This is a senior seat for someone who can run denial management like a business: set the strategy, align it to cash goals, and drive cross-functional execution that actually moves the numbers. If you’re built for leading through influence, tightening processes, and turning denial data into revenue recovery, this role is in your lane.
About R1
R1 is a healthcare revenue management leader that helps hospitals, health systems, and medical groups improve patient experience and financial performance. They combine revenue cycle expertise with advanced analytics, automation, and workflow orchestration to improve performance at scale.
Schedule
- Full-time
- Remote (USA)
What You’ll Do
- Set the vision and strategy for denial management across the revenue cycle, aligned to organizational financial goals
- Drive alignment with division cash goals and lead initiatives to reduce denial rates and improve revenue recovery
- Coordinate denial management workflows across operational and support teams for smoother end-to-end execution
- Analyze denial reports to identify trends and root causes, then build strategies to prevent repeat denials
- Develop and maintain denial and appeals policies and procedures while ensuring payer and industry compliance
- Partner with senior leaders and teams like coding, clinical documentation, case management, and patient access to improve billing and documentation accuracy
- Oversee monthly reporting on key metrics (denial rate, appeal success rate, A/R aging, revenue recovery) for executive leadership
- Lead process improvement, cost reduction, and revenue enhancement initiatives to optimize denial performance
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree (required); advanced degree preferred (Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or related)
- Senior management experience in revenue cycle management with proven denial management leadership and revenue optimization results
- Strong analytical skill set with the ability to translate data into strategy and execution
- High-impact leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive change across a complex organization
Benefits
- Competitive salary range (experience and location dependent)
- Annual bonus eligibility (target 20%)
- Competitive benefits package
If you’re going after this one, your resume needs to talk like a director: denial rate reduction, appeal win-rate improvement, cash acceleration, A/R days impact, and cross-department initiatives you led. Titles matter less than outcomes here.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…