Vice President - Revenue Cycle

Accountabilities: Develop and execute long-term Revenue Cycle strategies that improve financial performance, maximize cash collections, optimize operational efficiency, and support enterprise objectives. Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans across operations, finance, technology, workforce management, customer service, and regulatory compliance. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, including Finance, IT, Human Resources, and clinical teams, to establish and deliver a comprehensive Revenue Cycle roadmap. Provide executive oversight of end-to-end Revenue Cycle operations, ensuring standardized, efficient, and compliant processes across ambulatory and acute care settings. Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Revenue Cycle leadership team, establishing clear accountability, employee engagement, succession readiness, and leadership development. Define and monitor key performance indicators, benchmarks, budgets, and improvement plans to strengthen financial results, productivity, service quality, and operational effectiveness. Lead complex performance improvement and transformation initiatives through process redesign, standardization, automation, data analytics, and technology optimization. Oversee Revenue Cycle systems and applications in collaboration with IT and project teams, ensuring improvements to billing accuracy, collections, denial prevention, workflow efficiency, and account resolution. Evaluate emerging technologies, vendors, and strategic partnerships; develop business cases and return-on-investment analyses to support investment decisions. Manage major transformation programs, budgets, vendors, and strategic partners, ensuring milestones and expected outcomes are achieved. Provide executive reporting on financial performance, operational KPIs, compliance, quality, customer service, budgets, and productivity, highlighting risks and recommending corrective actions. Identify and mitigate operational, financial, regulatory, and compliance risks while maintaining appropriate policies, controls, and governance practices. Ensure adherence to HIPAA privacy and security requirements, healthcare billing regulations, and applicable organizational standards. Establish operational goals, performance expectations, and accountability measures while monitoring results and implementing corrective actions when necessary. Requirements: Extensive senior-level experience leading complex, end-to-end Revenue Cycle operations within a healthcare environment, including ambulatory and acute care settings. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute enterprise-level strategies that improve financial performance, operational efficiency, cash collections, and cost management. Proven executive leadership experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams and developing high-performing leadership structures. Strong knowledge of Revenue Cycle processes, including billing, collections, denial prevention, account resolution, patient financial services, and operational performance management. Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives, process redesign, workflow standardization, automation, and technology implementation or optimization. Ability to use analytics, performance benchmarks, and key indicators to identify improvement opportunities and deliver measurable results. Experience overseeing budgets, vendors, strategic partnerships, major programs, and technology investments, including business case development and ROI evaluation. Understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements, HIPAA privacy and security standards, billing compliance, risk management, and governance practices. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership and stakeholders across finance, clinical operations, IT, human resources, and other business functions. Excellent strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Strong organizational and change management capabilities, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive sustainable results. Willingness to travel periodically based on organizational, operational, leadership, or business needs. Benefits: Estimated annual base salary of $200,000–$265,000, depending on qualifications, experience, skills, certifications, market conditions, and travel requirements. Eligibility to participate in an annual incentive compensation program. Estimated total compensation range, including annual incentive opportunity, of $260,000–$358,800. Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents. 401(k) plan with an employer match. Employee stock purchase plan. Paid time off. Paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Wellness programs, including annual health screenings, coaching, and ongoing employee well-being initiatives. Remote work arrangement, with periodic travel potentially required.