Policy Research Analyst (Health Fund)
32bjnorthfunds, New York, NY, United States
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Policy Research Analyst (Health Fund)
Full Time Full Time New York, NY, US
4 days ago Requisition ID: 1974
Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually
Job Code: M0526HF
Department Name: 32BJ Health Fund
Reports To: Senior Manager, Policy
FLSA Status: Exempt
Union Code: N/A
Management: No
About Us:
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 185,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.
The Funds oversees and manages $11 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people.
32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard‑working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more.
Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A
Job Summary
The 32BJ Health Fund is seeking a Policy Research Analyst to join the Policy Team. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Policy. The Health Fund Policy team was created to address the changing regulatory landscape, evaluate and advance health policy, and elevate the 32BJ Health Fund in public discussions on health care costs, hospital prices, and payment innovation.
Our team is at the forefront of driving policies to lower healthcare costs and hospital prices in New York and New Jersey for the purpose of ensuring affordable, accessible, and high‑quality benefits for our members. Our legislative successes to date include passage of the NYS Healthcare Affordability and Equity Law to prohibit anti‑competitive contracting clauses, the NYC Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act creating the first‑ever municipal Office of Healthcare Accountability, and the Healthcare Data Transparency Act requiring the New York State public employee plan to publish its hospital prices.
Currently, our team is working to pass novel legislation to establish fair prices, called site neutral payments, for routine outpatient services in New York State, and legislation to codify healthcare cost growth benchmark infrastructure in New Jersey. We work on these legislative efforts with the Coalition for Affordable Hospitals, a multistakeholder coalition – of labor unions, health care providers, community and consumer advocates, religious institutions, civil rights organizations, and government entities. This position will have a focus on supporting this legislative work in New York and New Jersey and is ideal for someone passionate about health policy solutions that create greater affordability for 32BJ Health Fund and its participants.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Perform research activities such as literature reviews, budget and policy analysis, and quantitative data analysis
Compile tailored, "just in time" information on specific hospitals or bill content in response to legislator questions, typically during a legislative session
Work with communications teams to create images/graphs to distill complex policy topics into easy‑to‑understand visuals
Research specific policy design issues in‑depth to inform legislative language and amendments
Analyze hospital audited financials to create hospital financial profiles
Use visualization tools like Tableau to tailor data to specific audiences and prepare for meetings with legislators
Support narrative‑building in New York and New Jersey to center hospital prices in healthcare affordability and access policy conversations through research and writing to support reports, white papers, or other written products
Maintain fact sheets with basic data point and keep calendar of data updates
Develop and maintain expertise in data extraction and analysis of policy datasets, such as: NASHP, Sage Transparency, hospital audited financial statements, NYS SPARCS, NYS Institutional Cost Reports, CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, NYS All Payer Database
Attend meetings and public hearings, prepare briefing notes, and interact with external partners and advocates
Monitor State and City administrative activities relevant to healthcare provision, such as merger/acquisition approval meetings or land use and zoning processes
Policy research and budget analysis, including for example:
National scan of research of best practices in other states (i.e., updating compendium released in first policy conference)
How different states pay for healthcare cost accountability initiatives
Review new, proposed, and final federal, state, and local legislation and assist in summarizing key provisions
Help summarize learnings from policy implementation to research and advocate for new policies at the city, state, and federal level
Qualifications (Competencies)
2‑5 years of relevant work experience, including analyzing and assessing policy options relative to a specified goal.
The ideal candidate is someone with a background in health policy and legislative research, including both quantitative and qualitative research.
Ability to analyze and distill large datasets, format spreadsheets, and effectively communicate findings.
Familiarity with healthcare claims and/or organizational financial analysis.
Ability to proficiently use MS Office software packages, including strong Excel skills.
Demonstrated ability to use data visualization tools, such as Tableau, is a plus.
Soft Skills (Interpersonal Skills)
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Well organized, attentive to detail and able to multitask and manage projects
Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Education
College or paralegal degree, or equivalent experience required.
MPH, MPA, or MPP a plus.
Reasoning Ability
High
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
100% of the time: Using Hands
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
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Policy Research Analyst (Health Fund)
Full Time Full Time New York, NY, US
4 days ago Requisition ID: 1974
Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually
Job Code: M0526HF
Department Name: 32BJ Health Fund
Reports To: Senior Manager, Policy
FLSA Status: Exempt
Union Code: N/A
Management: No
About Us:
Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds (“the Funds”) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 185,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.
