Manager, Risk Adjustment Operations - Remote

Manager, Risk Adjustment Operations - Remote

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Datavant is a data platform company and the world’s leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format. Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions.

Datavant is trusted by the world's leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care. By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a high‑performing, values‑driven team. Together, we’re rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare's most complex problems with technology‑forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational, and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare.

The Manager, Risk Adjustment Operations is responsible for the oversight and management of coding production, quality, and vendor management. This role ensures adherence to departmental goals, quality standards, metrics, policies, etc. The Manager provides leadership and guidance regarding activity, status, trends, coaching/feedback methods and coordination of additional resources to support coding production and quality.

• Create and manage the team’s daily, weekly and monthly production and quality goals to ensure that department objectives are met.
• Cross‑functional collaboration to ensure that QA, trends and education are provided timely and accurately to team members.
• Maintain internal coding policies and procedures to ensure compliance, coding consistency and up‑to‑date coding practices.
• Oversee onboarding, staffing plans and staff performance to ensure optimal talent management and utilization.
• Effective team management and utilization to achieve coding operational KPIs.
• Accountability and mentoring of supervisors and staff to business values and coding operations KPIs.
• Reporting to coding leadership on business trends and project coding patterns as well as obstacles to achieving KPIs or deadlines.
• Collaboration with the Training/Education Department with a focus on content development/design, training coordination and facilitation.
• Manage all aspects of the Auditing and Quality Department for remote coding teams as well as field teams as necessary.
• Monitor and report effectiveness of training programs from research, benchmark, propose training and development opportunities to drive continuous improvement.
• Approve team member's PTO and manage staff’s time out of office while continuing to meet department Auditing and Quality goals.
• Knowledge and expertise in use of NLP and AI technology in coding business.
• Collaboration with coding production to achieve 95% coding quality accuracy at project level.
• Accountability and mentoring of quality and audit supervisors and audit staff to business values and coding operations KPIs.
• Vendor oversight – performing production and quality oversight for both onshore and offshore vendors.
• Facilitate communication in regards to production and quality KPI metrics with vendors.
• Monthly reconciliation of vendor performance metrics to assist with billing and SLA penalties if applicable.
• Provide operational assistance to vendors regarding training, project assignment and system support.
• Business‑related travel up to 20%.

• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of five years of equivalent experience in quality and/or coding management role(s) with increasing level of responsibility.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in risk adjustment coding and/or auditing experience.
• 3-5 years of people leadership experience.
• Experience with adult learning methodologies and distance learning preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong managerial, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, team environment.
• Flexibility in work…