Lead, ACO Performance

Historically, US Healthcare has relied on a fee-for-service reimbursement system where providers are paid based on the quantity of patient visits and procedures, rather than the quality of health outcomes.

At Stellar Health, we help primary care providers put patient health first. Our platform - a mix of technology, people, and analytics - supports providers at the point of care, delivering real-time patient information, activating practice staff, and empowering providers and care teams with incentives that reward the work they are already doing to keep patients healthy. Using the Stellar App, our web-based, point-of-care tool; practices receive a simple checklist of recommended actions that support the best quality care. Providers and care teams are then paid monthly for each action they complete, and Payors save money in reduced healthcare costs along the way.

Stellar is a US-based Health-tech backed by Top VCs (General Atlantic, Point72, & Primary Venture Partners)​​ with an established product & proven operating model. We’ve shown that we make a real difference for physician practices and their patients.

Stellar's Nova business bears total cost of care risk on behalf of a growing portfolio of ACO and Payor risk contracts. The Nova Performance function owns the aggregate results of that risk — quality, total cost of care, and shared savings — and partners with Provider Success to translate network-wide performance goals into action at the provider level.

The Lead, ACO Performance is the general manager and performance owner for two of Stellar's most important Medicare ACO relationships: our new participation in CMS's LEAD (Long-term Enhanced ACO Design) Model, the successor to ACO REACH, and our partnership with the affiliated provider network of an academic health system.

• 4+ years of experience in healthcare operations, value-based care, ACO/managed care, or account management within a health-tech or provider services environment.

• Knowledge of Medicare total cost of care risk models — MSSP, ACO REACH, the new LEAD Model, or similar — strongly preferred.

• A track record of owning a book of business or a set of accounts end to end, operating largely autonomously and delivering measurable outcomes with limited day-to-day oversight.

• Comfort leading executive-facing meetings (steering committees, operating reviews) and communicating performance and risk clearly to both internal leadership and external partners.

• Strong analytical skills, including fluency in Excel and BI tools, and the ability to turn performance data into clear insight and a concrete “so what.”

• The ability to work independently against ambiguous problems, set your own short-term priorities, and proactively flag when you need input on longer-term direction.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust quickly across internal cross-functional teams and external stakeholders, from operational staff to health system executives.

• A collaborative mindset — you're comfortable driving outcomes through influence and partnership with other functions, rather than direct authority alone.

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