Director – Government and External Quality Programs

IMH

. Set the enterprise vision and strategy for government quality and public reporting programs .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeMurray • Utah • United StatesLead💰 $68 - $106 per hourWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in healthcare quality management, regulatory reporting, and strategic leadership within government healthcare programs. Proven ability to interpret complex regulations, develop organizational strategies, and build partnerships to enhance quality measurement and reporting.

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Healthcare Quality ManagementRegulatory ReportingStrategic LeadershipGovernment Healthcare ProgramsQuality Measurement Standards

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Hard Skills

Healthcare AdministrationPublic HealthHealth PolicyData AnalyticsQuality Program RequirementsPayment ModelsMeasure SpecificationsPublic Reporting MethodologiesRisk Management ProcessesClinical Data Abstraction

Soft Skills

CommunicationInfluencing DecisionsLeadershipStrategic DirectionCollaboration

Industry Keywords

CMS Hospital Quality ProgramsMedicaid Quality ProgramsNational Public ReportingEnterprise GovernanceCorrective Action Structures

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the enterprise vision and strategy for government quality and public reporting programs
Anticipate regulatory and policy changes and align strategic priorities with clinical, financial, and operational goals
Shape Intermountain’s response to evolving policy and regulation
Interpret government priorities, evaluate enterprise impact, and advise senior leaders on strategic decisions, risks, opportunities, and organizational readiness
Develop Intermountain’s positions and represent the organization externally in government, industry, advisory, and measure-development forums
Build strategic partnerships with government agencies, associations, health systems, health plans, and national quality leaders
Establish enterprise standards for quality measurement and reporting, including measure interpretation, data integrity, abstraction, submission, and public reporting
Drive enterprise quality performance and financial value by mobilizing clinical, operational, financial, and technical leaders
Establish governance and executive accountability for program risk
Direct responses to significant reporting issues, disputes, and adverse determinations
Build and lead an enterprise center of expertise
Provide strategic direction to government quality reporting teams and develop leaders and subject matter experts
Ensure talent, technology, partnerships, and resources support long-term success

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing, health information management, health policy, business, data analytics, or a related field from an accredited institution
Seven years of progressive experience in healthcare quality, regulatory reporting, government healthcare programs, public reporting, value-based care, health policy, or a related field
Three years of leadership experience, including responsibility for people, complex programs, or enterprise-wide initiatives
Experience interpreting federal or state healthcare regulations, quality program requirements, payment models, measure specifications, or public reporting methodologies
Experience developing strategy and leading implementation across multiple departments, facilities, markets, or operational areas
Experience advising senior leaders and communicating complex regulatory, clinical, financial, and technical information to varied audiences
Experience influencing decisions and achieving results across organizational boundaries without direct authority
Experience using quality, operational, and financial information to identify risk, prioritize opportunities, and guide improvement
Preferred: Master’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, health policy, business administration, nursing, health informatics, or a related field
Preferred experience with CMS hospital quality and payment programs, Medicaid quality programs, state-mandated reporting, or national public reporting and recognition programs
Preferred experience representing a healthcare organization on government, industry, advisory, association, or measure-development committees
Preferred experience developing organizational positions or formal responses related to proposed regulations, measures, benchmarks, payment methodologies, or public-reporting requirements
Preferred experience establishing enterprise governance, regulatory readiness, program controls, risk-management processes, or corrective-action structures
Preferred experience leading teams responsible for clinical data abstraction, measure interpretation, validation, regulatory submission, or public reporting
Preferred experience building strategic partnerships with government agencies, health plans, associations, peer health systems, or national quality organizations
Preferred experience leading a center of expertise, developing leaders and subject matter experts, and establishing succession and cross-training strategies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous benefits package covering programs for wellness, including living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged
Remote work expectations include use of company equipment