The Funds oversees and manages $11 billion of dollars in assets, which are made up of many, varied and complex funds. The dollars come from a number of sources, including the property owners who pay into the funds on behalf of their employees, and as such, requires those who oversee and manage the money to be highly skilled financial management people.
32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard‑working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more.
Please take a moment to watch our video to learn more about our culture and contributions to our members: youtu.be/hYNdMGLn19A
Job Summary
The 32BJ Health Fund is seeking a Policy Research Analyst to join the Policy Team. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Policy. The Health Fund Policy team was created to address the changing regulatory landscape, evaluate and advance health policy, and elevate the 32BJ Health Fund in public discussions on health care costs, hospital prices, and payment innovation.
Our team is at the forefront of driving policies to lower healthcare costs and hospital prices in New York and New Jersey for the purpose of ensuring affordable, accessible, and high‑quality benefits for our members. Our legislative successes to date include passage of the NYS Healthcare Affordability and Equity Law to prohibit anti‑competitive contracting clauses, the NYC Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act creating the first‑ever municipal Office of Healthcare Accountability, and the Healthcare Data Transparency Act requiring the New York State public employee plan to publish its hospital prices.
Currently, our team is working to pass novel legislation to establish fair prices, called site neutral payments, for routine outpatient services in New York State, and legislation to codify healthcare cost growth benchmark infrastructure in New Jersey. We work on these legislative efforts with the Coalition for Affordable Hospitals, a multistakeholder coalition – of labor unions, health care providers, community and consumer advocates, religious institutions, civil rights organizations, and government entities. This position will have a focus on supporting this legislative work in New York and New Jersey and is ideal for someone passionate about health policy solutions that create greater affordability for 32BJ Health Fund and its participants.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Perform research activities such as literature reviews, budget and policy analysis, and quantitative data analysis
Compile tailored, "just in time" information on specific hospitals or bill content in response to legislator questions, typically during a legislative session
Work with communications teams to create images/graphs to distill complex policy topics into easy‑to‑understand visuals
Research specific policy design issues in‑depth to inform legislative language and amendments
Analyze hospital audited financials to create hospital financial profiles
Use visualization tools like Tableau to tailor data to specific audiences and prepare for meetings with legislators
Support narrative‑building in New York and New Jersey to center hospital prices in healthcare affordability and access policy conversations through research and writing to support reports, white papers, or other written products
Maintain fact sheets with basic data point and keep calendar of data updates
Develop and maintain expertise in data extraction and analysis of policy datasets, such as: NASHP, Sage Transparency, hospital audited financial statements, NYS SPARCS, NYS Institutional Cost Reports, CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, NYS All Payer Database
Attend meetings and public hearings, prepare briefing notes, and interact with external partners and advocates
Monitor State and City administrative activities relevant to healthcare provision, such as merger/acquisition approval meetings or land use and zoning processes
Policy research and budget analysis, including for example:
National scan of research of best practices in other states (i.e., updating compendium released in first policy conference)
How different states pay for healthcare cost accountability initiatives
Review new, proposed, and final federal, state, and local legislation and assist in summarizing key provisions
Help summarize learnings from policy implementation to research and advocate for new policies at the city, state, and federal level
Qualifications (Competencies)
2‑5 years of relevant work experience, including analyzing and assessing policy options relative to a specified goal.
The ideal candidate is someone with a background in health policy and legislative research, including both quantitative and qualitative research.
Ability to analyze and distill large datasets, format spreadsheets, and effectively communicate findings.
Familiarity with healthcare claims and/or organizational financial analysis.
Ability to proficiently use MS Office software packages, including strong Excel skills.
Demonstrated ability to use data visualization tools, such as Tableau, is a plus.
Soft Skills (Interpersonal Skills)
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Well organized, attentive to detail and able to multitask and manage projects
Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Education
College or paralegal degree, or equivalent experience required.
MPH, MPA, or MPP a plus.
Reasoning Ability
High
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Under 1/3 of the time: Standing, Walking, Climbing or Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling
Over 2/3 of the time: Talking or Hearing
100% of the time: Using Hands
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1/3 to 2/3 of the time: Work near moving or mechanical parts, exposure to radiation, moderate noise.
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