Care Management Integration Director

Essen Healthcare; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Essen Health Care is seeking a Director of Integration, Care Management to lead strategic onboarding of partners, programs, and care lines across the Care Management division. You will align clinical operations, IT, compliance, finance, and operations to deliver scalable integration initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5–7+ years in healthcare operations or care management integration, demonstrates exceptional project leadership, and can drive cross-functional collaboration and performance

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of experience in healthcare operations, project management, or care management integration.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in healthcare environments.
• Strong understanding of care management, population health, or value-based care models.
• Experience working with Medicaid managed care and regulatory frameworks preferred.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MPH) preferred.
• PMP or formal project management training strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end integration projects for new Care Management partners, programs, and operational initiatives.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Ensure successful implementation of workflows, staffing models, systems, and reporting structures.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between internal departments and external partners.
• Translate strategic goals into executable operational plans.
• Standardize onboarding and integration processes for new partners and care management programs.
• Ensure alignment between clinical operations, compliance, and performance expectations.
• Monitor post-integration performance and address operational gaps.
• Partner with Clinical Leadership, IT, Compliance, Finance, HR, and Operations to ensure seamless integration.
• Facilitate regular project meetings, updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive accountability across workstreams and ensure deadlines are met.
• Develop scalable integration frameworks and best practices.
• Continuously improve workflows for care management delivery and partner engagement.
• Leverage data and performance metrics to inform decision-making.
• Provide regular project status reports to executive leadership.
• Track KPIs related to integration success, operational readiness, and partner performance.
• Support regulatory and compliance readiness for all integration initiatives.

Skills

Project Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data-Driven Decision Making

Stakeholder Management

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPH) preferred

PMP or formal project management training preferred

Tools

EHRs

Care management platforms

Job description

Essen Health Care is seeking a Director of Integration, Care Management to lead strategic onboarding of partners, programs, and care lines across the Care Management division. You will align clinical operations, IT, compliance, finance, and operations to deliver scalable integration initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 5–7+ years in healthcare operations or care management integration, demonstrates exceptional project leadership, and can drive cross-functional collaboration and performance