Head of Policy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee Stedi's strategy for interoperability and related policies.

• Collaborate with executive leadership to establish the policy playbook, prioritize initiatives, and define pathways for adoption.

• Develop Stedi’s government affairs program and frameworks for stakeholder engagement.

• Lead involvement in X12, WEDI, CAQH CORE, HL7, and other relevant work groups and committees.

• Present proposals and cultivate relationships to generate momentum within standards organizations.

• Conduct regulatory advocacy with CMS, HHS, and other federal and state agencies.

• Draft comment letters, responses to RFIs, technical proposals, and precise regulatory language.

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams to convert clearinghouse inefficiencies into interoperability proposals.

• Foster support among providers, health technology companies, payers, and trade associations.

• Keep leadership informed on regulatory developments concerning HIPAA administrative simplification, X12 version migrations, interoperability, and prior authorization rulemaking.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in health policy, regulatory affairs, or standards-related work.

• Background at CMS or HHS, experience on Capitol Hill, within a standards or operating rules organization, or as part of the policy team for a payer, provider system, health tech company, or trade association.

• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA Administrative Simplification, X12 transaction sets, CAQH CORE operating rules, and federal rulemaking is highly preferred.

• Significant regulatory experience in another technically complex industry may also be considered.

• Established credibility and a robust network within the healthcare policy or interoperability field.

• Proven success in driving tangible outcomes, such as the adoption of a provision, operating rule, or standard modification.

• Excellent writing abilities for comment letters, proposals, and regulatory language.

• Capability to comprehend API responses and EDI segments and their significance.

• Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.

• Must reside in the USA.

• For applicants based in the United States, work authorization and visa status will be requested.

🏝️ Benefits

• $142 million in company funding from leading investors (company context, not an employee benefit).

• Encouragement to apply even if your experience does not fully align with the job description.