Director, Public Policy
Qualtrics
$153,000 - $186,000 / year
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Director, Public Policy
Why We Have This Role
As the Director of Policy, you will serve as the primary expert monitoring, interpreting, and responding to the evolving healthcare policy landscape. You will lead strategic efforts to identify regulatory trends, analyze reporting requirements (including CAHPS, quality, safety, and value-based payment models), and evaluate their impact on product strategy and client operations. Serving as the company liaison to key government and industry bodies—such as CMS, NQF, and AHRQ—you will develop corporate positions, draft public comment letters, and advocate on behalf of Press Ganey and our healthcare clients. If you are a high-level policy expert with executive presence and a passion for shaping healthcare strategy, this role offers significant influence.
How You’ll Find Success
- Regulatory Landscape Mastery: Expertly analyzes and interprets developments in CAHPS, quality reporting, and value-based payment programs to inform executive strategy.
- Strategic Stakeholder Advocacy: Establishes and nurtures key relationships with CMS, NQF, AHRQ, and health policy stakeholder groups to advocate for business and client interests.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partners closely with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to signal strategic opportunities and guide product enhancements.
- Executive Communication & Thought Leadership: Delivers high-impact policy updates to C-suite client executives and represents the company as a key speaker at industry events.
- Policy Team Leadership: Directs, coaches, and manages the public policy team while overseeing annual department budgeting and strategic goal alignment.
How You’ll Grow
- Drive company-wide strategy at the intersection of healthcare technology, regulatory compliance, and public policy.
- Elevate your professional standing as a prominent health policy thought leader across national conferences, client summits, and industry panels.
- Deepen direct working relationships with federal policy officials and key regulatory governing bodies.
- Scale and mentor a high-performing public policy research and regulatory data team.
Things You’ll Do
- Monitor & Interpret Policy: Track developments across the health policy landscape to inform product, marketing, and operational strategy.
- Lead Government Liaisons: Act as the primary organizational liaison to CMS, NQF, AHRQ, and related governmental or public policy entities.
- Develop Corporate Positions: Draft, review, and submit official comment letters and position statements for rulemaking and requests for information (RFIs).
- Author & Present Policy Content: Produce regulatory updates for clients and present policy trends at client meetings and industry events.
- Direct Public Policy Team: Manage Policy Analysts and Senior Regulatory Data Analysts, guiding research projects, annual performance goals, and department budgets.
What We’re Looking For On Your Resume
- 10+ years of experience in the health policy arena, regulatory affairs, or a related healthcare industry role.
- Demonstrated experience developing corporate position statements and drafting official comment letters for rulemaking.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Policy, Public Health, Business, or related field required (Master’s Degree preferred).
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with proven executive presence.
- Ability to navigate a matrixed corporate environment and lead direct reports effectively.
What You Should Know About This Team
- Strategic Core: We sit within Product Management and Enterprise Strategy to directly influence our product vision and business roadmap.
- Advocacy & Impact: We proactively represent healthcare organizations to safeguard business interests and advance quality reporting standards.
- Thought Leadership Focus: We serve as the trusted regulatory voice for both internal leadership teams and external health system leaders.
- Travel Expectation: This role involves approximately 25% travel for client meetings, regulatory sessions, and industry events.
Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits
- Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage: Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision packages for employees and dependents.
- Executive Leadership Development: Opportunities for high-visibility leadership, professional association involvement, and career growth.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Comprehensive paid vacation, sick leave, and paid company holiday schedule.
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Competitive company matching contributions to support your long-term financial health.
For full-time positions, this pay range is for base per year; however, base pay offered within this range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, education, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability, 401(k) with match, paid time off, a wellness reimbursement, and mental health benefits. For a detailed look at our benefits, visit Qualtrics US Benefits.
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- stock options
- bonus
- sick leave
About this role
Qualtrics is seeking a Director of Public Policy to lead its healthcare regulatory strategy and government relations efforts from Chicago. In this role, you'll be the company's primary expert on the evolving healthcare policy landscape—monitoring CAHPS, quality reporting, and value-based payment developments while serving as the key liaison to CMS, NQF, AHRQ, and other regulatory bodies. You'll translate complex policy shifts into strategic recommendations for product and business decisions, draft official position statements and comment letters, and represent the company to federal officials and health system executives at industry events and client meetings.
This is a leadership position requiring 10+ years of health policy or regulatory healthcare experience, along with a track record of developing corporate positions and navigating federal rulemaking processes. You'll manage a team of Policy Analysts and Regulatory Data Analysts, oversee departmental budgeting, and work cross-functionally with Product Management, Sales, and Operations to align policy insights with business strategy. The role demands strong executive presence, excellent communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment. Expect approximately 25% travel for client and regulatory engagement.
The position offers a salary range of $153,000–$186,000 and is full-time, in-office three days per week in Chicago. You'll have direct influence on company strategy at the intersection of healthcare technology and policy, opportunities to establish yourself as a thought leader across national conferences, and the chance to mentor a growing policy team.
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