Job Information
Somatus Senior Director, Clinical Program Development in McLean, Virginia
Overview
As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.
It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?
Showing Up Somatus Strong
We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:
Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.
Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.
Showing Up for You
We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:
Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
Flexible PTO
Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
Community engagement opportunities
And more!
This position will focus on leading program development, working on developing and optimizing clinical programs to better the CKD and ESRD population, using evidence-based research and best practices. This position will also be responsible for overseeing and leading the clinical program workflows as well as the clinical operational workflows.
This role requires a on site schedule to our office in Mclean VA.
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop the program roadmap and break down roadmap into tactical plan in conjunction with the product team
Lead development of new clinical programs for CKD & ESRD population, including understanding existing workflow, defining program goals, KPIs, and assessments
Assess, monitor, and optimize existing programs to achieve operational effectiveness, reduction in costs, and improvement in patient quality
Oversee clinical and operational workflows, refining as needed
Ensure the programs, workflows, and trainings align with requirements set forth by NCQA, Medicaid, SNP and other regulatory entities
Ability to interface with Senior Level Executives during client meetings / presentations
Lead client workflow meetings for seamless collaboration as needed
Work closely with payer partners to gather requirements, identify cross-system impacts, perform analysis, and drive project management
Responsible for program and clinical operations collateral, including patient education materials, clinical team training manuals, and workflow documentation
Collaborate closely with product development to ensure that technology solution supports clinical strategy
Responsible for coordinating clinical program materials and new programs / new initiatives
Collaborate with data and technology teams for successful development of reports related to clinical programs and workflows
Contributes to a strong culture of continuous development and rapid iteration
Perform other duties as assigned
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.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with 7-10 years of related experience
Clinical licensure: RN, NP, RD or PharmD is required
Experience working with clients and other external stakeholders
Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required for cross-functional collaboration
Utilizes strong organizational skills to execute against roadmap with timely deliverables and close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Skilled at using all Microsoft applications including Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other web-based applications
Understands and complies with highest standards of confidentiality
Consistent track record of successfully leading program development and project management
Understanding of healthcare workflows for population health, value-based care, and care management
Understanding of MOC, SNP, Medicaid, NCQA, contract, and training requirements
Understanding of business development process and needs
Ability to document and analyze complex business requirements and processes
Ability to create training content from program requirements and needs
Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities with minimal oversight
Ability to handle ambiguity and desire to work in a fast-paced start-up environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree
Strong analytical skills
Acute attention to detail
Ability to be both a strategic and tactical change agent in the renal space
Self-starter who will take initiative and be proactive when there are multiple priorities
Strategic solution-seeker who sees opportunities when others see barriers
Experience working with vulnerable patient populations (ESRD, CHF, geriatrics, minorities, low income, uninsured, etc.)
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
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.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated