Market Director Of Transplant Financial Services - Remote Eligible

Financial Leadership Role

This role supports a critical gap in financial leadership across our transplant programs. It ensures that financial processes, operations, and contracting align with overall program strategy and goals.

Current challenges include:

• Financial clearance processes vary by program and lack standardization
• Policies and procedures for the financial clearance process are not fully established
• Limited understanding of transplant networks and their operational requirements
• Inconsistent tracking of KACC and future SACC accruals, as well as physician reimbursements
• Clinical leadership is carrying financial tasks that fall outside their expertise
• No established global billing processes
• Without this, the program will be unable to contract with Optum, the largest transplant network

Risk mitigation includes:

• Reducing inconsistent billing and coding practices
• Preventing missed reimbursement opportunities and delays in patient clearance
• Lowering compliance risk and improving audit readiness

Role responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement standardized financial workflows for transplant programs across the market
• Lead payer strategy, contract alignment, and reimbursement optimization for transplant services
• Oversee transplant revenue cycle functions including pre-authorization, billing, and collections
• Partner closely with transplant clinical leadership, managed care, patient access, and compliance teams
• Monitor and report key performance indicators such as denial rates, reimbursement yield, clearance time, and month-end metrics
• Identify financial risks and implement corrective actions to ensure audit readiness and maintain compliance
• Support strategic growth initiatives and the expansion of transplant services

Education requirements include:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

Additional preferences include:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field (Master's preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare finance or revenue cycle leadership preferred
• Deep understanding of transplant program operations, payer requirements, and regulatory standards
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive measurable financial outcomes
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

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