Senior Specialist, Issue Management

Oscar Health
Dallas, TX
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with healthcare operations experience who lead process improvements and collaborate across teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with healthcare operations experience and a track record of leading process improvements
    — “supports the design, optimization, and implementation of processes and improvements to provider operations”
  • Individuals who can independently represent operations to senior leadership and drive strategic decisions
    — “independently represent the team within the broader organization”
  • Candidates who have experience managing bottlenecks and delivering results through data-driven insights
    — “day to day oversight of our most critical bottlenecks in Operations being resolved”

Things to consider

  • Remote work is required, though future hybrid models may be possible depending on company direction
    — “You will be fully remote; however, our approach to work may adapt over time”
  • The role demands working with leadership and cross-functional teams to implement strategic changes
    — “Partner with leadership to strategize, implement, and manage arrangements aimed at lowering overall cost or improving outcomes”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in healthcare quality and provider data initiatives on your resume
    — “ACA marketplace, provider network, claims, healthcare quality, or provider data experience”
  • Emphasize your ability to present actionable insights to senior leadership
    — “developing and presenting information and recommendations aimed at Senior Leadership”
  • Showcase your background in lean or continuous process improvement methodologies
    — “Training or experience applying Continuous Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma principles”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Identified and resolved critical operational issues
  • Implemented lean, repeatable, and scalable tools and techniques
  • Supported the management and analysis of data for compliant and performant business operations
Typical background
1+ years of professional experience in payer or provider operations, provider network management, healthcare operations, or a related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Provider OperationsProcess ImprovementData AnalysisComplianceProject CoordinationContinuous ImprovementWorkflow DesignFinancial Discipline

Preferred

ACA Marketplace ExperienceProvider Network ExperienceClaims ExperienceHealthcare Quality ExperienceProvider Data ExperienceManagement Consulting ExperienceContinuous Process Improvement ExperienceLean Six Sigma Principles ExperienceProject Coordination ExperienceRFP Development Experience

Stack & domain

Provider OperationsProcess ImprovementWorkflow DesignData And MetricsFinancial DisciplineQualityContinuous ImprovementLeanRepeatableScalableTools And TechniquesTechnology-enabled ProcessesSolutionsProject CoordinationManagementMatrixed OrganizationRFP DevelopmentSoftware Or Service SolutionsCollaborationOpen CommunicationDiverse PerspectivesResilientAdaptableResourcefulIntellectually CuriousEager To LearnReady To HelpRestorationSustainabilityEnvironmental ImpactInitiativeIntegrityStrong Work EthicTeamworkMindset ShiftsOptimize Operational EfficiencyAchieve Performance TargetsComplianceLaws And RegulationsHealthcarePayer Or Provider OperationsProvider Network ManagementHealthcare OperationsACA MarketplaceProvider NetworkClaimsHealthcare QualityProvider DataManagement ConsultingContinuous Process ImprovementLean Six Sigma

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 is a remote position, open to candidates who reside in: Dallas, Texas. You will be fully remote; however, our approach to work may adapt over time. Future models could potentially involve a hybrid presence at the hub office associated with your metro area. #LI-Remote

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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