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Salary: USD 105,000 - 117,000 / annual
Cohere Health is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst to drive value delivery for its Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) customers. You will report to the Senior Manager of PaaS Value Delivery and work directly with clients to strategically design, execute, and maintain prior authorization decisioning automation programs that improve healthcare access and outcomes.
In this role, you will consult with PaaS clients on designing optimal decision automation programs that maximize platform value. You'll translate complex client requirements into detailed technical blueprints for development teams, collaborate with Product, Development, Design, and Engineering teams on scoping and enhancing functionality, and develop strategic roadmaps for continuous improvement of decision automation performance. You will analyze authorization data and build analytical reports using data visualization tools to inform internal and external stakeholders on platform performance. Additionally, you'll ensure client KPIs are met throughout the customer lifecycle and identify opportunities to scale and improve consultation workflows.
Cohere Health's clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration and cost containment. The company handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually and works with over 660,000 providers. Recent innovations include the Payment Integrity Suite with Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution. The company has been recognized on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, named in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors including Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.
The role is fully remote with approximately 5% travel. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; Employee Assistance Program; 401K with company match; flexible spending and health savings accounts; flexible time off plus company holidays; up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave; and pet insurance.
**Requirements:**
- 5+ years of experience in a client-facing role with demonstrated expertise in building client relationships and driving client engagement, value, and satisfaction
- Understanding of healthcare systems, medical terminologies, clinical workflows, and regulations
- Ability to navigate ethical dilemmas in healthcare data management and analysis while upholding professional standards and integrity
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Proficiency with building and/or maintaining dashboards in self-service business intelligence tools such as Tableau or PowerBI
- Proficiency with SQL to extract insights from complex healthcare data sets
- Ability to develop deep product expertise and leverage it to guide customers, solve strategic issues, and optimize platform value
- Experience interfacing with internal, cross-functional stakeholders on development and definition of KPIs and product enhancements
- Passionate about improving the U.S. healthcare system and ensuring every patient receives the best care possible
- Bachelor's degree
