• Lead major projects and strategic initiatives that improve statewide healthcare operations
• Advise leadership on health policy, compliance, and internal legal matters
• Serve as a liaison to the Legislature on issues that shape Wyoming’s health system
• Strengthen the Department’s internal processes to enhance efficiency and accountability

• Lead high-level projects and advise leadership: Partner with the Director, Deputy Director, and senior administrators on major initiatives that shape the Department’s direction. Serve as a key policy advisor on health strategy and internal legal matters.
• Oversee the Office of Privacy, Security, and Contracts (OPSC): Manage daily operations and a skilled team to ensure the Department meets all state and federal requirements related to privacy, security, contracting, rulemaking, and public information. Serve as the Department’s official HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer, helping safeguard sensitive information and maintain public trust.
• Drive performance improvement through HealthStat: Lead the Department’s HealthStat program, coordinating performance improvement meetings, ensuring quality reporting, and helping divisions strengthen data analysis, goal-setting, and results tracking. Provide key performance insights to the Governor’s Office and Legislature.
• Guide Wyoming’s Rural Health Transformation Program: Work with federal partners to implement new initiatives that expand access to healthcare and strengthen services in rural communities across the state.
• Champion continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, enhance accountability, and improve how the Department delivers critical services to Wyoming residents.

PREFERENCES:

Preference will be given to candidates with legal education (i.e., JD), due to the compliance, contracting, and rule review responsibilities.

• Knowledge of best practices in the management of large organizations;

• Knowledge of health policy at the federal, state, and local levels, including specific abilities to understand the connection between law, rules and regulations, and policy;

• Ability to synthesize complex information and data into actionable information for decision-makers; ability to craft products (briefs, reports, presentations, analyses) that communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc.

• FLSA: Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer.

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URL: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.