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The Health Management Academy Associate Director, Healthcare Research in Arlington, Virginia
About The Academy:
The Health Management Academy (THMA) brings together health system leaders and innovators to collectively address the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities. By assisting executives in cultivating peer networks, understanding key strategic trends, establishing pragmatic partnerships, and developing next-generation leaders, our members are better positioned to lead industry transformation.
The Health Management Academy offers a dynamic atmosphere with significant opportunities for employees. If you are interested in contributing to a member-centric, creative, and collaborative workforce while deeply influencing top leaders and institutions in healthcare, THMA could be the right place for you!
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Managing Director, AI Catalyst the Associate Director supports AI Catalyst’s qualitative research, market analysis, and deliverable production from conception to completion. The Associate Director provides thought leadership and research management across projects that range from a few weeks to several months in duration. These projects may include written deliverables, analytic models, presentations, and events. The Associate Director also serves as a subject matter expert, advising member health systems and industry partners on AI-related strategic priorities, and should be skilled in virtual and in-person presenting and facilitation.
Beyond project leadership, the Associate Director is responsible for qualitative research/content leadership and agenda setting, serving as expert across the membership, and facilitating engaging discussions with our members about research. The Associate Director will manage autonomous project workstreams and will mentor and project-manage analyst-level staff. The Associate Director also coordinates closely with other THMA teams covering AI-related topics and helps manage product strategy, operations, sales, and marketing. AI Catalyst supports senior executives at leading health systems who come without technology background as they navigate the immense potential and enormous uncertainty of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Primary Job Duties:
Research project leadership, design, and management
Conduct qualitative research and synthesize complex ideas into actionable insights for our members
Develop templates for and lead the execution of multiple deliverables simultaneously with varying levels of complexity with little oversight
Backstop research workstreams of analyst-level staff, including editorial, mentorship, and project management responsibilities
Develop and apply knowledge related to healthcare organization, technology, operations, finances, and care delivery based on the strategic priorities of large health systems and healthcare companies
Apply primary and secondary research skills, including hypothesis generation, root cause analysis, inductive and deductive reasoning
Formulate and defend original points of view
Create client deliverables using persuasive writing and graphics/visuals to communicate ideas and information
Build qualitative and qualitative survey instruments; conduct rigorous analysis
Build and manage internal and external relationships
Present and facilitate discussions for both small and large audiences, virtual and in-person
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years of relevant experience in a graduate research, business research, or health policy setting
Demonstrated qualitative skills researching and analyzing healthcare issues; ability to synthesize and summarize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue
Strong project management experience, both as an individual contributor and managing the contributions of others: plan, organize, and manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction
Proven ability to cultivate member relationships and identify key areas of improvement or new topics in healthcare to optimize overall business success
Interest in the business/commercial aspect of healthcare
Artificial intelligence or healthcare technology content expertise is desirable
Interpersonal Skills & Attributes:
Creative & strategic mindset
Process-oriented
Innovative approach to solutions
Attention to detail
Ability to influence others at senior levels
Collaborative
Customer-focused
Ability to work independently and as a team member
Self-directed and resourceful
Excellent communication and client-facing skills
Excellent organizational skills
Comfortable with ambiguity and change often experienced at a quickly growing company
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, and distance vision. Ability to travel long distances including air travel.
Notice of Equal Opportunity Employment:
The Health Management Academy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, THMA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. THMA’s goal is for our people to reflect the communities in which we live and serve and to ensure representation of women, people of color, veterans and individuals with disabilities in our organization.
Compensation:
Salary starting at $90,000 and up plus benefits
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