Job Description

Lead - Value-Based Care Performance

Department: Value-Based Care Programs

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Reporting To: Beth Patak

Compensation: $105,000 - $130,000 / year

Astrana Health is seeking a Lead - Value-Based Care Performance to drive enterprise-level performance improvement initiatives across the organization’s National Accountable Care Organization (ACO) portfolio. This role partners closely with Network Management, Quality, and Data & Analytics teams to translate complex performance data into actionable insights that influence strategic and operational decision-making. This position operates with a high degree of independence, judgment, and influence, leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that impact quality outcomes, financial performance, and operational effectiveness across multiple markets.

This Lead will serve as a trusted advisor to market and organizational leadership, shaping performance strategies and ensuring alignment with value-based care objectives. Success in this role requires strong analytical capability and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels without direct authority. We are ideally seeking candidates who have experience within healthcare/ACOs!

This is a remote, individual-contributor position.

Our Values:

• Put Patients First
• Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams
• Operate with Integrity & Excellence
• Be Innovative
• Work As One Team

What You'll Do

• Lead and drive enterprise-level, cross-functional performance improvement initiatives across multiple markets, from strategy development through execution and sustainment
• Analyze and synthesize large, complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and develop data-driven recommendations that influence business and operational decisions
• Translate complex performance data insights into clear, compelling insights and executive-level narratives to guide leadership decision-making
• Oversee and optimize the operations of ACO Provider Performance Dashboards, ensuring accuracy, usability, and alignment with business needs
• Establish and maintain a centralized framework of ACO performance measures, ensuring consistency and alignment with CMS definitions and organizational standards
• Drive annual and ongoing ACO performance improvement initiatives by partnering strategically with cross-functional stakeholders
• Serve as a subject matter resource on ACO measures, including monitoring regulatory updates (e.g., CMS changes), ensuring data integrity, and communicating impacts to stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong relationships with market leaders to align on priorities, interpret performance insights, and support execution of improvement strategies
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders across Operations, Quality, and Analytics to drive adoption of data-driven strategies and performance improvement initiatives
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks within current workflows, and lead the development and implementation of scalable process improvements and data governance practices
• Act as a liaison between operations, quality, and analytics teams to ensure alignment and effective execution of initiatives
• Perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with the scope and level of the role

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Public Health, or business-related field or equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MPH) preferred
• 5–8+ years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, value-based care, ACO programs, or population health
• Demonstrated deep experience in ACO/VBC performance management, including quality metrics (e.g., HEDIS, STARS), utilization, and financial performance drivers
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple stakeholders and markets
• Proven ability to influence decision-making at the manager and senior leadership levels without direct authority
• Experience working with large datasets, performance reporting, and analytics-driven decision-making
• Prior experience in a senior individual contributor or lead role preferred
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion in solving complex, ambiguous problems and making recommendations with business impact
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret large, complex datasets and translate findings into actionable strategies
• Strong business acumen, with a deep understanding of healthcare operations and value-based care performance drivers
• Expertise in ACO models, population health, and quality performance frameworks (HEDIS, STARS, RAF)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leadership
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and drive alignment across cross-functional teams
• Ability to lead through influence, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• This is a full-time, remote position.
• The national target compensation for this position is $105,000 - $135,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location (current or future), experience, and other job-related factors.