Vatica Health

Associate Director, Partnerships

Vatica Health

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as a senior point of contact and relationship owner for IHA across all Performance Measurement Programs.
  • Lead IHA through onboarding, transition, and ongoing operations with Cozeva, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
  • Provide strategic thought leadership to IHA on program design, data methodology, performance measurement evolution, and innovation opportunities.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to IHA leadership on analytics strategy, operational scalability, and long-term platform enablement.
  • Direct the ongoing negotiation and contracting needs with IHA and participating health plans in partnership with Legal, Compliance, and other functional areas as needed.
  • Maintain accountability for successful and timely delivery and outcomes across CalPERS, CAPCI, and AMP/Atlas programs.
  • Ensure program scope, timelines, data methodologies, and deliverables are clearly defined, governed, and consistently executed.
  • Anticipate program risks and policy or methodology changes; proactively guide mitigation strategies across stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with Strategy & Operations, Product, Data, Engineering, Customer Success, and Implementation teams to translate IHA program needs into executable roadmaps.
  • Provide clarity and prioritization across competing program demands to ensure delivery commitments are met.
  • Escalate and resolve cross-functional risks related to data ingestion, analytics, reporting accuracy, and platform performance.
  • Serve as an executive-level resource for participating health plans (currently ~15) in collaboration with Customer Success leadership.
  • Support complex stakeholder conversations related to program interpretation, data methodology, compliance, and timelines.
  • Represent Cozeva in external forums, governance meetings, and working groups as appropriate.
  • Coordinate partnership governance structures, operating cadences, and decision-making frameworks with IHA.
  • Oversee contracting alignment in partnership with Business, Legal, and Finance teams across IHA and participating entities.
  • Ensure adherence to contractual commitments, program SLAs, and data governance standards.
  • Own executive-level reporting on program status, risks, outcomes, and improvement opportunities.
  • Identify systemic gaps and drive scalable process, tooling, or governance enhancements.
  • Ensure lessons learned across programs inform future program design and operational maturity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field; advanced degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, or related) preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in healthcare operations, value-based care, or health plan management.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and high-impact initiatives.
  • Experience with Medicare and/or Medicaid or similar performance based programs, including CMS regulations and CMMI models.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across clinical, technical, and business teams.
  • Familiarity with analytics tools, provider performance dashboards, or data visualization platforms (preferred).
  • Deep familiarity with value-based care, healthcare quality measurement, total cost of care, utilization management, and performance programs.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder healthcare partnerships or programs.
  • Strong strategic judgment paired with operational rigor and accountability.
  • Proven success translating analytical insights into operational strategy and measurable results.
  • Ability to translate complex technical and analytical concepts for executive and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working with health plans, provider organizations, healthcare associations, or consortia.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary based on your experience and skills – we believe the top talent deserves the top dollar
  • Bonus Potential (based on role and is discretionary) – if you go above and beyond, you should be rewarded
  • 401k plans– we want to empower you to prepare for your future
  • Room for growth and advancement- we love our employees and want to develop within
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
  • Tax-free Dependent Care Account
  • Life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability
  • Excellent PTO policy (everyone deserves a vacation now and then)
  • Great work-life balance environment- We believe family comes first!
  • Strong supportive teams- There is always a helping hand when you need it
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data methodologyperformance measurementanalytics strategycontract negotiationdata governanceprogram designvalue-based careutilization managementhealthcare quality measurementperformance programs
Soft Skills
strategic thought leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationoperational scalabilitycross-functional team managementrisk mitigationclarity and prioritizationexecutive-level reportingproblem-solvingrelationship management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMHAMBAMPH