Principal, Epic Payer Platform Director

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Position Overview

The Principal Epic Payer Platform Director, serves as a subject-matter expert who will lead and support enterprise initiatives to better serve our health plan, system and government customers in the areas of population health, interoperability, value-based contracting, and relationship management. This role requires significant expertise in health care business strategy and the health care IT ecosystem in the United States, as well technical know-how with Epic’s Payer Platform and Epic capabilities, generally—to ensure Exact Sciences can scale and expand its national solutions.

This position can be remote, but in-person in Madison, WI is preferred.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead enterprise core team(s) responsible for implementing Epic Payer Platform solutions and strategies with Exact Sciences’ health plan and system customers.
• Maintain the enterprise’s strategic roadmap for using Epic’s Payer Platform and other Epic modules to support interoperability and data exchange with health plan and system customers.
• Research and stay up to date on health care IT industry trends, use cases, and benchmarks to inform enterprise priorities.  Present to and educate cross-functional groups on these trends.
• Support business case proposals and opportunity assessments for the Market Access team to leverage in planning and health plan negotiations.
• Serve as a decision-maker on which internal or external technologies should be adopted or developed to drive population health initiatives.
• Partner with Epic and other external technology vendors to shape integration models that scale care coordination, digital result delivery, and data exchange.
• Participate in a cross-functional strategic core team(s) focused on identifying long-term market growth and technology investment opportunities.
• Represent Market Access in collaborations with IT, Compliance, Product, and external partners to ensure alignment and strategic execution.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.
• Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.
• Ability and means to travel 10% between Madison locations.
• Ability to travel 5% of working time away from work location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant field that aligns with the essential duties.
• 8+ years of U.S. health care industry experience.
• 3+ years of experience working on Epic Payer Platform related initiatives for health care providers or health plans.
• Advanced understanding of Epic’s Care Everywhere and interoperability modules and tools.
• Working knowledge of FHIR, HL7, X12, and/or CDA standards, and familiarity with Epic data structures, including Clarity and Caboodle.
• Strong understanding of HIPAA, HITECH, and data privacy/security requirements.
• Strong negotiation and influence skills for driving adoption of interoperability solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Legal authorization to work in the country of employment without current or future sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other health plan IT systems, including claims processing, HEDIS engines, and risk adjustment platforms.
• Experience developing roadmaps for value-based care enablement.
• Knowledge of health plan quality reporting (HEDIS, Stars, NCQA) and value-based care programs.

Salary Range:

$153,000 - $259,000 (National salary range)

$189,000 - $284,400 (California salary range)

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you require an accommodation, please contact us here.

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