Senior Manager, Encounter Program Operations

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Position Summary

The Senior Manager Encounter Informatics leads five equally weighted functions for the encounter-processing portfolio: product ownership and delivery testing and quality assurance tactical reporting data integrity and market performance support. This leader converts enterprise regulatory customer and operational needs into integrated roadmaps test strategies reporting solutions data controls and market action plans. The role directs cross-functional execution develops talent and is accountable for compliant delivery reliable data actionable insights and measurable market outcomes.

Fundamental Job Components:

• Product ownership and delivery: Set product vision strategy roadmap backlog release plans and outcome measures; balance value risk capacity dependencies and technical constraints.

• Testing and quality assurance: Direct functional regression integration user acceptance production-validation and post-implementation testing including traceability acceptance criteria and defect governance.

• Tactical reporting: Ensure timely accurate actionable operational and leadership reporting that supports issue management regulatory commitments and performance decisions.

• Data integrity: Lead data-quality controls validation reconciliation monitoring issue resolution and remediation to ensure encounter data is complete accurate timely traceable and compliant.

• Market performance support: Partner with market leaders to monitor results identify root causes coordinate response plans and deliver sustained improvement in encounter outcomes.

• Translate business market customer and regulatory needs into capabilities test scenarios reporting requirements data rules acceptance criteria and measurable outcomes.

• Lead portfolio governance program increment and release planning implementation readiness production stabilization risk mitigation and corrective action.

• Establish balanced performance measures across delivery testing reporting data quality and market outcomes; provide concise executive and tactical updates.

• Align senior leaders markets operations technology engineering architecture quality analytics compliance vendors and end users to accelerate decisions and resolve barriers.

• Coach and develop Product Owners project managers analysts testers reporting professionals and cross-functional partners; reinforce accountability adoption and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate demonstrates:

• Strategic and balanced leadership: Sets clear priorities and weighs value quality data risk market impact capacity and technical constraints.

• People leadership: Builds accountable high-performing teams through coaching feedback and talent development.

• Influence and communication: Aligns diverse stakeholders and converts complex issues into concise decisions and recommendations.

• Data and quality leadership: Uses testing reporting performance measures and controls to identify risk and drive action.

• Execution and change leadership: Removes barriers manages risk drives adoption and sustains improvement with integrity and sound judgment.

• 7 or more years of healthcare experience

• 5 years People leadership: Builds accountable high-performing teams through coaching feedback and talent development.

• 8 or more years of experience in product ownership product management project or program management business analysis technology delivery or a related field.

• 3 or more years leading complex enterprise initiatives multiple Agile teams a product portfolio or product and delivery professionals.

• Advanced knowledge of Agile Scrum and SAFe practices; experience with Rally Jira Azure DevOps or a comparable platform.

• Demonstrated success leading product strategy and backlogs end-to-end testing tactical reporting data-integrity controls market performance support releases and organizational change.

• Prior experience supporting Medicaid and Medicare programs including healthcare payer operations encounter data or regulatory reporting.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders resolve competing priorities and communicate complex topics clearly.

• Bachelors degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certified Scrum Product Owner Project Management Professional or comparable certification.

• Healthcare payer claims encounter data consumer analytics or regulated healthcare technology experience.

• Knowledge of encounter intake validation submission reconciliation data quality and regulatory reporting.

• Experience leading professional staff and managing vendor-supported platforms or integrations in a matrixed environment.

• Masters degree preferred.

We support a hybrid work environment. If selected and you live near a suitable work location you may be expected to comply with the hybrid work policy. Under the policy all hires for in-scope populations should be placed into a hybrid or office-based location working onsite three days a week.

Aetna Service Operations office/hub locations will be discussed with the selected candidate.

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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 companys equity award program.

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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.

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

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