Contractor Medical Policy Writer

Company Overview:Cohere Health is a fast-growing clinical intelligence company improving lives by promoting the best patient-specific care options, using leading-edge AI combined with deep clinical expertise. In four years, solutions have been adopted by plans covering over 15 million people, while revenues and company size have quadrupled. Growth and $106M capital raises position the company well for continued success. Awards include: 2023 and 2024 BuiltIn Best Place to Work, Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup, TripleTree iAward, multiple KLAS Research Points of Light, Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15, and CB Insights' Digital Health 150.

Opportunity Overview:This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding individual to join a rapidly growing digital health company as a Medical Policy Writer. You'll work closely with scientific literature researchers, clinical leadership, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to ensure smooth information flow, facilitate policy development, and maintain up-to-date medical guidelines. Your role is crucial in drafting, refining, and finalizing medical policies based on comprehensive scientific evidence.

People who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. Diverse and inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring a supportive, growth-oriented environment for everyone.

What you will do:

• Policy Development Facilitation: Draft, refine, and finalize medical policy documents. Collaborate with researchers to incorporate scientific evidence. Facilitate working sessions for policy refinement. Provide feedback and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Medical Policy Updates and Maintenance: Keep medical policy definitions current and accurate. Regularly update policies with scientific evidence and best practices. Handle requests, reviews, and updates, ensuring compliance with CMS policies like NCDs and LCDs.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Foster strong relationships with policy writers, medical directors, and clinical leadership. Effectively communicate policy changes and updates.
• Quality Assurance and Review: Conduct quality checks on policy documents before approval. Ensure consistency and accuracy. Implement a robust review process with internal and external experts.
• Training and Development: Develop and deliver training sessions for policy writers. Provide ongoing support and mentorship to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Documentation and Process Management: Maintain comprehensive documentation of policy development processes. Develop and manage a repository for policy documents and related resources. Ensure all documentation is up-to-date and accessible.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Track and report on policy development project progress. Provide updates to senior management on status, challenges, and achievements. Utilize data and metrics to assess effectiveness.

Your background & requirements:

• Required Experience: Bachelor's in nursing or advanced degree (e.g., Master's in Public Health, Health Science, Healthcare Administration). 3-5 years of experience in medical writing, policy development, or scientific literature research and vetting. Familiarity with CMS policies (e.g., NCDs and LCDs). Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Preferred: Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders. Detail-oriented.
• Additional Skills: Remote work experience. Proficient with collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence). Utilization review experience is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary: $40.00 to $55.00 per hour.

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