CVS Health

Lead Director, Business Consulting/Payment Integrity

CVS Health$100K — $231K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of leadership experience in healthcare operations or analytics.
  • Proven track record in managing enterprise transformation initiatives.
  • Experience with cross-functional program management involving IT and clinical teams.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare claims processing and payment integrity.
  • Expertise in developing strategic roadmaps and executive presentations.
  • Ability to measure ROI and operational performance effectively.
  • Experience leading and managing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic initiatives for Payment Integrity data mining and editing.
  • Develop multi-year roadmaps for editing expansion and vendor optimization.
  • Drive implementation of enterprise editing platforms like Lyric.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in planning and deployment operations.
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to deliver complex programs.
  • Measure initiative performance through defined KPIs.
  • Ensure successful delivery of high-impact solutions for payment accuracy and cost savings.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off to promote work-life balance.
  • Retirement savings options to support financial security.
  • Wellness programs to enhance physical and emotional health.
  • Resources designed for the well-being of colleagues and their families.
Full Job Description
Position Summary
The Lead Director role is responsible for leading the execution, and governance of initiatives that advance the data mining and editing capabilities across prepay and post- pay. This leader will oversee the execution of initiatives focused on leading efforts to modernize editing capabilities, expanding internal editing solutions, implementing new technologies, optimizing relationships across multiple organizations, vendors and improving the overall datamining and editing solutions. The role serves as the primary lead for complex cross-functional initiatives spanning business operations, analytics, technology and configuration.

The Lead Director will collaborate with executive leadership to develop and execute strategic roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, measure business outcomes, and ensure successful delivery of high-impact datamining and editing solutions that improve payment accuracy, reduce administrative cost, enhance provider experience, and generate measurable medical cost savings.

Primary responsibilities include:

- Lead strategic initiatives across Payment Integrity data mining and editing team

- Develop and manage multi-year strategic roadmaps supporting internal editing expansion and vendor optimization.

-Drive implementation of enterprise editing platforms including Lyric, internal editing solutions, and future technologies.

-Lead cross-functional teams responsible for business requirements, implementation planning, operational readiness, and deployment.

-Partner with technology, analytics, clinical, service operations, compliance, and vendor organizations to successfully deliver complex programs.

-Measure initiative performance through defined KPI's including implementation timelines, quality, financial impact, operational performance, and savings realization.

Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, Payment Integrity, claims editing, healthcare analytics, consulting, or strategic program management.

- Demonstrated experience leading large enterprise transformation initiatives across multiple business and technology organizations.

- Experience managing complex cross functional programs involving business operations, IT, clinical teams, analytics and external vendors.

- Strong knowledge of healthcare claims processing, payment integrity, claims editing, pre-pay and post-pay programs or healthcare reimbursement.

- Experience developing executive-level presentations, business cases, roadmaps, and strategic recommendations.

- Experience with measuring ROI, operational performance, and business outcomes.

- Experience leading managers and high-performing team.

- Ability to lead large-scale implementation and change management.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Payment Integrity editing platforms such as Lyric, Cotiviti, PPM or similar claims editing solutions.

- Knowledge of SQL, healthcare data analytics, provider billing practices, or payment policy.

- Experience building governance framework, operational metrics and measurements.

- Demonstrated success leading enterprise modernization initiatives.

Education
- Bachelor's degree in business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Healthcare management, or a related field required.

- Master's degree (MBA,MHA, MPH or related discipline)

- Equivalent combination of education and relevant leadership experience will be considered.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$100,000.00 - $231,540.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/07/2026

About CVS Health

Omnicare provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across the United States. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic care settings, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry through its Specialty Care Group.

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Size
300,000 employees
Market Cap
$122 billion
Industry
Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$268.7 billion
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