Associate, Process Optimization

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full-stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About The Role

The Associate, Process Optimization is responsible for working cross-functionally with business and technical Oscar stakeholders and representing the needs and interests of the department in company-wide strategic initiatives and in solving business problems related to internal processes. The position leads the design, optimization, and implementation of processes and improvements to operations in support of achieving organizational goals. This requires collecting and documenting business requirements, building and managing project plans, documenting key project decisions, managing project governance, applying frameworks, analyzing data, and developing and communicating risk mitigation strategies across disparate initiatives and stakeholders at the same time.

You will report into Senior Manager, Process Improvement.

Work Location: This position is based in our Tempe, Arizona office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule.

Responsibilities

• Leads the end-to-end management of cross-functional implementations/projects, including project plan creation, stakeholder engagement, managing cross-functional relationships to drive collaboration, edge case mitigation, and on-time completion.
• Evaluates overall departmental performance by creating, gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and metrics as well as assisting in development of departmental metrics and implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Collaboratively works with all relevant internal and external stakeholder groups to formulate proactive implementation, communications, and program strategies for successful change management and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Mentors team members and promotes colleagues’ growth and professional development.
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or 3+ years commensurate experience.
• 3+ years of work experience in operations, health insurance, data analysis, engineering and/or consulting.
• 2+ years of experience using data software such as Excel, SQL, Python or other data analytics tools.
• 2+ years of experience with end-to-end project management.
• 2+ years of experience in designing and improving workflows as well as standing up accompanying operating and technical procedures.
• 2+ years of experience with process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma and/or Theory of constraints.

Bonus Points

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or other related field.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher.
• Working knowledge of Enrollment and Billing.

Pay

The base pay for this role is: $87,188 - $114,434 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program, and annual performance bonuses.

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) plan participation.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid wellness time and reimbursements.