Housing Services Senior Policy Analyst (Operations & Policy Analyst 4)

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The Housing Services Senior Policy Analyst will be a key member of the 1115 Waiver Strategic Operations Team. This position will manage, coordinate, and lead policy development and analysis on 1115 Waiver initiatives, serve as a strategic policy advisor, and lead cross-agency work designing and implementing 1115 Waiver authorities. While topic areas will include 1115 Waiver authorities generally, this position will also focus on housing services and the intersection of health and housing.

This includes responsibility for providing recommendations and researching policy issues related to 1115 Waiver initiatives in support of Medicaid, the 1115 Waiver Strategic Operations Team, partners, and other interested parties. Specifically, this position will develop policies and strategies to ensure eligible individuals gain access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including housing services. This position will lead the development of proposals that impact 1115 Waiver housing benefit design and implementation, budget, system partner and community engagement, IT system changes, reimbursement rates and coding, Oregon Administrative Rule changes, CCO contracts and deliverables, and program evaluation.  This position’s work products will be highly visible and of significant interest to advocates for individuals with lived experience, legislators, service providers and staff of other Executive Branch agencies. 

What We Are Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Example: A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Desired Attributes:

• Experience leading or supporting the development, implementation, and refinement policies and programs. 
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid administration in Oregon.
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes; experience analyzing, applying and advising on relevant federal and state laws and regulations as well as, legislative concepts/bills.
• Ability to provide organizational leadership to foster inter-and cross-agency collaboration and to shape systems-wide community centered policies, programs, and continuous (performance / quality / process) improvement strategies.
• Strong oral and written communication skills across a variety of forums; experience communicating qualitative and quantitative information, verbal and written, that are accessible to and understood by audiences with different levels of comprehension or interest.
• Experience and knowledge evaluating and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data to analyze and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of administrative and technical programs within the context of health policy / healthcare services. 
• Demonstrated project management experience. 
• Knowledge about contracts/interagency agreement administration, procurement, and grant administration.

Application Guidance

How to Apply: Submission Requirements - At the time of application, ensure the work history in your applicant profile is up to date and attach a current copy of your resume and cover letter at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-180337.

Application Deadline:

05/22/2025

Salary Range:

$7,353 - $10,827