Director of Process Optimization

R1 is the leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of hospitals, health systems and medical groups. We are the one company that combines the deep expertise of a global workforce of revenue cycle professionals with the industry’s most advanced technology platform, encompassing sophisticated analytics, AI, intelligent automation, and workflow orchestration.  

As our Director of Process Optimization, you will help translate AI strategy into tactical execution plans for increased efficiency and better outcomes. You will partner closely with quality, deployment, and product to identify opportunities for value creation, monitor outcomes, and measure performance. You will also lead and manage the optimization team, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations. To thrive in this role, you must have a background in healthcare revenue cycle management with a deep understanding of metrics reporting.
 
Here’s what you will experience working as a Director of Process Optimization:

•  Understand the operational execution of AI automation, monitoring project roadmaps, and projecting cost savings associated with implementation milestones.

• Measure outcomes against projections to track value creation of each deployment.

• Partner with operational leaders to review value creation and align our workforce.

• Lead and manage the optimization team, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluations.

•  Analyze data from R1D and Phare Flow to understand where there are opportunities for automation and partner with product, deployment, and engineering, to align our product roadmap where we see the greatest potential for value creation.

• Partner with quality teams to identify breakdowns in workflow (both manual and automated) where we can modify SOPs, Agents, or Tools to deliver better outcomes.

• Report process-level automation impact and efficiency gains, using data to refine workflows.

• Partner with process improvement teams to support ground level adoption.

• Facilitate team-level process training and automation enablement.

• Must be willing to travel up to 25%

Required Skills: 

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare operations (i.e. revenue cycle management, provider, payer, vendor).

• Experience with Excel, Power BI or similar analytical tools.

• Operating systems, payor portals, and EHRs.

• Presentation skills.

• Back-end experience in operations.

The healthcare system is always evolving — and it’s up to us to use our shared expertise to find new solutions that can keep up. On our growing team you’ll find the opportunity to constantly learn, collaborate across groups and explore new paths for your career.

Our associates are given the chance to contribute, think boldly and create meaningful work that makes a difference in the communities we serve around the world. We go beyond expectations in everything we do. Not only does that drive customer success and improve patient care, but that same enthusiasm is applied to giving back to the community and taking care of our team — including offering a competitive benefits package.

R1 RCM Inc. (“the Company”) is dedicated to the fundamentals of equal employment opportunity. The Company’s employment practices , including those regarding recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination shall not be based on any person’s age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the Company is dedicated to providing a workplace free from harassment based on any of the foregoing protected categories.

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