Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst
Required skills
- prior authorization
- decision automation
- automation program
- healthcare data
- client-facing
- technical blueprints
- analytical reports
- KPIs
- product enhancements
- AI
Nice to have
- AI-powered solutions
- payer-provider collaboration
- cost containment
- healthcare economics
- Payment Integrity Suite
- Cohere Validate
Role summary
Cohere Health is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst to join a remote, fast-paced team. This role focuses on delivering value to PaaS clients by designing, executing, and maintaining prior authorization decision automation programs. Responsibilities include client consultation, translating requirements into technical blueprints, collaborating with internal teams, developing strategic roadmaps, analyzing data, building reports, and ensuring client KPIs are met. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of client-facing experience, expertise in healthcare systems, advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills, proficiency in BI tools (Tableau/PowerBI), and SQL for healthcare data analysis. A Bachelor's degree and a passion for improving the U.S. healthcare system are required.
Opportunity Overview:
We are looking for a Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst to play a key role in delivering value for our Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) customers. Reporting into our Senior Manager, you will be part of a small, fast-paced team working directly with clients to strategically design, execute, and maintain a robust prior authorization decisioning automation program. Ultimately, the work you do will have a direct impact on the growth of the company and our ability to assist more patients at a time in their healthcare journey when they need help most.
What you’ll do:
What you’ll need:
Pay & Perks:
💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel
🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
🏝️ Flex time off + company holidays
👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
🐶 Pet insurance
The salary range for this position is $123,000 to $141,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.
Interview Process*:
- Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
- Meet your Hiring Manager!
- Case Study and Presentation
- Behavioral Interview
- Executive Interview
*Subject to change
About Cohere Health:
Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.
With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.
Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.
The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.
We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.
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