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Salary: USD 123,000 - 141,000 / annual
Cohere Health is seeking a Manager, Forward Deployed Healthcare Analytics to lead a small, fast-paced team delivering value to Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) customers in the healthcare space. You will report to a Senior Manager and work directly with clients to strategically design, execute, and maintain robust prior authorization decisioning automation programs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Consulting with PaaS clients on designing optimal decision automation programs and developing strategic roadmaps
- Managing and mentoring a team of direct reports, enabling execution, prioritization, and professional development
- Enhancing the scale and efficacy of the Forward Deployed Automation Strategy team through process optimization, streamlined analytics frameworks, and AI tooling
- Partnering with Product, Development, Design, and Engineering teams to scope new and enhanced product features
- Translating complex client requirements into detailed technical blueprints for development teams
- Analyzing authorization and claims data, leveraging data visualization software to build and maintain analytical reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Ensuring client KPIs are met and driving end-to-end automation success across a portfolio of clients throughout their lifecycle
Cohere Health's clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans' strategic goals with providers' needs, optimizing speed, cost, and quality of care. The company has been recognized on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, featured in the Gartner Hype Cycle for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn Startup for 2023 & 2024. The role offers full remote flexibility with approximately 5% travel.
Requirements:
- 8+ years in a data-centric, client-facing role
- Passionate about improving U.S. healthcare and patient outcomes; understanding of healthcare systems, terminology, and regulations strongly preferred
- Comfortable navigating ethical considerations in healthcare data management
- SQL proficiency for complex healthcare datasets; skilled with Tableau/Power BI, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong leadership, client management, and communication skills; able to juggle multiple priorities independently in ambiguous, fast-paced settings
- Skilled at cross-functional collaboration and translating problems into product/KPI improvements
- Management Consulting or HealthTech experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA/MPH or equivalent preferred
