Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Director, Public Policy to join our Government Affairs
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family
About the role: The Director, Public Policy leads the internal development and coordination of Oscar's public policy strategy with business teams for leadership approval and tracks milestones and progress; manages Oscar's external public policy consultants; oversees internal education and strategic policy support provided to internal clients; and collaborates with and supports Government Affairs leaders in advocacy strategy
You will report into the VP, Government Affairs
Work Location: This is a remote position, open to candidates who reside in: Washington, DC. You will be fully remote; however, our approach to work may adapt over time. Future models could potentially involve a hybrid presence at the hub office associated with your metro area Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $178,848 - $234,738 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses
Responsibilities: Crafts Policy Positions . Identify, assess, and create strategies to address a broad-spectrum of current, in development, and new healthcare and tech policies of importance to Oscar Develop collateral (background materials, written testimony, talking points, comment letters) to assist Oscar's government affairs team in influencing legislators, regulators, trade associations, and/or professional organizations on matters of public policy Engage, advise, and provide subject matter expertise to members of Oscar's government affairs team and business teams to ensure their understanding of key issues impacting healthcare and technology Communicate research in a compelling, easy-to-understand way to internal and external audiences, including non-policy audiences Thought Leadership
Positions Oscar to lead on policy priorities. Lead public policy strategy to amplify Oscar messaging. Engage think tanks on aligned position papers
Analyze, prioritize, and organize policy issues and trends to guide strategy development, deployment, and assessment around opportunities and risks
Identify and engage coalitions to drive policy agenda
On a daily basis, collaborates with internal business leaders and government affairs teams to achieve policy goals. Embrace the unique role of the Government Affairs team and d