Population Health Specialist
Posted 1 Oct 2026
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- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
No salary listed for this role.
Study levelCertificate
Field of studyBusiness Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Public Health (or related)
Study levelAssociate degree or higher
Akido builds AI-powered doctors**.** Akido is the first AI-native care provider, combining cutting-edge technology with a nationwide medical network to address America’s physician shortage and make exceptional healthcare universal. Its AI empowers doctors to deliver faster, more accurate, and more compassionate care.
Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving unhoused communities in Los Angeles to ride-share drivers in New York.
Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B. More info at Akidolabs.com.
Position Summary
The Population Health Specialist supports Akido's value-based care strategy by identifying, engaging, and coordinating care for patient populations requiring preventive services, chronic disease management, and care gap closure. This role collaborates with providers, clinic teams, health plans, and patients to improve quality outcomes, patient engagement, continuity of care, and access to services.
The Population Health Specialist utilizes population health tools, patient registries, quality reports, and outreach workflows to support HEDIS, STAR, risk adjustment, Annual Wellness Visits, and other quality initiatives while contributing to organizational performance and patient health outcomes.
Essential Functions
- Conduct patient outreach and engagement activities to close preventive and chronic care gaps.
- Coordinate appointments, screenings, referrals, and follow-up services.
- Support organizational quality improvement and value-based care initiatives.
- Maintain accurate patient documentation and outreach records.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to address barriers to care.
- Monitor and track performance metrics related to population health outcomes.
- Support patient retention, engagement, and continuity of care efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Population Health & Care Gap Management
- Identify patients with open quality, preventive, and chronic care gaps through approved reports, registries, and work queues.