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Director, Payment Integrity

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

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The Director, Payment Integrity provides strategic leadership and oversight for all Payment Integrity functions, ensuring payment accuracy, regulatory compliance, and cost containment across medical and pharmacy claims. This role sets the vision and strategy for payment integrity programs, drives operational excellence, and partners across the enterprise to optimize reimbursement, prevent fraud/waste/abuse, and improve member affordability. The Director is accountable for developing and executing initiatives that deliver measurable savings, enhance process efficiency, and support organizational goals. This role is responsible for the performance and oversight of all Claims Payment Integrity functions and processes. These functions and processes serve to ensure appropriate payment is made for eligible members, according to contractual terms, not in error, and free of wasteful and abusive practices for all medical/pharmacy claims. This position will have accountability for leading a diverse team focused on a variety of Payment Integrity tasks including; claims payment and recovery activities, pre/post payment audit, and investigative functions. Functions of this team provide capabilities to meet regulatory, fiduciary and customer requirements and expectations to ensure over/underpayments risk are minimized and that to the extent payment issues are identified, they are remediated quickly.

Job Responsibility:

  • Develop and execute enterprise-wide Payment Integrity strategy aligned with organizational objectives and cost of care targets
  • Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of payment integrity programs, including pre- and post-payment audits, recovery, and investigative functions
  • Establish and maintain governance structures, including cross-functional committees, to oversee payment integrity controls and policy development
  • Representing the organization in internal and external forums, collaborating with industry peers, regulatory bodies, and vendor partners to share best practices and drive innovation
  • Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory shifts in the healthcare payment integrity space
  • Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant claims payment and recovery activities
  • Direct vendor management, including contracting, performance oversight, and strategic partnerships for payment integrity solutions
  • Drive automation and technology adoption to enhance payment integrity processes and reporting capabilities
  • Lead cost-benefit analyses to determine optimal resource allocation (internal vs. outsourced functions)
  • Set and monitor KPIs, SMART goals, and financial targets for payment integrity initiatives
  • Oversee development of dashboards and scorecards to track program performance, savings, and operational improvements
  • Partner with actuarial, finance, and analytics teams to develop business cases, forecast savings, and evaluate ROI
  • Responsible for actively monitoring claims activities to ensure that identified overpayments are recouped in a timely and efficient manner
  • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities
  • Ensure effective resource management and succession planning
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory, fiduciary, and customer requirements
  • Oversee policy and procedure development to safeguard against fraud, waste, abuse, and overpayments
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, compliance requirements, and emerging trends

Requirements:

  • 10 years of experience in Payment Integrity, Special Investigation Unit, or healthcare anti-fraud
  • 7+ years of experience in management role
  • 2+ years of experience in Vendor Partner Oversight
  • contracting and vendor management of external payment vendors and/or audit firms
  • Demonstrated success in developing and executing enterprise-wide strategies
  • Bachelor's Degree in business, statistics, healthcare administration or related field of study
  • Intermediate PC proficiency
  • Intermediate skill in use of office equipment
  • Basic skill in word processing and presentation software
  • Intermediate proficiency in spreadsheet, statistical analysis, query / data mining, and business intelligence software
  • Advanced skill in project management
  • Working knowledge of classification tools (ICD, DRGs, ACGs, ETGs, etc.)
  • Coding Knowledge for ICD-10, CPT, or HCPCS
  • Risk Management Experience
  • Experience with Value Based Care models
  • Negotiation and Relationship Management
  • Maintain confidentiality and privacy
  • Communicate professionally to both internal and external customers
  • Analytical skills in observing and documenting processes at a detailed level
  • Proficiency in process improvement and business process design
  • Analyze and research data, propose solutions to resolve issues
  • Ability to use a variety of classification tools and manipulate large quantities of data
  • Establish, contribute and maintain a positive and productive work environment
  • Ability to plan, organize and manage the work of all assigned personnel
  • Advanced knowledge of HRIS systems, employment law, and HR regulations
  • Lean or Six Sigma Training
  • Strategic vision and enterprise leadership
  • Advanced analytical, financial, and project management skills
  • Expertise in coding, claims adjudication, and payment integrity technologies
  • Strong negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills
  • Ability to drive change, foster innovation, and build effective teams
  • Ability to optimize resources to ensure a cost effective operation
  • Ability to build effective teams
  • Ability to implement new processes and procedures

Nice to have:

  • 15 years of experience in Payment Integrity, Special Investigation Unit, or healthcare anti-fraud
  • 10 years of experience in management/leadership role
  • 15+ years of experience in insurance or healthcare field
  • 2+ years of experience in Operational Execution
  • scaling or improving claims review, fraud/waste/abuse programs, and overpayment recovery
  • Master’s Degree in business, statistics, healthcare administration or related field of study
  • Advanced certifications (e.g., Healthcare Fraud Studies, Lean/Six Sigma)
  • Experience in large-scale program management, regulatory compliance, and data analytics
  • Healthcare Fraud Studies certification
  • Advanced proficiency in spreadsheet, statistical analysis, query / data mining, business intelligence software including, and data visualization tools
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection practices
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with community and professional groups which reflect favorably for the department and BCBSAZ

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 27, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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Hybrid work
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