Deerfield Management Companies

Associate Director of Population Health

Job Locations US-NC-Durham
Posted Date 2 days ago(7/8/2026 5:58 PM)
ID
2026-3085
# of Openings
1
Career Area
Operations

Overview

Start a rewarding career with Avance Care — where your skills make a real difference in patients’ lives every day.

Join our growing network of 34 practices across the Triangle Area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), the Charlotte Region, and Wilmington, NC.

At Avance Care, we are committed to raising the standard of healthcare. As one of North Carolina’s largest independent primary care networks, we provide comprehensive services that care for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our patients.

As our Associate Director of Population Health, you’ll be responsible for developing and executing strategies to improve Value-Based Care (VBC) outcomes and operational effectiveness. You’ll also ensure the successful implementation of VBC initiatives aimed at enhancing care quality and optimizing performance in alignment with VBC models.

 

Selected Responsibilities:

  • Manage value-based care, population health, and care management team supporting both Avance Care and other participants of the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN).
  • Deliver and execute strategic plan for monitoring and improvement of value-based care measures across all practices in the CIN.
  • Collaborate with the Director of the CIN and Account Managers to communicate effectively with CIN participants.
  • Bring and execute a strategic plan to create, develop, and maintain a population health platform that addresses clinical and financial improvement across all relevant care categories including coordination with wellness, home, hospital, and specialty care.
  • Partners with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) to monitor provider and practice engagement as well as management usage of ACO platforms, including customizations.
  • In conjunction with the CIN, create dashboards and feedback mechanisms for the practices to maximize ACO performance.
  • Oversee fulfillment of reporting requirements of commercial payers.
  • Other duties/administrative tasks as assigned.

 

The ideal candidate will bring at least a minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in population health management with a track record of driving actionable insights for VBC success. Along with a bachelor’s degree required, a master’s degree, or other advanced degrees in health services research, health policy, mathematics/statistics, nursing, or other relevant fields is highly preferred.

 

Other Priorities:

  • Deep understanding of VBC and drivers of ACO success
  • Skilled at maintaining customer relationships and VBC contracts
  • Having an analytical and problem solver mindset
  • Technical aptitude and proficiency in job-specific software as Stellar Health, and Aledade
  • Capability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and priorities
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • High attention to detail and accuracy in work
  • Strong people leadership skills  

If you're eager to be part of a growing organization that's transforming how healthcare is delivered in North Carolina, we encourage you to submit your resume and apply today.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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