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Emory University

Director, Clinical Operations, Population Health

Emory University

. Serves as the primary clinical execution partner for EHP's population health and VBC strategy.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serves as the primary clinical execution partner for EHP's population health and VBC strategy.
  • Drives strategy and execution across core clinical key results: cost trend management, high-cost member intervention, care management, utilization oversight, and HEDIS quality gap closure.
  • Leads high-priority clinical initiatives focused on chronic conditions, maternity/pediatric quality, ED/hospital utilization, behavioral health.
  • Oversees UM activities in partnership with the TPA, including prior authorization oversight, level of care determination, clinical criteria application, and utilization trend monitoring.
  • Leads complex patient case reviews for high-priority and high-cost members, providing clinical judgment, care plan direction, and escalation management.
  • Governs disease management programs across cardiac, oncology, behavioral health, MSK, diabetes, CKD, and obesity populations.
  • Oversees transitions of care protocols and enforce care management partner SLA accountability.
  • Serves as EHP's primary clinical point of contact for all care management, UM, and care gap closure vendor partners.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Active, unrestricted RN licensure in the State of Georgia.
  • Minimum 7 years of progressive clinical operations leadership in a health plan, managed care, or equivalent VBC setting.
  • Demonstrated track record leading population health programs: disease management, high-risk member intervention, care gap closure, and quality improvement.
  • Strong UM experience including prior authorization oversight, level of care determination, and TPA clinical operations oversight.
  • Proven ability to independently navigate claims data, population health dashboards, and financial reports without relying on analyst support.
  • Experience holding clinical vendors accountable to SLAs, conducting independent data validation, and leading formal performance reviews.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health and Safety Information Not Applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools
clinical operations leadershippopulation health programsdisease managementhigh-risk member interventioncare gap closurequality improvementutilization management (UM)prior authorization oversightlevel of care determinationdata validation
Soft Skills
clinical judgmentcare plan directionescalation managementaccountabilityindependent navigation of data
Certifications
RN licensure