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Seeking Qualified Candidates Interested in Joint Appointment to
Position of Executive Director Center for Health Information and Analysis
Pursuant to Chapter 12C 2 of the Massachusetts General Laws we are currently seeking applicants for the position of Executive Director of the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) to be jointly appointed by the Attorney General the State Auditor and the Governor.
The Executive Director serves as the administrative head of CHIA. The Executive Directors responsibilities include the following:
- setting the CHIAs strategic agenda in light of anticipated health care data and analytic needs of policymakers and the health care industry;
- overseeing and managing large healthcare data infrastructure;
- ensuring robust security and privacy measures are in place to keep up with evolving risks and uses of data; and
- working closely with CHIAs Oversight Council (Council) including serving as CHIAs primary point of contact for the Council setting Council meeting agendas and overseeing the implementation of the Councilsrecommendations.
CHIA is the Commonwealths primary hub for health care data and a primary source of health care analytics that support policy development. CHIAs statutory duties include the following:
- to collect analyze and disseminate health care information to assist in the formulation of health care policy and in the provision and purchase of health care services including but not limited to collecting storingand maintaining data in a payer and provider claims database;
- to provide an analysis of health care spending trends as compared to the health care cost growth benchmark established by the Health Policy Commission;
- to collect analyze and disseminate information regarding providers provider organizations pharmaceutical manufacturing companies pharmacy benefit managers and payers to increase the transparency andimprove the functioning of the health care system;
- to provide information to and work with the General Court and state agencies including but not limited to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services the Department of Public Health theDepartment of Mental Health the Health Policy Commission the Office of Medicaid and the Division of Insurance to collect and disseminate data concerning the cost price and functioning of the health care systemin the Commonwealth and the health status of individuals;
- to participate in and provide data and data analysis for annual hearings conducted by the Health Policy Commission concerning health care provider payer pharmaceutical manufacturing company andpharmacy benefit manager costs prices and cost trends; and
- to report to consumers comparative health care cost and quality information.
By statute the person appointed shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of expertise in health care policy expertise in health care finance and such other educational requirements and experience that the Attorney General State Auditor and Governor determine are necessary.
The term of this appointment is to fill the unexpired term of the departing Executive Director until January 2 2028. The Executive Director may be reappointed for a five-year term. This is a paid position.
Persons interested in being considered for appointment to the position of Executive Director should send a letter of interest stating their qualifications and how they meet the statutory requirements for appointment and résumé to by February 6 2026.
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