Job Description

Professional, Health Equity & Community Clinical Innovation

625 State St, Schenectady, NY 12305, USA * Rochester Office, 20 S. Clinton Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America

• Tarrytown, NY, USA Req #1689

Friday, September 1, 2023

Over 35 years strong and fueled by 1,700 smart, passionate employees across New York state and Vermont, MVP is full of opportunities to grow. We are a nationally recognized, award-winning leader for a reason. The beating heart of our company is a wide range of employees from a diverse set of backgrounds-tech people, numbers people, even people people-working together to make health insurance better. If you are ready to join a thriving, mission-driven company where you can create your own opportunities and make a positive difference-it\'s time to make a healthy career move to MVP!

Status: Full Time, Exempt

In collaboration with the Director of Clinical Innovations and the VP of Provider Engagement and Care Mgt, this position is responsible for building an enterprise strategy for the advancement of Health Equity with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH) and "Community Clinical Programming" to improve quality of care, engagement, quality scores and to meet customers where they are. The position will assist in creating the organization\'s foundational strategy and document first generation workplan to support MVP\'s ability to serve an increasingly diverse customer base in a far more meaningful way. This will improve the Plan\'s market position and also ensure we play a role in supporting "whole-person" health and wellness and move closer to being a deeply rooted community-oriented wellness. The position will strive to advance equity in health care innovation by embedding equity into the MVP\'s existing innovation practice and addressing the customers\' unmet needs and identifying new opportunities informed by engagement with marginalized and minoritized innovators, entrepreneurs, and members/consumers. Success in this position will be measured by developing and leveraging effective collaboration models with internal and external stakeholders, including the SDOH & Health Equity Committee, Community Steering Committee, Health 2047, and the health care start-up, investment, and technology communities to have a measurable impact on people and communities.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

Program Strategy and Development

• Design and implement a strategy to ensure equitable opportunities and conditions in innovation for marginalized and minoritized people and communities; identify opportunities to mitigate bias within health care innovation (the people given opportunities to innovate, the products developed and who has access to them, the harm this creates and the inequities that are exacerbated) and promote best in class equitable DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) practices related to community service engagement
• Launch a model for assessing and continuously monitoring the needs of marginalized and minoritized innovators, entrepreneurs, and members/consumers
• Identify and execute a roadmap of programmatic efforts in response to stakeholder needs and market gaps to advance equity in health care innovation; conduct market scans, identify and engage leads, define opportunities for collaboration with outside organizations to develop, test, and launch concepts for new programs and resources
• Partner with SDOH Strategy Team, collaborating cross-functionally to move opportunities from scoping through contracting to launch
• Build the external communication and market influence plan, identifying channels and mechanisms for advancing equity and innovation objectives within key stakeholder groups, including the broader health care start-up, investment, and technology community (1115 waiver)
• Serve as a strategic lead for external equity and innovation partnerships, ensuring that collaborations meet agreed objectives, are continuously evaluated for improvement, and/or renewed, or expanded as appropriate
• Serve as the primary liaison between MVP and external stakeholders, and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Represent MVP at relevant health care innovation conferences, events, and summits

Enterprise Health Equity Collaborative Efforts and Program Mgt

• Serve as the facilitator for the Equity & Innovation team, providing guidance and support for the design and implementation of the social drivers of health (SDOH) strategy
• Ensure that equity is embedded into cross-enterprise MVP innovation initiatives; participate in cross-enterprise opportunity analyses, the assessment and development of new initiatives, market engagement strategies, and communication campaigns related to the advancement of Health Equity with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH) and "Community Clinical Programming" to improve quality of care, engagement, quality scores and to meet customers where they are
• Lead the identification, development, and coordination of SDOH compliance requirements across multiple areas of the business and product lines and ensure Corp alignment
• Develop strong relationships with other colleagues committed to health equity across the enterprise, amplifying and supporting opportunities to embed equity within MVP\'s strategy and planning
• Support Talent and leaders on sourcing, hiring, and retaining diverse candidates by connecting with professional organizations and leveraging social media and community connections.
• Develop training opportunities to educate employees and managers on how to recognize, accommodate and appreciate individual differences and how these can be bridged back to assist in meeting the business plan. Serve as a change agent to provide solutions, resources, and training on DEI related topics.

May include other responsibilities as assigned in support of Health Management initiatives.

Position Qualifications

Minimum Education

Master\'s degree in business administration, Health care Management, or related discipline required

Minimum Experience

Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience required

Experience in equity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and/or health care technology preferred

Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience strongly preferred?

Understanding of racial equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion models within the private sector required

Experience in developing, managing, and measuring the impact of cross-sector partnerships, including a successful track record of working with for-profit entities on impact-oriented efforts

Experience conducting stakeholder mapping and needs assessments, defining and executing a strategic roadmap

Required Skills

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and multi-task across many assignments, collaborate effectively with colleagues; polished interpersonal, consensus-building, and negotiation skills; strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting in a large group setting

Some travel required

About MVP
MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health insurer caring for more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of our members and the communities we serve, MVP makes health insurance more convenient, more supportive, and more personal. We are powered by the ideas and energy of more than 1,700 diverse, employees from all backgrounds, committed to having a positive impact on the health and wellness of everyone we serve. MVP Health Care is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunity (PDF). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis, e.g., Pay Transparency (PDF), and the Know your Rights protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any person with a disability needing special accommodations to the application process, please contact Human Resources at hr@mvphealthcare.com

Please apply and learn more - including how you may become a proud member of our team.

Other details

• Job Family Medical Management/Clinical
• Pay Type Salary

MVP Health Care