Hybrid Manager – Prior Authorization Payer Connectivity

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About the role

  • Manager of Payer Connectivity optimizing healthcare prior authorization processes. Enhancing automation and interoperability while collaborating with cross-functional teams for effective delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategies to enhance the automation and interoperability of prior authorization workflows across providers, vendors, and payers
  • Define and maintain a payer connectivity roadmap aligned with organizational goals and report progress to executive leadership
  • Collaborate with engineering, development, and product teams to integrate payer-specific requirements into EHR systems and the Waystar platform
  • Drive initiatives that enable automated submission, tracking, and response handling for prior authorization requests
  • Identify pain points and inefficiencies in current prior authorization processes
  • Design and implement scalable, automated solutions that streamline workflows and reduce manual effort
  • Act as the liaison between internal teams and external payer/provider stakeholders
  • Translate payer needs and industry insights into actionable product and technical requirements
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team responsible for managing payer connectivity, requirements gathering, and validation criteria
  • Ensure backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives are executed effectively
  • Provide clarity of goals and equip team members with tools and knowledge for successful delivery
  • Ensure all payer connectivity solutions meet regulatory and industry standards for privacy, security, and data exchange
  • Monitor policy changes and adjust solutions accordingly to maintain compliance

Requirements

  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and lead change in a dynamic healthcare or technology environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with payers, providers, and internal stakeholders at all levels
  • Deep understanding of healthcare administration, payer operations, and prior authorization processes
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA, CMS mandates) related to data exchange
  • Experience working with payer connectivity tools, healthcare interoperability standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, X12 278), and automation technologies
  • Ability to analyze complex workflows, identify improvement opportunities, and drive continuous enhancements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (preferred)
  • 5+ years of experience in healthcare operations, payer/provider connectivity, or health tech product management (preferred)
  • Prior experience working with EHR platforms and healthcare IT vendors (preferred)
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and sprint management (preferred)

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
  • Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
  • Generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays
  • Flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
  • Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
  • Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
  • 401(K) program with company match
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee resource groups

Job title

Manager – Prior Authorization Payer Connectivity

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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