Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The candidate must live within 50 miles of the Boston, MA Elevance Health location.
Build the Possibilities. Make an extraordinary impact.
The Health Equity Director will chair the contractually required Health Equity Committee and provide overall leadership in the design and implementation of MBHP's strategies and programs and initiatives to ensure that Health Equity is prioritized and addressed. The Director will serve as the primary liaison between the MBHP, The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and other EOHHS Health Plans regarding efforts to achieve Health Equity.
How you will make an impact:
Assist with the strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of health equity efforts in the context of the population health initiatives; inform decision-making around best payer practices related to disparity reductions
Inform decision-making regarding best payer practices related to disparity reductions, including providing team members with relevant and applicable resources and research
Coordinate and collaborate with members, providers, local and state government, community-based organizations, and other entities to impact health disparities at a population level.
Ensure that the perspectives of members with disparate outcomes are incorporated into the tailoring of intervention strategies
Collaborate with the Health Plan analytics team to ensure the Health Plan collects and meaningfully uses race, ethnicity, and language data to identify disparities.
Ensure that efforts addressed at improving health equity, reducing disparities, and improving cultural competence are designed collaboratively with other entities to have a collective impact for the population.
Minimum Requirements:
Requires a BA/BS degree and 5+ years of experience, preferably in public health, social/human services, social work, public policy, health care, education, community development, or justice; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
