About Stellar Health

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.

About the position

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.

How you'll make an impact

Own ACO Performance End to End: Serve as the general manager of two CMS ACO accounts, accountable for aggregate quality performance, total cost of care, and shared savings/risk results across both programs.

Set Targets & Define Success: Define benchmarks and “definition of success” for each ACO in partnership with Analytics, Med Econ and functional leadership — translating what's feasible into concrete, trackable operational targets.

Lead Governance & Executive Reporting: Own the agenda, materials, and facilitation for steering committee and operating reviews with each ACO's leadership, and build the executive reporting cadence used to track progress internally.

Drive Performance Analysis: Analyze quality, claims, and total cost of care data to identify drivers of under- and over-performance, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations with an explicit “so what.”

Partner on Provider-Level Execution: Work closely with Provider Success counterparts assigned to each ACO's network to ensure every identified performance gap has a data-driven action plan, and that plans are executed and tracked to completion.

Own the SVU & Incentive Strategy: Recommend and refine the SVU menu and incentive design for each ACO to optimize outcomes for Stellar, the ACO, and its providers.

Navigate Program & Model Requirements: Stay current on LEAD Model program requirements and milestones (e.g., benchmarking, risk track elections, reporting obligations) and coordinate internally to ensure Stellar and its ACO partners stay ahead of them.

Escalate & Problem-Solve: Proactively identify the greatest risks to each ACO's performance, and escalate to the VP, Nova Performance with a clear, well-reasoned plan rather than letting underperformance linger unaddressed.

Contribute to the Broader Function: Share best practices and lessons learned from both ACOs across the Nova Performance team, and help build the playbooks and tooling that let performance management scale as Stellar's ACO portfolio grows.

What you'll bring

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