You are ready to lead and grow key clinical registries by serving as a strategic expert and primary liaison for participating sites and surgeon committees. You’ll drive performance measurement, quality improvement, and regulatory success, translating data into better patient outcomes. You’ll oversee audits, refine data specifications, and reduce data burden while ensuring high data integrity. Collaborating across teams, you’ll help scale registry impact, develop meaningful resources, and guide internal and external stakeholders with clarity and purpose. 

If this sounds like you, please read on!

The Registry Program Manager serves as the subject-matter expert and strategic lead for an assigned clinical registry. Oversees day-to-day operations, supports surgeon-led committees, and acts as the primary liaison for participating sites. Partners with internal teams and external stakeholders optimize the use of registry data for performance measurement, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance.

• Registry Leadership:

Co-leads assigned registries with the Department Director, managing resources, supporting surgeon committees, and coordinating with site participants.

• Performance Measurement & Quality Improvement:

Develops, tests, and maintains registry-specific measures in collaboration with the Clinical Quality & Value team. Provides guidance on using registry data to improve patient care and support shared decision-making.

• Regulatory Program Management:

Oversees participation in federal programs such as MIPS through QCDR designation. Serves as liaison to the Office of Government Relations to monitor and respond to policy changes.

• Data Quality & Analytics:

Leads data audits, specification updates, and reporting processes. Acts as an analytical resource to reduce data burden and improve data integrity, including patient-reported outcomes.

• Program Development & Scaling:

Creates internal and external materials to support registry growth. Provides strategic input to technology and business teams and collaborate with Academy staff and surgeon leaders.

• Committee & Subgroup Management:

Manages registry subcommittees and measurement development workgroups as assigned.

Exemplifies the following essential values of the Academy: 

• Teamwork: Effective collaboration and team-focus to solve complex problems and drive innovation. 
• Empowerment: The authority, information, and skills to make decisions and drive results. 
• Accountability: Ownership of process and results that drive decisions and ensure implementation. 
• Mindset of Growth/Continuous Learning: Focused on and invested in self and staff development to become more adaptable, making the Academy more agile, innovative, and sustainable. 

Travel:

• 10 days per year

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years of experience in healthcare field, health policy or clinical setting 
• Leadership level communication skills with stakeholders internally and externally 
• Experienced presenter, in-person and on webinars, with an ability to translate information to a variety of disciplines 
• Fluency in technology programs such as the windows suite with an aptitude for quickly learning new software applications  
• Demonstrated record of professional and proactive follow-up with partners and clients 
• Subject matter expertise in quality improvement and/or performance measurement 
• Proficiency at interacting with medical professionals including physicians, clinician-scientist and researchers 

Desired:  

• Experience working in a specialty society and/or with a clinical data registry 
• Advanced degree in public health or healthcare related field 
• Interest in and experience with health care policy that impacts clinical data registries, such as the physician fee schedule 
• Knowledge of HIPAA and patient confidentiality practices, policies and procedures  
• Knowledge of orthopaedic clinical care and practice 

Salary Range: $95,000- $103,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

If you're passionate about using data to drive real change in healthcare, apply now and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of patient care. Please share the following:

• Clearly communicate why you are the ideal candidate for this role, providing specific examples and experiences as proof points.
• Resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter with salary expectations to be considered. 

Please note: 

• This position is based in Rosemont, Illinois and is open to applicants who are able to commute at least twice per week to this office.
• Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of work visas.

JOB CODE: 1000145