Senior Director of Information Technology Core Systems Operations

Senior Director of Information Technology Core Systems Operations

Job Ref : 126808

Category : Information Technology

Department : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Location : 50 Water Street, 7th Floor,

New York,

NY 10004

Job Type : Regular

Employment Type : Full-Time

Salary Range : $221,000.00 - $231,000.00

Empower. Unite. Care.

MetroPlusHealth is committed to empowering New Yorkers by uniting communities through care. We believe that Health care is a right, not a privilege. If you have compassion and a collaborative spirit, work with us. You can come to work being proud of what you do every day.

About NYC Health + Hospitals

MetroPlus Health provides the highest quality healthcare services to residents of Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island through a comprehensive list of products, including, but not limited to, New York State Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, Child Health Plus, Exchange, Partnership in Care, MetroPlus Gold, Essential Plan, etc. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States, MetroPlus Health's network includes over 27,000 primary care providers, specialists and participating clinics. For more than 30 years, MetroPlus Health has been committed to building strong relationships with its members and providers.

Position Overview

The Senior Director of IT Core Systems is responsible for evaluating operational processes and procedures for process improvement of MetroPlusHealth Core Applications. This position will work with our application vendors as well as Claims Operations, Utilization Management, Network Management, and other operational areas to optimize the use of core systems supported by IT.

Work Shifts

9 : 00 A.M - 5 : 00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee development and implementation of short / long term business objectives
• Direct and support initiatives to focus on projects with plan wide benefit in accordance with corporate budgetary objectives
• Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of service level agreements and monitoring of IT systems vendor performance
• Oversee functions performed by delegated vendor as it relates to benefit configuration, claims processing, provider setup and account payable system
• Manage activities and communications between key business stakeholders and Core System Vendor for implementation of new systems and optimization of current systems
• Develop and oversee SDLC methodology, including business requirements creation and sign off, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Production and Postproduction activities
• Address operational matters by working with business units to identify system solution to operational issues
• Participate and advise in new business / operational initiatives
• Provider guidance on current and future system capabilities
• Collaborate with operational areas and the system vendor to create system enhancement road map
• Identify areas of operational improvement, promote strategic relationships with business areas, vendor, governmental and partner organizations
• Work with claims editing vendors, Claims Operations, Utilization Management, and Network Management to set up system edits to increase medical cost savings
• Facilitate improvement of the payment transaction process by interacting with providers and finance team
• Manage project implementation of upgrades and new products as it relates to Core Systems
• Manage production processes, regulatory reports submission and provider directory activities

Minimum Qualifications

Professional Competencies

#LI-Hybrid

#MPH50

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :