Senior Specialist, Issue Management

Oscar Health
Tempe, AZ
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with process improvement and healthcare operations experience working in a hybrid environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 1+ years in healthcare operations and process improvement experience
    — “1+ years of professional experience in payer or provider operations, provider network management, healthcare operations, or a related field”
  • Candidates who can independently represent teams and influence senior leadership
    — “independently represent the team within the broader organization”
  • Candidates with strong data analysis and problem-solving skills
    — “Support the management, stewardship, and analysis of data to support compliant and performant business operations”

Things to consider

  • Requires 3 days per week in-office, with Thursday being mandatory
    — “hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day”
  • Focus on lean and scalable tools implies a need for structured improvement methodologies
    — “implement lean, repeatable and scalable tools and techniques”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in resolving critical bottlenecks and delivering results
    — “day to day oversight of our most critical bottlenecks in Operations being resolved”
  • Emphasize cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
    — “Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure action plans align with continuous improvement goals”
  • Demonstrate a track record of using data to inform process improvements
    — “1+ years of experience using data and metrics to drive improvements”
  • Showcase ability to present insights clearly to senior leadership
    — “developing and presenting information and recommendations aimed at Senior Leadership”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • identifying risks and resolving issues
  • implementing process improvements
  • supporting continuous improvement goals
Typical background
payer or provider operationshealthcare operations

Skills & requirements

Required

Issue ManagementProcess ImprovementData AnalysisProject CoordinationCompliance

Preferred

ACA MarketplaceProvider Network ManagementClaims ManagementHealthcare Quality

Stack & domain

Provider OperationsProvider Network ManagementHealthcare OperationsData And MetricsProcess ImprovementWorkflow DesignContinuous Process ImprovementLean Six SigmaProject CoordinationProject ManagementRFP DevelopmentSoftware ImplementationService SolutionsHealthcare QualityProvider DataNetwork OperationsProvider Data Operations

About the role

Original posting from Oscar Health via Greenhouse

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Senior Specialist, Issue Management to join our Network Operations team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role:

The Senior Specialist, Issue Management supports the design, optimization, and implementation of processes and improvements to provider operations in support of achieving organizational goals. The Senior Specialist is responsible for day to day oversight of our most critical bottlenecks in Operations being resolved. The lead will implement lean, repeatable and scalable tools and techniques and independently represent the team within the broader organization.

You will report into the Senior Manager, Provider Data Operations

Work Location: This position is based in our Tempe, Arizona office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. #LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $67,813 - $80,000 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities:

With support from leadership, help identify risks; respond to and resolve issues/errors/escalations through investigation to inform insights for short/medium/long-term technology-enabled processes and solutions

Coordinate projects and processes to help ensure key milestones and service levels are met

Partner with leadership to strategize, implement, and manage arrangements aimed at lowering overall cost or improving outcomes

Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure action plans align with continuous improvement goals, and participate in collaboration with peers and cross-functional stakeholders

Support the management, stewardship, and analysis of data to support compliant and performant business operations

Provide recommendations that ensure financial discipline and quality

Support identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives, as well as mindset shifts, to optimize operational efficiency and achieve performance targets

Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

1+ years of professional experience in payer or provider operations, provider network management, healthcare operations, or a related field

1+ years of experience using data and metrics to drive improvements

1+ years of experience in process improvement and workflow design

1+ years of experience in developing and presenting information and recommendations aimed at Senior Leadership

Bonus points:

ACA marketplace, provider network, claims, healthcare quality, or provider data experience

Management consulting experience

Training or experience applying Continuous Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma principles

Experience with project coordination or management in a matrixed organization

Experience supporting RFP development and implementation of software or service solutions

This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.

At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Pay Transparency:  Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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Reasonable Accommodation: Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.

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Source: Oscar Health careers (Greenhouse)

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