Process Improvement Specialist, Claims

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Process Improvement Specialist to join our Claims Operations team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a 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

This role is responsible for supporting process improvement and issue resolution in the Oscar claims production environment. The Claims Process Improvement Specialist role organizes, scopes, triages, investigates and/or executes on solutions and process improvements. This is accomplished by leveraging cross functional relationships to understand and translate friction from stakeholders into actionable opportunities for improvement.

You will report to the Operations Manager, Claims Optimization.

Work Location:

Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture and our mission.

If you live within commutable distance to our New York City office ( in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Ave), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), you will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. Otherwise, this is a remote / work-from-home role.

You must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Note, this list of states is subject to change. #LI-Remote

Pay Transparency:

The base pay for this role in the states of California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington is: $72,800 - $95,550 per year. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $65,520 - $85,995 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Ingest information from internal and external partners regarding adverse claim outcomes; collaborate with partners to scope, size, prioritize items and deliver solutions.
• Utilize data analysis skills and tools to develop accurate, quantitative analyses of issues.
• Translate observations, findings and analysis results into detailed–often technical–business requirements; submit to and collaborate with internal partners to effectuate change.
• Use insights from partner submissions, data mining, process monitoring, etc., work with the team to proactively identify thematic areas of opportunity to solve problems.
• Perpetuate a culture of transparency and collaboration by keeping stakeholders well informed of progress, status changes, blockers, completion, etc.; field questions as appropriate.
• Support Oscar run state objectives by providing speedy research, root cause analysis, training, etc. whenever issues are escalated and assigned by leadership.
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or 4+ years of commensurate experience
• 2+ years experience in a technical role (QA analyst, PM, operations analyst, consulting) or a process improvement role (Six Sigma or similar)
• 2+ years of experience working with large data sets using excel or a database language
• 1+ years experience deriving business insights from datasets and solving problems
• 1+ years experience improving business workflows and processes
• 1+ years experience collaborating with internal and/or external stakeholders
• Experience using SQL

Bonus Points

• An academic and/or professional background in engineering, data, or healthcare
• Experience in a professional healthcare claims organization
• Knowledge management, training, or content development in operational settings
• Process Improvement or Lean Six Sigma training