Senior Billing Strategy Analyst

Summary

Join Natera as a Senior Billing Strategy Analyst and leverage your advanced knowledge of healthcare reimbursement and revenue cycle to support various teams. You will conduct in-depth data analysis, create visualizations, manage projects, and improve processes. This role requires at least 8 years of relevant experience and advanced analytical skills. You will work with various stakeholders, including senior management, and contribute to improving workflows and efficiency. Natera offers competitive benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans, free testing for employees and their families, fertility care benefits, and more. The company is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business, economics, related field, or equivalent required
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in business administration, information systems, health sciences, insurance company, or healthcare billing organization
• Advanced proficiency with quantitative software programs (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets)
• Experience presenting to a variety of stakeholders including senior management
• Basic SQL knowledge and ability to query databases
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to define problems, collect and reconcile data, and validate data against source information
• Self-motivated and shows initiative in a fast-paced environment
• Committed to achieving team and organizational goals and delivering high-quality results
• Driven to continuously improve processes and outcomes
• Excellent client/customer service skills, with the ability to exceed service and quality expectations
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with teams

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex data analysis and interpretation to support decision-making by organizational stakeholders
• Harvest, validate and manipulate data in order to develop data visualizations and dashboards to show key insights
• Provide timely financial and business analytics, including monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators
• Analyze payer contract compliance, prior authorization, denial, and reimbursement trends
• Conduct in-depth reviews and audits to identify issues/trends and develop actionable remediation plans
• Design, execute, and evaluate improvement projects based on data-driven insights
• Develop actionable roadmaps for improving workflows and processes
• Coordinate with multiple teams for process improvement and efficiency optimization
• Monitor adherence to SOPs, SLAs, productivity, and quality standards set by leadership
• Support project management to ensure successful and timely completion
• Assist with governance and rollout of Natera SOP documentation
• Utilize tools such as Excel, Power BI, and other business intelligence tools for a wide range of analytics functions
• Comply with HIPAA/PHI privacy regulations when handling PHI and complete required training within 30 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with BI tools (e.g., Business Objects, Hyperion) preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents
• Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits
• Pregnancy and baby bonding leave
• 401k benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Generous employee referral program