Centene Corp

Senior Director, Risk Adjustment Market Performance

Centene Corp • $134K — $249K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Analytics, Public Health, or related field.
  • Master's Degree in a relevant field preferred.
  • 8+ years experience in healthcare operations, risk adjustment, managed care, and analytics required.
  • 3+ years management experience in complex cross-functional initiatives required.
  • 5+ years experience presenting to executive leadership required.
  • Expertise in risk adjustment operations, provider performance improvement, and healthcare analytics required.
  • Knowledge of value-based care and healthcare reimbursement methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary liaison between Enterprise Risk Adjustment and market leadership.
  • Lead risk adjustment strategies to achieve enterprise performance objectives.
  • Establish and monitor performance targets related to risk score capture and coding accuracy.
  • Identify and prioritize provider organizations to maximize risk adjustment outcomes.
  • Build executive relationships with provider organizations integrating risk adjustment priorities.
  • Direct collaboration across various departments and external partners.
  • Develop reporting and analytics to measure results and drive improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance.
  • 401K and stock purchase plans.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Paid time off plus holidays.
  • Flexible work options including remote, hybrid, and office work.
Full Job Description
Position Purpose: Provides executive leadership for risk adjustment performance across markets and lines of business, serving as the key link between Enterprise Risk Adjustment and market leadership to translate strategic priorities into operational execution and measurable results. Leads cross-functional initiatives to improve coding accuracy, documentation quality, chart retrieval, provider performance, and risk score outcomes, while establishing governance, accountability, and sustainable processes that drive consistent performance. Acts as a trusted advisor to enterprise and market leaders, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and supporting scalable risk adjustment models across Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and emerging lines of business.

Key Details: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

  • Serve as the primary liaison between Enterprise Risk Adjustment and market leadership, driving alignment, accountability, and execution of strategic priorities.
  • Lead market risk adjustment strategies and initiatives to achieve enterprise performance objectives across lines of business.

  • Establish and monitor performance targets related to risk score capture, coding accuracy, documentation quality, chart retrieval, and provider performance.

  • Identify and prioritize high-impact provider organizations and strategic partners to maximize risk adjustment outcomes.

  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with provider organizations while integrating risk adjustment priorities into value-based care and population health strategies.

  • Direct cross-functional collaboration across risk adjustment, provider engagement, quality, network management, actuarial, clinical operations, analytics, and external partners.

  • Establish governance, accountability frameworks, and performance review processes to ensure successful execution of improvement opportunities.

  • Develop executive reporting, dashboards, and action plans to measure results, address performance gaps, and drive continuous improvement.

  • Conduct risk assessments, root-cause analyses, and targeted interventions to improve outcomes and mitigate performance risks.

  • Advise enterprise and market leadership on provider investments, resource allocation, operating model enhancements, and best practices to strengthen performance across markets and lines of business.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

  • Complies with all policies and standards.


Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Analytics, Public Health, or related field, or equivalent experience required. Master's Degree Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Finance, or related field preferred.8+ years experience in healthcare operations, risk adjustment, managed care, provider performance, value-based care, analytics, clinical operations, or related healthcare field required.

3+ years management experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives and driving organizational performance required.

5+ years experience presenting operational performance, business results, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership required.

Demonstrated expertise in risk adjustment operations, provider performance improvement, coding and documentation programs, healthcare analytics, and managed care required.

Experience supporting multiple lines of business, including Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Commercial preferred.

Experience developing governance frameworks, executive reporting, accountability models, and performance improvement strategies preferred.

Knowledge of provider engagement, value-based care, population health, and healthcare reimbursement methodologies preferred.

Proven ability to influence across matrixed organizations and lead enterprise-to-market performance initiatives that drive measurable results preferred.

Licenses/Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred or
PMP, Lean Six Sigma, CPHQ, or related healthcare operations, performance improvement, or project management certification preferred.

Pay Range: $134,600.00 - $249,000.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

About Centene Corp

Centene Corporation is a managed healthcare enterprise at the forefront of innovation and growth for government-sponsored and commercial healthcare, providing access to fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services that help people lead healthier lives. The company’s local approach addresses the needs of under-insured and uninsured individuals who often lack the resources required to sustain optimal health and wellness. Centene began as a single health plan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1984. After an initial period of growth, Michael Neidorff joined as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 1996, moving Centene’s headquarters to St. Louis, Missouri, where it still resides today. In the decades since its humble beginnings, Centene has transformed into a publicly-traded Fortune 500 company serving communities across the United States. In fact, Centene provides coverage in all 50 U.S. states. More than 26 million Americans rely on Centene to access a wide range of insurance solutions, including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, correctional, and behavioral health services. Centene prioritizes the development of technology that addresses systemic conditions impacting the whole health needs of underserved populations. As technology plays an increasingly critical role in diagnosing, managing, and treating disease, Centene understands that it enables better health outcomes for members, lessening the burden for providers, and allowing more automation and efficiency for business operations. As a steward of a significant set of data and insights, Centene leverages this data to not only shape but lead the digital transformation of healthcare and improve the patient-provider experience. Centene’s current CEO, Sarah London, and her team are leading the charge in this new age. Sarah London worked within Centene’s Technology Innovation and Modernization division, spearheading the company’s enterprise-wide technology strategy. Now leading Centene, her focus is on building the next generation of products and services and establishing Centene’s long-term growth and value creation. Although Centene has grown into the No. 1 insurer in the U.S. Health Insurance Marketplace, it has never lost its focus on the individual or its passion for community health. Remaining connected to the individuals and families that need care most is central to Centene’s commitment to shaping a better world of healthcare for the communities it serves. Centene also remains connected to the needs of its employees, who make Centene what it is. Through its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, Centene promotes a safe and inviting environment above all. Because of Centene’s commitment to excellence and progression in the healthcare industry, it has been recognized as a Top Organization for Diversity by Modern Healthcare magazine, a Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability, a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a global leader by Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index, among many other recognitions. Centene was also named a Top 50 Company for Diversity by DiversityInc and a Top Veteran-Friendly Company by U.S. Veterans Magazine. It has also been listed on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies for several consecutive years.

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Size
72,500 employees
Market Cap
$46.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.8 billion
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+25.4%
Revenue
$111.1 billion
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