Healthcare Policy Analyst with Journalist Background

Farragut Square Group, a rapidly growing healthcare-focused research and advisory boutique catering to investment managers, with offices in New York and Washington, DC is looking to expand by hiring a VP, an AVP, or a Senior Associate level DC-based Policy Analyst. Our ideal candidate has a journalist-background and is looking to perform in-depth and thoughtful writing about healthcare services issues.

This hire will be a part of an expanding team responsible for determining the impact of government legislation, regulations, and oversight on the healthcare industry and prognosticating trends. Specifically, this hire will identify, prioritize, research, and track key legislation and regulations in healthcare – Federal and State. Candidates should have 5 or more years of experience in health policy, with a solid understanding of Medicare and Medicaid, experience with healthcare services payment systems, and annual regulations that govern those systems. The ideal team member is independent, creative, and driven to succeed – with exceptional writing, communications, and networking skills.

Qualifications:
5-15 years of experience. Years of relevant experience determine level of responsibility and title.
• Healthcare-related Capitol Hill, agency, advocacy, association, or journalism experience a must. Heavy preference for a journalist-background.
• Interest in working with healthcare-focused institutional investors.
• Excellent oral communication and writing skills, along with an ability to discern and interpret complicated government rules and regulations.
• Ability to effectively network among health policy experts to develop prognostications and handicaps and guide clients making business decisions based on our help determining what could be enacted.
• Demonstrated ability to distill complicated policy into plain English on tight deadlines, as well as produce long form research notes.

The position offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and benefits.

Content Creative

Gro Intelligence is changing the way the world understands agriculture.

Our flagship product, Clews, normalizes and contextualizes billions of data points—from supply, demand and trade to scientific environmental data—into one subscription based software that’s beautifully designed and easy to use, even for a non-expert. And our weekly Insight articles ignite debate and discussion amongst thousands of decision makers and thinkers relevant to the sector.

We’re a quickly-growing global team of agriculture, design, and technology lovers who believe that good agricultural data, like any other form of good infrastructure, helps societies thrive.

Content Creative

At our core, we’re a data company: we give our diverse users access to agricultural data at an unparalleled scope and depth. But also at our core is the belief that without the ability to tell stories—and tell them well—data can only be so powerful.
So we use our data, our expertise, and our voice to tell an array of stories related to agriculture: ranging from what China’s economic slowdown means for the soy market, to Ebola’s impact on crop production in affected countries, to the potential environmental effects of sanctions relief in Iran. And we’re constantly looking for new ways and new formats to tell stories related to what we believe is the most important sector in the world.

We’re looking for someone who can identify and effectively tell such stories and who can take complex data points and craft them into a story that's relatable to all. We want someone who thinks critically and creatively, has strong writing, research and editing skills, and is eager to learn from and collaborate with the agricultural geeks on our team.

Responsibilities include:
● Writing pieces for the weekly Insights series
● Writing shorter-form agricultural analysis pieces
● Editing written content as needed
● Keeping abreast of industry-related news
● Working with the marketing team on content strategy
● Creating and maintaining and editorial calendar
● Ad-hoc communications tasks

Skills Required:
● Outstanding writing and editing skills
● Ability to write about scientific issues compellingly and alluringly
● Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and using accessible language
● A creative thinker
● Comfortable writing in formal and informal styles
● Strong analytic and critical thinking skills
● Ability to work collaboratively with team members across functional roles
● A self-starter, ability to work independently against tight deadlines
● An independent thinker
● Strongly detail- oriented
● Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, entrepreneurial startup where you can grow exponentially

Bonus Points:
● Experience in science writing
● Academic background in a technical field

Experience: At least two years in a content development, or similarly writing-intensive, role.

Assistant Director of Communications

Position Summary:
The Assistant Director of Communications is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of HDC's communication strategy and broadening the visibility of the Corporation and its work on affordable housing. Reporting to the Vice President of Communications, the person in this position will manage the day-to-day operations of the Communications team and spearhead HDC press, website, social media, and all other communications initiatives. S/he will handle outreach to the media; supervise the organization of events in coordination with City Hall, other City and State agencies, and private and non-profit partners; and produce a broad range of online and print materials to promote the Corporation's programs and accomplishments.
Responsibilities:
•Assist in the development and implementation of a strategic and proactive communications strategy for HDC.
•Respond to inquiries from the press and proactively pitch stories, op-eds, and interviews to advance HDC’s priorities and enhance its profile.
•Supervise the coordination of HDC media events, including logistics, briefings, press releases, talking points, media outreach, and photography for groundbreakings, ribbon-cuttings, and press announcements.
•Work with the Communications staff to ensure the news is poured through on a daily basis to identify stories relating to HDC, affordable housing, and related policy areas, and share relevant coverage with appropriate agency teams.
•Prepare written remarks, speeches, powerpoint presentations, quotes, and statements for the HDC President and other members of the senior leadership team.
•Create, edit, and manage content for the HDC website; help develop a clear and consistent online presence for the Corporation; and work with other departments to ensure existing pages are current, accurate, and accessible.
•Write, edit, and design quality communications materials, including press releases, media advisories, newsletters, brochures, Q&A documents, fact sheets, and public presentations.
•Plan, write, and oversee the production of HDC’s Annual Report, ensuring that it aligns with the goals for the agency's online presence and broader communications strategy.
•Help develop a visual identity for HDC that is consistent across online, print, and presentation materials, and ensure adherence to City styles, standards, and practices.
•Evaluate the opportunities for the Corporation to create a social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and oversee its implementation.

Requirements:
•A Bachelor’s degree and minimum of three to five years of experience in communications, press, and/or related fields in a competitive and fast-paced environment.
•Excellent writing, presentation, communication, analytical, problem-solving, client service, and interpersonal skills.
•Graphic design experience and familiarity with powerpoint and various social media platforms is a plus.
•Knowledge of urban planning, housing development, community engagement, or city government is preferred.
•A positive self-starter with a can-do attitude, sense of humor, and willingness to go the extra mile.
Please include a cover letter, resume and salary requirements.

HDC is an equal opportunity employer