Strategy & Operations Associate

Posted 5 Days Ago
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
100K-125K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Insurance • Machine Learning • Payments
Claims operations at the speed of AI.
The Role
Partner with founders and executives to translate company goals into measurable initiatives, analyze business performance, develop growth and efficiency strategies, optimize cross-functional workflows, build automated dashboards and reporting frameworks, and drive high-impact projects from concept through completion. The role supports customer operations, go-to-market strategy, pricing, analytics, operational systems, and company scalability within a high-growth healthcare technology startup.
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About Alaffia & Our Mission

Every year, U.S. health plans lose billions to improper payments and administrative waste. That wasted spending ultimately trickles down across the healthcare ecosystem, driving up costs for plans, providers, and patients alike. We’re here to change that paradigm.

Alaffia is a new kind of claims operations partner for health plans. Using expert clinicians and transparent AI, we deliver deeper insights, smarter automation, and consistently better outcomes across the entire lifecycle of claims. With Alaffia, health plans can cut wasted spending more effectively than ever — and provide their members the most affordable care.

We’re a high-growth, venture-backed Series B healthtech startup based in NYC and are actively scaling our company. Join us in helping to build a healthcare system that works better for everyone.

*This position requires current authorization to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to sponsor work visas at this time.

About the Role

As a Strategy and Operations Associate you will help build the foundations of our business strategy and operational framework while working side-by-side with the founders of the company and the executive leadership team. This role is a unique, high visibility opportunity to drive operational excellence across growth, customer product, and corporate strategy and operations. You’ll design workflows, lead complex cross-functional projects, and drive operational excellence at scale. If you thrive in zero-to-one environments and want to make an outsized impact, we’d love to meet you.

What You'll be Doing
  • Partner with the leadership team to translate company goals into clear, measurable initiatives across functions.

  • Lead high-impact efforts spanning everything from customer operations, operational reporting and analyses, go-to-market strategy, pricing strategy, analytics, and operational systems design and scalability.

  • Analyze business performance, identify growth and efficiency levers, and develop strategy plans to utilize these levers and create recommendations that inform executive decision-making about the pros and cons of these strategies.

  • Design and optimize core business processes to improve efficiency through automation where possible, drive accountability, and improve visibility across departments.

  • Create automated frameworks, dashboards, and reports that keep executives and teams aware of performance and focused on their priorities and key objectives.

  • Collaborate with the VP of Finance and Operations to develop materials that communicate company performance and strategy to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

  • Drive initiatives from concept to completion, ensuring teams deliver on time and to a high standard.

  • Partner across the organization to build the infrastructure, tools, and culture needed to support rapid growth.

Who You Are
  • 3-5+ years of total experience with

    • 1-3+ years in Business Operations Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or GTM Strategy roles at a high growth B2B company 

    • 1-3+ years in management consulting, investment banking, investing or another “high speed” environment where you developed strong business acumen, analytical abilities, high quality execution, and executive communication skills

  • You have been a part of a BizOps team at a growing company and have seen the challenges of scaling company operations through different phases of scale.

  • Startup mindset on ownership and work product that strikes an effective balance between quality and sense of urgency.

  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills; you can move from high-level strategy to data-driven detail with ease.

  • Exceptional proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets and PowerPoint / Slides

  • SQL proficiency or a strong desire to learn.

  • Driven self-starter who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and solving problems across a variety of functional areas.

  • Excited by the chance to join a high-growth company with the ability to make an immediate impact in a fast-paced, dynamic working environment.

  • Good sense of humor. You enjoy the work you do and the people who work with you.

Our Culture

Alaffia was born out of our founders’ personal connection to the inefficiency of the U.S. healthcare system. We are deeply mission-driven, with an abiding belief that technology can help create a better future for everyone — and we’re looking for others who share our passion for change to join the team.

What Else Do You Get Working With Us?

Competitive compensation package

401(k), Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Flexible, paid vacation policy

Work in a flat organizational structure — direct access to Leadership

Skills Required

  • 3-5+ years of total professional experience
  • 1-3+ years in Business Operations, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, or Go-To-Market Strategy at a high-growth B2B company
  • 1-3+ years in management consulting, investment banking, investing, or another high-speed environment
  • Experience as part of a business operations team at a growing company
  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Exceptional proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
  • Exceptional proficiency in PowerPoint or Google Slides
  • SQL proficiency or strong desire to learn SQL
  • Startup mindset with ownership, quality, and sense of urgency
  • Strong executive communication and business acumen
  • Self-starter comfortable solving problems across functional areas

Alaffia Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alaffia Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Alaffia Health.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive on the careers page, with multiple third‑party profiles indicating employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents. These signals point to unusually rich health benefits for a venture‑backed startup.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Unlimited PTO is explicitly listed on the careers page. This breadth of time‑off flexibility is clearly positioned as part of the core offering.
  • Parental & Family Support The company highlights generous parental leave benefits on its careers page. Family support is positioned as a core element of the package.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
59 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Every year, U.S. health plans lose billions to improper payments and administrative waste. That wasted spending ultimately trickles down across the healthcare ecosystem, driving up costs for plans, providers, and patients alike. We’re here to change that paradigm. Alaffia is a new kind of claims operations partner for health plans. Using expert clinicians and transparent AI, we deliver deeper insights, smarter automation, and consistently better outcomes across the entire lifecycle of claims. With Alaffia, health plans can cut wasted spending more effectively than ever — and provide their members the most affordable care. We’re a high-growth, venture-backed Series B healthtech startup based in NYC and are actively scaling our company. Join us in helping to build a healthcare system that works better for everyone.

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