Position Summary: The Vice President, State Affairs (VP) leads AHIP’s state policy engagement, coordinating legislative and regulatory policy positioning in connection with AHIP's State Affairs and Policy advocacy work.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads and oversees the State Policy staff in responding to state legislative and regulatory proposals to ensure alignment with AHIP policy positioning.
- Identifies new and emerging policy issues of importance to AHIP member health plans and to AHIP's strategic advocacy and policy priorities.
- Develops and manages the State Policy tools and model legislative language in alignment with AHIP Federal Policy.
- Develops and manages State policy templates and resources to ensure they are current and aligned with AHIP Federal Policy.
- Manages a central research repository of AHIP policy materials for State Policy.
- Provides and oversees policy updates to the AHIP member plans, including across AHIP and its committees.
- Responsible for quality control of state policy charts, state policy analysis, , and state policy talking points to ensure ,accuracy, and of the highest caliber.
- Identifies state policy trends and participates in and coordinates with ongoing policy development across AHIP, including with AHIP Federal Policy.
- Oversees and reviews written materials developed by the State Policy for external stakeholders, including the written communications prepared by the State Policy staff, such as State Strategy Team memos, legislative and regulatory updates, policy briefs, testimony, comment letters, position statements, and talking points.
- Participates and delegates members of State Policy to participate across all AHIP policy Committees.
- Meets regularly with State Policy staff to review the status of priority bills and regulations in assigned states.
- Develops policy briefs andwrites summaries of key legislation and / or regulations, and assigns projects to State Policy staff. Assures top-quality editorial standards on all materials produced by State Policy.
- Creates a positive work environment while demonstrating in own performance and actions AHIP standards of high achievement, first-class value to member plans, and the performance excellence AHIP expects.
- Participates in weekly management meetings.
- Performs other tasks as required or assigned.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. For example, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. In addition, the employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, communicate verbally, use computer and other technology (including keyboarding).
Mental Demands
The mental demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Employee must have a high capacity for logical thinking, be able to cope effectively with stressful demands involving high levels of responsibility and urgent deadlines, remain calm in conflict situations, focus on mission-critical matter but also have the ability to switch quickly from one project or demand to another (and back again).
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises the State Policy Team
Minimum Education and Experience Required
- Advanced degree required in health policy, public policy, juris doctorate, or or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working in legislative, regulatory, political, and public affairs experience.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of supervisory experience preferred.
Other Qualifications
- Possesses a deep understanding of state legislative and regulatory processes and knowledge of state laws and regulations relating to health insurance and managed care.
- Excellent computer literacy skills and deep knowledge of states' legislative and regulatory systems.
- Possesses sound judgment, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and the ability to finalize products promptly and accurately.
- Works effectively as part of a team as well as individually.
- Ability to work favorably as part of a team, understand and follow direction.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships.
- Ability to influence others.
- Ability to identify and seek information.
- Analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Disability Specifications
AHIP will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AHIP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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