Policy and Strategy Specialist

Responsibilities

• Advise on state and federal health insurance markets, including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, D-SNP plans, and state waivers.
• Analyze policy changes to assess implications for growth strategy, care models, and product development.
• Prepare product-market fit analyses, policy briefs, and regulatory summaries for new markets and strategic planning.
• Maintain a structured opportunity pipeline for public-sector RFPs, RFIs, and state funding opportunities.
• Conduct policy-informed market research on rural health, behavioral health, maternal health, and value-based care.
• Serve as a project manager for rural health and public funding workstreams, coordinating timelines and deliverables.
• Partner with Marketing and Sales to provide policy context and market intelligence for positioning and proposal development.
• Collaborate with Product and Technology teams to share insights that inform product roadmaps and solution design.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in healthcare policy, Medicaid/Medicare strategy, or public-sector healthcare consulting.
• Professional experience with publicly funded insurance programs (Medicaid, Medicare, D-SNPs, or state waivers).
• Proven experience in policy analysis, market research, and opportunity assessments.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to track complex workstreams and deliverables.
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into executive-ready insights.
• Experience working in a remote, fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in healthcare policy, public health, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Monday.com, Notion, or Asana.

About the Company

Activate Care is on a mission to improve health equity and drive improved health outcomes across the country. Through our Community Care Record platform, Care Link, and our tech-enabled Community Health Worker program, Path Assist, we help healthcare and community organizations coordinate care for populations facing health-related social needs (HRSN).