
Director, Configuration
L.A. Care Health Plan
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Los Angeles • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $135,136 - $216,218 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Develops, and implements standards, quality gates and governance frameworks.
- Ensures that the core system configuration is executed with rigor, transparency, and precision.
- Strengthens upstream quality and operational readiness by leading disciplined change processes, anticipating downstream impacts, and establishing a consistent framework that reduces defects, improves accuracy, and enhances the reliability of the claims environment.
- Oversees the end-to-end configuration life cycle including analysis, requirements validation, design, build, testing, migration, and post-deployment monitoring.
- Establishes standardized processes, documentation requirements, and quality gates to ensure accuracy, traceability, and reliable execution of configuration changes.
- Ensures configuration solutions support accurate adjudication and align with operational needs, regulatory requirements, and enterprise readiness.
- Collaborates with cross functional teams on configuration priorities, impacts, and implementation timelines.
- Tracks and trends configuration errors, collaborating on remediation planning, systemic improvements, and prevention strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 7 years of experience in a system configuration or managed care operations
- At least 5 years of experience leading, supervising and/or managing staff in technical or operational environments
- Significant experience configuring benefits, pricing methodologies, provider payment logic, and related adjudication rules
- Extensive knowledge of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10, DRG/ Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC), and pricing methodologies
- Advanced knowledge of and experience with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) coding standards
- Knowledge of and experience with utilizing Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), configuration change management methodologies, testing protocols, document standards, and best practices
- Experience supporting audits, corrective actions, and regulatory reviews.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Retirement Plans
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Wellness Program
- Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
system configurationmanaged care operationsbenefits configurationpricing methodologiesprovider payment logicadjudication rulesCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT)Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Soft skills
leadershipsupervisioncollaborationchange managementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsattention to detailstrategic planning
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeAmerican Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) coding standards