs.

Builds strategic partnerships that expand Intermountain’s influence. Cultivates senior-level relationships with government agencies, associations, health systems, health plans, and national quality leaders to anticipate change, shape strategy, and advance shared priorities.

Establishes enterprise standards for quality measurement and reporting. Provides strategic oversight of measure interpretation, data integrity, abstraction, submission, and public reporting to ensure results are consistent, timely, and defensible.

Drives enterprise quality performance and financial value. Mobilizes clinical, operational, financial, and technical leaders around priority opportunities and ensures government quality programs translate into measurable improvement and optimized organizational outcomes.

Establishes governance and executive accountability for program risk. Ensures senior leaders have visibility into performance, financial exposure, readiness, and emerging concerns. Directs the organizational response to significant reporting issues, disputes, and adverse determinations.

Builds and leads an enterprise center of expertise. Provides strategic direction to government quality reporting teams, develops leaders and subject matter experts, and ensures the organization has the talent, technology, partnerships, and resources needed for long-term success.

Skills Strategic Leadership Strategic Planning Regulatory Interpretation Policy Analysis External Relations and Advocacy Executive Influence and Communication Quality Measurement and Reporting Performance Improvement Risk Management Financial Acumen Relationship Building Communication Minimum  Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing, health information management, health policy, business, data analytics, or a related field. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution. Education is verified.

Seven years of progressive experience in healthcare quality, regulatory reporting, government healthcare programs, public reporting, value-based care, health policy, or a related field.

Three years of leadership experience, including responsibility for people, complex programs, or enterprise-wide initiatives.

Experience interpreting federal or state healthcare regulations, quality program requirements, payment models, measure specifications, or public reporting methodologies.

Experience developing strategy and…