Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Director, Business Operations and Strategy to join our Business Operations Team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar 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 Director, Business Operations builds the long-term operational roadmap and strategically tackles organizational challenges with rigor and tact. This role is a steward of process and sets a high operational bar with cross-functional stakeholders. You will be a connector of leadership communications across the company, specific to the business process optimization and projects it supports. You will manage the execution of highly visible projects that ensure the success of cross-functional teams across Oscar. Additionally, you'll be a bridge between the People team and the business, partnering on organizational structure and change management to enable continued high-performance and organizational success.
You will report into the SVP, Network and Provider Management.
Work Location: This position is based in our New York 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. #LI-Hybrid
Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $180,504 - $236,911 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities:
- Interdisciplinary expertise in Oscar's core priorities and objectives
- Using a cross-functional lens and subject matter expertise, drive end-to-end operational excellence. This involves measuring, monitoring, and executing to reduce operational and financial risk. The goal is to ensure efficient, repeatable processes leading to a sound program.
- Lead large, multiple cross-functional work groups that support and optimize end-to-end program process while improving visibility into internal processes
- Leverage subject matter expertise to drive targeted program standardization, operationalization, and issue resolution and/or root cause analysis efforts while collaborating with key internal stakeholders to optimize efficiency, including training resources and other key process decisions
- Develop, present, and maintain executive reporting materials to educate, inform, and update senior leadership teams on programs, projects, and strategic contracting initiatives
- Apply subject matter expertise in methodologies, major terms, and associated operations required for program execution
- Identify risks and improvement opportunities to develop and implement new programs
- Maintain pulse on external trends and industry benchmarking to drive iterative solutions that support the evolving business
- Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in an operations, business strategy, or project management role
- 4+ years of experience in a high growth environment
- Critical thinking, evaluating and synthesizing information to action
- Excellent communication, providing clarity and confidence to key stakeholders
- Experience leading large-scale cros-functional initiatives
Bonus points:
- Management consulting experience
- 4+ years of managing a team
Travel required:
- Up to 5%
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At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. 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, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in an operations, business strategy, or project management role
- 4+ years of experience in a high growth environment
- Critical thinking, evaluating and synthesizing information to action
- Excellent communication, providing clarity and confidence to key stakeholders
- Experience leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives
- Management consulting experience
- 4+ years of managing a team
Oscar Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Oscar Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Oscar Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-sponsored medical coverage for employees and their families with mental-health support is prominently offered. Wellness programming and digital care access add to perceived strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of 10+ weeks, backup care, and family-forming support (including fertility and adoption benefits) are part of the package. Reproductive‑loss leave is also noted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Multiple time‑off options, wellness days, and an unlimited vacation program for some roles are described. Paid holidays, paid sick time, and a long‑tenure sabbatical broaden time‑away choices.
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What We Do
Health care is broken; we're trying to fix it. The Oscar team is focused on utilizing technology, design and data to humanize health care. We're a group of technology and health care professionals who looked at the current state of the US health care system, got frustrated by the horrible consumer experience, and decided to do something big about it. Backed by a renowned set of investors and advisors, we’ve set out to revolutionize health care.
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