Senior Policy Strategist

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $79.3k - $99.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Connect for Health Colorado

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2011

🏥 Healthcare

🛡️ Insurance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Healthcare • Insurance • Healthcare Insurance

Connect for Health Colorado is the official health insurance marketplace for the state of Colorado, offering residents the opportunity to purchase private health insurance plans. The organization operates an open enrollment period from November 1 to January 15, allowing most Coloradans to sign up for health coverage for the following year. Connect for Health Colorado provides a platform to compare healthcare plans, estimate savings, and determine eligibility for financial assistance through Premium Tax Credits. It also offers resources for special enrollment groups, including young adults, Native Americans, and immigrant families, as well as options for small business owners. The marketplace aims to assist consumers in navigating their health insurance options and accessing necessary coverage with potential financial help to lower monthly premiums.

📋 Description

• Conduct and lead complex research and analysis of federal and state legislation, regulations, agency guidance, and emerging policy issues • Serve as a senior subject matter resource on Affordable Care Act policy, eligibility, enrollment, affordability, financial assistance, coverage requirements, and Marketplace regulations • Monitor emerging policy developments and interpret statutory and regulatory requirements • Assess implications for customers, organizational operations, technology, and strategic priorities • Develop policy analyses, issue briefs, regulatory summaries, decision memos, research reports, and implementation guidance • Lead designated policy implementation initiatives from regulatory analysis through operational implementation and evaluation • Develop implementation frameworks covering policy requirements, business impacts, customer considerations, risks, dependencies, success measures, and recommendations • Provide policy consultation and decision support to Product, Technology, Operations, Communications, External Affairs, and other business areas • Maintain documentation of policy interpretations, implementation decisions, and lessons learned • Design and conduct quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation projects • Develop research questions, methodologies, evaluation frameworks, logic models, performance indicators, and success measures • Analyze administrative, survey, operational, market, and other data • Present analytical findings to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders • Lead or support research and policy development for programs related to affordability, enrollment, retention, customer experience, and individual market development • Assess statutory and regulatory parameters, customer needs, market conditions, operational requirements, and peer Marketplace approaches • Identify opportunities from emerging policy, regulatory changes, or Marketplace authority • Serve as a policy resource throughout program concept, feasibility assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation

🎯 Requirements

• Colorado resident • Bachelor’s degree in public policy, public administration, economics, statistics, data science, public health, health policy, political science, social science, or a related field required • Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in public policy, policy research, program evaluation, health policy, government, or a related field • Demonstrated experience independently conducting complex policy and regulatory research and translating findings into actionable recommendations • Demonstrated experience designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, program evaluation, or complex analytical projects • Experience leading complex projects or initiatives involving multiple business areas or stakeholder groups • Ability to independently interpret complex federal and state statutes, regulations, agency guidance, and other primary policy sources • Strong understanding of research design, program evaluation, performance measurement, and quantitative and qualitative analytical methods • Experience working with administrative datasets, survey data, statistical analysis, business intelligence reporting, or comparable analytical tools and methodologies • Demonstrated ability to translate technical, analytical, and regulatory information into clear recommendations for non-technical audiences and organizational decision-makers • Ability to develop subject matter expertise in complex policy areas and serve as a trusted resource to internal stakeholders • Strong facilitation and relationship-management skills, including demonstrated ability to work effectively across business functions with differing priorities and areas of expertise • Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple complex projects and priorities in a rapidly changing policy environment • Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills • Thorough knowledge of the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges preferred • Demonstrated ability to rapidly develop expertise in complex regulatory environments required • Ability to work some non-traditional hours, weekends, and evening events • Successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Robust benefits package with various offerings to tailor to individual needs • 403(b) plan • Paid time off • Short-term disability • Long-term disability • Life insurance • Flexible work schedule • Some flexibility around core office hours • Remote work arrangement