“As the Deputy Director for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), you will share responsibility with the Deputy Administrator / CMMI Director for providing executive leadership to the planning, organization, coordination and management of the program and administrative activities for innovative models aimed at improving quality of care and reducing costs for Medicare and Medicaid and the beneficiaries served by these programs.”
“What you’ll do:
- Oversight of a 10-year, $10 billion budget for activities initiated under Section 3021 of Affordable Care Act (ACA), ensuring appropriate use, reporting, and internal controls.
- Leads and develops a diverse group of 400+ staff and managers that includes researchers, clinicians, health insurance specialists, IT specialists, data scientists.
- Manages, plans and develops methods to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care, and improving the coordination, and efficiency of health care services.
- Works with stakeholders, including patients and beneficiaries, and model participants in the development, issuance, launch and administration of innovation programs, models and initiatives.
- Provides advice and guidance to the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director related to CMMI strategic planning as well as to the establishment of performance goals and measures for CMMI and its leadership team and staff.
- Undertakes highly complex and sensitive assignments involving Section 3021 of ACA strategies, initiatives and other operational and program issues.
- Advises the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director on major operational and program issues involving personnel, financial, model development and implementation and other priorities of the Center.
- Maintains strong working relationships with other parts of the CMS organization, and coordinates closely with the Department, other Federal agencies and other non-Federal organizations necessary to CMMI?s operations.
- Represents the Deputy Administrator/CMMI Director before key officials of CMS, the Office of the Secretary, the White House, Congress, other Federal and State agencies, and other stakeholders on matters relevant to and impacting CMMI?s priorities.
- Promotes principles of quality management (e.g., a culture of teamwork and collaboration; customer focus; employee involvement and career development; diversity, equity and inclusion; and continuous improvement in carrying out responsibilities).”
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