Director, Cost of Care Solutions
AHI agilon health, inc. is seeking a remote-based Director, Cost of Care Solutions to lead enterprise solution enablement and optimization across diverse markets in the USA.
About the Role
Serve as the operational lead for assigned enterprise Cost of Care solution domains throughout their lifecycle, including deployment, optimization, scaling, and continuous improvement. Translate enterprise strategies into scalable operational models, develop implementation frameworks, and evaluate solution effectiveness to drive adoption and impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead deployment of enterprise Cost of Care initiatives across markets, partnering with Market Presidents, physician leaders, practice leadership, and operational teams to ensure successful implementation.
- Conduct structured market optimization engagements to assess implementation maturity, identify operational barriers, and advance markets toward enterprise best practices.
- Assess market readiness and recommend deployment sequencing, implementation approaches, and optimization priorities.
- Support markets through complex implementation challenges while fostering local ownership and long-term sustainability.
- Develop and maintain an enterprise approach for assessing market maturity, identifying operational variation, and prioritizing optimization opportunities.
- Identify variation in solution deployment and operational performance across markets and develop recommendations to improve consistency and effectiveness.
- Analyze workflows, provider engagement, and operational barriers to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Establish feedback loops that continuously strengthen enterprise solutions based on market experience and implementation learnings.
- Evaluate pilot initiatives and provide recommendations regarding operational readiness for broader enterprise deployment and scale.
- Partner with Product, Analytics, Technology, Clinical Operations, Network, and Market leadership to coordinate successful implementation of enterprise Cost of Care solutions.
- Influence stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization to remove barriers, build alignment, and accelerate execution.
- Represent operational and market perspectives during enterprise solution design to ensure initiatives are practical, scalable, and sustainable.
- Facilitate collaboration between enterprise and market teams to drive consistent execution and continuous improvement.
- Provide regular updates regarding deployment progress, implementation effectiveness, adoption trends, operational risks, and optimization opportunities to executive leadership.
- Develop executive-ready recommendations supported by operational insights, market feedback, and performance analysis.
- Recommend deployment strategies, implementation priorities, and operational improvements that support enterprise Cost of Care objectives.
- Partner with the Vice President, Cost of Care to continuously refine enterprise solutions based on organizational priorities and market needs.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare operations, physician practice operations, population health, care management, value-based care, clinical operations, or related healthcare environments.
- Demonstrated success implementing and operationalizing complex initiatives across multiple sites, markets, or business units.
- Experience partnering directly with physicians, practice leadership, and operational leaders to improve clinical or operational performance.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives within highly matrixed organizations.
- Experience driving organizational change, operational improvement, and stakeholder engagement across multiple levels of an organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting physician organizations participating in value-based care or risk-based payment models.
- Experience developing and scaling operational programs across geographically dispersed markets.
- Experience leading implementation, optimization, or transformation initiatives in physician-centric healthcare organizations.
Skills & Abilities
- Strong operational leadership with the ability to translate enterprise strategy into measurable execution.
- Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills, particularly with physicians and operational leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence without direct authority.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate data into operational action.
- Experience developing scalable operating models, implementation frameworks, and operational playbooks.
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to balance enterprise standardization with market-specific operational realities.
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and change management skills.
Pay
Salary range: $129,700.00 - $162,100.00. Individual compensation packages can vary based on factors unique to each candidate, such as skill set, experience, and qualifications.
Location
Remote - USA (preference for candidates based in Ohio).