Vice President, State Policy

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Vice President leading AHIP’s state legislative and regulatory policy advocacy. Supervising policy staff and shaping health insurance positions, tools, and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead AHIP’s state policy engagement and coordinate legislative and regulatory policy positioning
  • Lead and oversee the State Policy staff in responding to state legislative and regulatory proposals
  • Identify emerging policy issues important to member health plans and AHIP’s strategic priorities
  • Develop and manage State Policy tools, model legislative language, templates, and resources aligned with AHIP Federal Policy
  • Manage a central research repository of AHIP policy materials
  • Provide and oversee policy updates to member plans, AHIP, and its committees
  • Ensure quality control of state policy charts, analyses, and talking points
  • Identify state policy trends and coordinate policy development across AHIP
  • Oversee written materials for external stakeholders, including memos, legislative and regulatory updates, policy briefs, testimony, comment letters, position statements, and talking points
  • Participate in and delegate State Policy participation across AHIP policy committees
  • Meet regularly with State Policy staff to review priority bills and regulations
  • Develop policy briefs and summaries of key legislation and regulations
  • Assign projects to State Policy staff
  • Ensure high editorial standards on State Policy materials
  • Create a positive work environment and demonstrate AHIP performance standards
  • Participate in weekly management meetings
  • Supervise the State Policy Team
  • Perform other assigned tasks

Requirements:

  • Advanced degree required in health policy, public policy, juris doctorate, or related field
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience working in legislative, regulatory, political, and public affairs
  • Minimum of 3–5 years of supervisory experience preferred
  • Deep understanding of state legislative and regulatory processes
  • Knowledge of state laws and regulations relating to health insurance and managed care
  • Excellent computer literacy skills
  • Deep knowledge of states' legislative and regulatory systems
  • Sound judgment, strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Ability to finalize products promptly and accurately
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and individually
  • Ability to understand and follow direction
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence others
  • Ability to identify and seek information
  • Analytical and conceptual thinking skills
  • Ability to work Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Benefits:

  • Full-time position
  • Reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
  • Equal Opportunity Employer