Position OverviewThe Senior Director, Revenue Recovery is responsible for leading enterprise-wide strategies to optimize cash recovery, reduce revenue leakage, and improve financial performance across the revenue cycle. This role provides executive leadership over denial management, accounts receivable (A/R) follow-up, underpayment recovery, and retrospective revenue opportunities.
This leader drives large-scale process improvements, aligns cross-functional teams, and leverages data-driven insights to enhance recovery performance while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. The role requires approximately 10% onsite travel to support key client and leadership engagements.
Key Responsibilities- Lead enterprise revenue recovery strategy across denials management, A/R follow-up, appeals, and underpayment resolution
- Develop and execute initiatives to reduce write-offs, improve overturn rates, and accelerate cash collections
- Identify and recover revenue from previously written-off or underpaid claims through targeted audits and recovery efforts
- Establish and monitor key KPIs including A/R aging, denial rates, recovery yield, and cash acceleration metrics
- Drive root cause analysis across denial trends and implement enterprise-wide prevention strategies
- Partner closely with Coding, Clinical, Billing, Compliance, and Payer Strategy teams to reduce revenue leakage and improve claim accuracy
- Oversee escalation management for complex payer disputes, high-value accounts, and systemic recovery barriers
- Lead standardization of workflows, policies, and recovery strategies across multiple clients or regions
- Provide executive reporting and insights to senior leadership, including financial impact, trends, and optimization opportunities
- Build and develop high-performing recovery and A/R teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred (Healthcare Administration, Business, or related field)
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in revenue cycle, with deep expertise in A/R, denials, and revenue recovery
- Proven success in improving cash collections, denial overturn rates, and revenue recovery outcomes
- Strong knowledge of payer strategies, reimbursement methodologies, and regulatory requirements
- Experience leading large-scale, multi-site or multi-client revenue cycle operations
- Demonstrated ability to use analytics and reporting to drive operational and financial performance improvements
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
Travel Requirements- Approximately 10% onsite travel for client engagement, leadership alignment, and strategic initiatives
This position pays between: 111,800- 167,700