Regulatory Advocate

Job Title: Regulatory Advocate

Pay Information: Exempt - $135,000 - $147,800/ annual

Location: Sacramento (Hybrid 2-3 days in office, remainder remote

Who we are:

The California Dental Association is a membership organization that represents 27,000 of the state’s best and brightest dental professionals and champions the oral health of the communities they serve. As the largest state dental association in the U.S., CDA delivers remarkable advocacy initiatives, fierce protection, innovative education and expert guidance to our members. Founded in 1870, CDA has innovated and grown into a family of companies that includes the association, The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC), TDIC Insurance Solutions, Rotunda Partners and the CDA Foundation.

We’re a mission-driven organization that’s here to empower our members and support their practices, dental teams, profession and patients. By making today easier and tomorrow better for dentists, our employees make a meaningful and direct impact on the health of others.

At CDA we seek out, welcome and invest in talented individuals across unique specialties and prioritize diversity in our hiring practices. We know our employees are integral to our success, and we value their individual talents while encouraging a collaborative, inclusive, respectful and forward-thinking culture. We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Place to Work for factors like our people practices, work environment and trust in senior leaders.

If you’re excited to share your talents at a dynamic organization that’s leading the way in oral health, we invite you to apply to join us.

Company Benefits:

At CDA, we offer a robust benefits package that enhances overall employee well-being and provides options to meet the needs of our diverse workforce. We listen to our employees on matters of wellness and devote time and resources to continuously evaluate our benefits to ensure we can best support their work-life goals.

• Remote and hybrid flexibility and technology to support remote work
• Generous time off program starting at 22 days of PTO and13 paid holidays (includes a floating holiday and winter closure)
• Highly competitive medical, dental and vision plans, including FSA and HSA account options
• 401(k) plans, with a generous match and safe harbor contributions upon eligibility
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs, including incentives and an In-Shape Family Fitness discount
• Opportunities for professional development, training and leadership skill-building
• Critical illness, accident, life, pet, short term and long-term disability insurance options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for support navigating day-to-day challenges

Universal Competencies:

• Collaboration: Proactively engages with an iterative mindset to enhance ideas and achieve organizational results; Cultivates relationships, builds partnerships, shares and learns without boundaries.
• Service: Focusing on meeting needs and exceeding expectations for those served inside and outside the organization.
• Respect: Embracing others for their true authentic self; nurture and promote an environment that values diversity of thought, input, experience and expertise.

Role Specific Competencies:

• Problem Solving: Applies analysis, creativity, resilience and logic to reach optimal outcomes: develops and implements solutions.
• Influence: Inspires action to achieve organizational goals and desired outcomes; demonstrates expertise and earns respect; socializes ideas and brings others along
• Adaptability: appropriately adjusts behavior to changing conditions and business needs: modifies approach to succeed with new situations and timelines

How the Regulatory Advocate contributes:

• Serve as CDA’s primary regulatory advocate for dental insurance programs and plan issues, primarily with DHCS, DMHC, DOI, and other state agencies and departments.
• Develop and maintain a formal process for tracking regulations, provider bulletins and all plan letters.
• Support legislative team in developing positions and advocacy strategy, including reviewing introduced and amended legislation, providing recommendations on positions and supporting the drafting of bill amendments, letters and position papers.
• Support legislative team in monitoring and strategizing on state budget and other fiscal actions relating to dental health care policy.
• Attend, monitor and present written and verbal testimony at public forums, regulatory hearings and meetings advocating for association priorities and interests. Attend and present at conferences on behalf of the association.
• Provide research analysis that helps to shape policy and arguments in support of CDA’s agenda.
• Prepare analyses, articles, reports, fact sheets for internal and external use, including CDA publications and websites.
• Develop/maintain a network of relationships with staff of regulatory agencies, allied associations, and other external organizations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy or related field
• 5+ years experience in the regulatory/legislative/political arena, health care association, or relevant state department

• Strong writing skills, ability to concisely communicate and persuasively advocate on complex issues. Demonstrate flexibility and ability to multi-task and manage time and changing priorities effectively.
• Possess a working knowledge of state regulatory and legislative processes.
• Ability to translate association policy into legislative and regulatory proposals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Law or advanced degree.
• Health, particularly dental, policy experience.
• Regulatory or legislative contacts and relationships.

Working Conditions: Occasionally (1-33%) Frequently (34-66%) Constantly (67-100%)

• Constantly sitting and working on computer
• Occasional overnight travel
• Frequently walking, stair climbing, standing
• Occasional late evenings and some weekends

We Are CDA

Over our 150-year history, the California Dental Association (CDA) has become a leader in oral health throughout California and the country. Today, we continue to support our community of over 27,000 dentists through our family of companies, which include The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC), TDIC Insurance Solutions, Rotunda Partners and the CDA Foundation. At CDA, we value individual talents, encouraging a diverse, collaborative, and innovative work environment fueled by new ideas. As our organization continues to grow, we invite you to be a part of what’s next.

CDA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing a safe work environment. CDA does not tolerate discrimination or harassment and all employment decisions are based on job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran or military status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at humanresources@cda.org.

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