Hybrid Sr Associate, Population Health

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Job Description

Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Senior Associate, Care Model Strategic Initiatives (Population Health)

Location: Downtown Chicago (30 W. Monroe St.)

Role Description:

The Senior Associate, Care Model Strategic Initiatives supports the daily implementation of enablement initiatives aimed at innovating Oak Street Health’s care model. In this role the Senior Associate will collaborate with other elements of the Population Health team, Field Leadership, and external consultants to stand up enablement functions that support the organization in its efforts to provide better care to our patients. The Senior Associate is responsible for managing the development and updates of technology tools to support these initiatives. The role will partner with Clinical leads to develop/refine workflows to ensure quality and efficiency in operations and ensure operations support program success.

Core Responsibilities:
• Support Oak Street Health in navigating industry MLR headwinds on strategic projects that impact our care model
• Support in transitioning to the new CMS hierarchy model, and build programs to implement innovative prospective suspecting capabilities
• Liaise and communicate to Product Team on new care model initiatives
• Support multiple project plans to ensure efforts stay on track for deadlines and prepare updates and read-out on project progress
• Manage technology, dashboards and metrics related to new initiatives and partner with Field leadership to seek opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with all corporate departments and clinic teams to identify opportunities for improvement and implement solutions
• Other duties, as assigned

What are we looking for?
• Proven project management skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, group facilitation, and presentation skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and customer service orientation
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, working through details quickly and staying focused on goals and deliverables
• Ability to strive in a matrix organization and desire to continually demonstrate teamwork and embrace opportunities to collaborate
• A flexible and positive attitude, oriented toward accountability
• Project management experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in healthcare operations preferred, but not required
• US work authorization
• Someone who embodies being Oaky

What does being Oaky look like?
• Radiating positive energy
• Assuming good intentions
• Creating an unmatched patient experience
• Driving clinical excellence
• Taking ownership and delivering results
• Being relentlessly determined

Why Oak Street Health?

Oak Street Health is on a mission to rebuild healthcare as it should be, providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We are an organization on the move! With over 200+ locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody Oaky values and passion for our mission.

Oak Street Health Benefits:
• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
• New centers and flexible work environments
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.

Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health

Anticipated Weekly Hours
40

Time Type
Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$46,988.00 – $112,200.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/20/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.