• Job Description

  Req#: REQ-129680

  Initial Posting Date:

  06/05/2023

  Application Deadline:

  08/31/2023

  Agency:

  Oregon Health Authority

  Salary Range:

  $13,613 - $21,109

  Position Type:

  Employee

  Position Title:

  Director, Oregon Health Authority

  Job Description:

  This position will remain open until filled, however, our application tracking system requires a closing date which has been set as August 31, 2023. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. The first review of applications will be any applications received by June 30, 2023.

  Your New Role – Director, Oregon Health Authority (OHA)!

  The Director of OHA is responsible for providing organizational leadership, accountability, and direction for the Oregon Health Authority through the framework established by the Governor, the state legislature, and the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB). The Oregon Health Authority includes a combined scope of health responsibilities that is largely unique among state health agencies – it encompasses public health, Oregon’s Medicaid program, health policy, public employee and educator benefit boards, behavioral health, and the state psychiatric hospital. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that OHA fulfills its mission to promote optimal health and well-being for every person in Oregon, achieves its goal to eliminate health inequity and effectively performs its health protection, promotion, policy development, regulatory and funding roles. Additionally, the Director of OHA provides health policy recommendations to the Governor and represents the agency in state, regional and national settings, including interactions with the state and federal policymakers, media, and partner organizations. This position has a public role to raise awareness about health issues and solutions and ensure OHA is responsive and transparent to communities statewide.

  To fulfill OHA’s vision and mission, the agency is developing a strategic plan with a single overarching goal: to eliminate health inequities in Oregon by 2030. The Oregon Health Policy Board and OHA have adopted the following definition of Health Equity:

  Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances.

  Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address:

  • The equitable distribution or redistribution of resources and power; and

  • Recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.

  For a full review of the position duties and details, please click here.

  Minimum Qualifications Required:

  • Experience in health equity, addressing systemic health disparities and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable, and under-represented populations.

  • Progressive management experience in government funded insurance programs, private health insurance programs, government agency, or research institution.

  • Progressive experience managing multiple large, complex programs, divisions and services and uniting them under one mission.

  Requested Attributes:

  • Possess an understanding of, and commitment to, public health programs, Medicaid programs, and behavioral health prevention treatments, supports and recovery throughout person’s lifespan.

  • Have a passion for best practice and innovation, especially as it relates to large systems and eliminating barriers related to racism and systemic oppression the continue health inequities.

  • Command the ability to empower effective decision-making with Agency leadership and management.

  • Have commitment to excellent customer service.

  • Be committed to equitable service delivery that focuses on achieving results for all populations, with a special focus on communities of color and Tribal communities.

  • Have a proven track record of engaging and collaborating with multiple partners at the Federal, State, Tribal and Community levels.

  • Possess experience in facilitation, negotiating and building consensus among diverse constituents, legislators and interested parties with competing needs.

  • Versed in performance systems and how data and measurement lead to continuous improvement and transformation.

  • Strong support for workforce professional development.

  • Able to effectively manage within a remote work environment.

  Application Details and Instructions

  • Please visit the State of Oregon job opportunities webpage to submit your application for the position. Please ensure the work history in your applicant profile is up to date and include a current copy of your resume.

  • This announcement is for one (1), Executive Service, full-time, permanent, Agency Head 2; This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies

  • If you have questions about the job announcement, or how to apply, please contact the Executive Recruiter Kylen Stevens at: Kylen.stevens@das.oregon.gov | 503-400-5821

  The Benefits of Joining Our Team

  The team at the Oregon Health Authority focuses closely on collaboration to support fellow teammates, while ensuring safety and looking for ways to innovate. Additional benefits include:

  • Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package

  • Advancement and learning opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon

  • Get There - Oregon’s easy-to-use carpool matching tool and trip planner

  • Live, work, and play in Salem, Oregon

  Additional Details:

  • The information in your application will be used to complete a pay equity assessment to determine salary placement upon hire. Please see the link here to our Pay Equity Project . If you have additional questions, please contact the HR Talent Acquisition Consultant.

  • Finalists will be subject to a computerized criminal history check. Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification

  • Agency does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States. If your employment authorization and documentation is contingent on sponsorship now or in the future, you will not meet Agency employment eligibility standards

  • Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources .

  Helpful Links & Resources

  Oregon Job Opportunities Webpage | How to Set Job Alerts

  Workday Applicant FAQ | What You Need to Know to Get the Job

  Veterans Resources

• About the company

  Oregon (/ˈɒrɡən/ ORR--gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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