Senior Client Coding Project Manager

Datavant is a data platform company and the world’s leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format.

Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions. Datavant is trusted by the world’s leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a high-performing, values-driven team. Together, we’re rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare’s most complex problems with technology-forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare.

As a Sr. Client Coding Project Manager, you will plan, forecast, and manage client-facing coding projects. You will work directly with Customer Success Managers to ensure successful implementation, coding, and result delivery of client projects. Additionally, you will oversee the coding phase of client projects and ensure all parties remain on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.

You will:

• Partner with Customer Success Managers to ensure successful implementation, coding, and result delivery of client projects, including creating and delivering content to clients describing Apixio’s products, how to effectively use Apixio’s coding and management tools, and ensuring alignment on coding quality.
• Oversee the coding phase of client projects to ensure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Respond to client needs and proactively identify and resolve coding issues that impact project success metrics.
• Prepare and deliver timely project performance reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
• Ensure project deliverables adhere to quality standards.
• Establish effective project communication plans (to coding staff, coding vendors, and clients) and ensure their execution.
• Facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinate the development of user manuals, coder training materials, and other documents as needed.
• Manage client satisfaction within the project period.
• Conduct post-project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Ensure effective use of project resources (staffing, budget).
• Define project productivity and accuracy benchmarks and ensure coding teams deliver on them through collaboration with those responsible for coder performance management.
• Drive quality assurance and performance improvement activities for coding projects.
• Partner with peers in other departments to achieve company goals, develop a mutual understanding of roles, and foster a positive work environment.
• Keep up to date with current coding policies for ICD-10, Medicare Advantage, HHS (ACA), and other markets.
• Provide guidance and make strategic recommendations to help clients understand the shifts and trends happening in the risk adjustment coding space.

What you will bring to the table:

• Minimum Associate’s degree, preferably in a healthcare-related field.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in a healthcare-related field.
• Minimum 8 years of coding experience.
• Minimum 5 years managing coders in an outpatient or inpatient setting.
• Current CCS, CRC, or CPC required.
• Previous Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment, CDI, Medicaid, Commercial RA, and HEDIS experience.
• Familiarity with HIPAA patient privacy requirements.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and G-Suite applications. Excel skills are a must.

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. At Datavant our total rewards strategy powers a high-growth, high-performance, health technology company that rewards our employees for transforming health care through creating industry-defining data logistics products and services. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job.

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, and/or religion. This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship. Datavant is committed to a work environment free from job discrimination. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. To learn more about our commitment, please review our EEO Commitment Statement here. Know Your Rights, explore the resources available through the EEOC for more information regarding your legal rights and protections. In addition, Datavant does not and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay. At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your answers will be anonymous and will help us identify areas for improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual ones. In fact, we aren’t even able to see whether you’ve responded.) Responding is entirely optional and will not affect your application or hiring process in any way. Datavant is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need an accommodation while seeking employment, please contact us at [email protected]. We will review your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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