Healthcare Associate

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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.

The Center is seeking an Associate to support grant-making and strategy development focused on improving the affordability of employer-sponsored health insurance and empowering employers in their roles as healthcare purchasers. This position will report to an Associate Director within the Center and support the development and management of multiple grants, partnerships, and other emerging opportunities aligned with the Center's strategies.

The Associate will learn about project management, healthcare policy, research, and philanthropic investment by supporting the grant lifecycle from ideation and approval to evaluation and dissemination. Specific responsibilities include:

• Develop management and reporting processes to track status of grant deliverables, performance measures, budgets, and modification requests.
• Maintain up-to-date project management resources that facilitate effective cross-team collaboration, such as requirement trackers, SharePoint directories, and other collaboration tools.
• Regularly update their 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, such as evidence and guidance intended for employers and other commercial healthcare market purchasers, 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.

• Support management of research contracts to inform the design, implementation, evaluation, and strategic direction of the Center, with a particular focus on employer-sponsored insurance and commercial healthcare markets.
• Conduct environmental scans of new developments, trends and perspectives related to portfolio strategy and individual investments.
• Carry out due diligence research on potential grantees and partners.
• Attend conferences and events to gather key insights from thought leaders on relevant topics.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, 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:

• Experience related to employer-sponsored insurance, commercial healthcare markets, employee benefits, or healthcare purchasing.
• 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,…