Director, Chronic Practice Liaison - Remote

Option Care Home Health LLC; Bannockburn (IL); On-site; USD 127,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Time off

401K Retirement Savings Plan with 401K

HSA Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

myFlexPay

Family Support

Mental Health Services

Company Paid Life Insurance

Award/Recognition Programs

Job summary

Option Care Health, Inc. seeks a Director of Practice Liaison to lead the Chronic Practice Liaison team, driving referral growth, provider engagement, patient progression, and account development across chronic therapies.

This senior leader aligns commercial strategy across Sales, Operations, Intake, Pharmacy, Nursing, Market Access, and Clinical teams. The role maximizes referral conversion, speed‑to‑therapy, and profitable growth while collaborating with cross‑functional partners and executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years of healthcare, specialty pharmacy, infusion, biotech, pharmaceutical, or provider‑facing commercial leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading national or regional field teams.
• Demonstrated success driving referral growth and provider engagement.
• Strong financial, operational, and business planning acumen.
• Experience managing complex cross‑functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the national Chronic Practice Liaison strategy aligned with enterprise growth objectives.
• Identify and prioritize high‑value referral sources, strategic accounts, and growth opportunities.
• Drive referral volume, patient starts, revenue, and gross profit growth across targeted chronic therapies.
• Partner with Specialty Sales, Area Sales Directors, and Regional Vice Presidents to optimize account ownership and growth plans.
• Establish market penetration strategies for health systems, IDNs, academic medical centers, physician groups, and specialty practices.
• Build executive‑level relationships with key referral sources and strategic provider accounts.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex provider concerns and access barriers.
• Develop provider engagement programs that strengthen loyalty and increase referral utilization.
• Ensure consistent execution of account planning, provider business reviews, and growth initiatives across markets.
• Lead initiatives to improve referral acceptance, conversion rates, and patient starts.
• Partner with Intake, Patient Liaisons, Pharmacy Operations, and Revenue Cycle teams to reduce friction throughout the patient journey.
• Analyze referral leakage and implement corrective action plans.
• Drive improvements in turnaround times, authorization performance, and time‑to‑treatment metrics.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high‑performing CPL team.
• Create performance standards, coaching strategies, and individualized development plans.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear productivity expectations and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Operations, Clinical Services, Pharmacy, Nursing, Finance, Analytics, and Technology teams.
• Translate field insights into operational and strategic improvements.
• Participate in annual operating planning and forecasting processes.
• Support implementation of technology and workflow enhancements that improve provider and patient experiences.
• Establish KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Monitor referral trends, conversion performance, account growth, provider risk indicators, and patient progression metrics.
• Utilize data‑driven insights to guide resource allocation and territory optimization.
• Deliver regular business reviews to executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Provider engagement

Commercial excellence

Financial acumen

Matrix leadership

Change leadership

Talent development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Extraordinary Careers. Endless Possibilities.

With the nation’s largest home infusion provider, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re‑imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary:

The Director, Practice Liaison (CPL) leads Option Care Health’s Chronic Practice Liaison organization, responsible for driving referral growth, provider engagement, patient progression, and strategic account development across chronic therapy markets. This leader develops and executes commercial strategies that deepen relationships with key prescribers, health systems, academic medical centers, and infusion providers while enhancing collaboration across Sales, Operations, Intake, Pharmacy, Nursing, Market Access, and Clinical teams.

The role is accountable for maximizing referral conversion, accelerating speed‑to‑therapy, improving provider experience, and delivering profitable growth across chronic therapy categories. The Director will lead a national team of Practice Liaisons and serve as a critical member of the Specialty Sales & Solutions leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Strategy & Growth

• Develop and execute the national Chronic Practice Liaison strategy aligned with enterprise growth objectives.
• Identify and prioritize high‑value referral sources, strategic accounts, and growth opportunities.
• Drive referral volume, patient starts, revenue, and gross profit growth across targeted chronic therapies.
• Partner with Specialty Sales, Area Sales Directors, and Regional Vice Presidents to optimize account ownership and growth plans.
• Establish market penetration strategies for health systems, IDNs, academic medical centers, physician groups, and specialty practices.

Provider & Account Engagement

• Build executive‑level relationships with key referral sources and strategic provider accounts.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex provider concerns and access barriers.
• Develop provider engagement programs that strengthen loyalty and increase referral utilization.
• Ensure consistent execution of account planning, provider business reviews, and growth initiatives across markets.

Referral Conversion & Patient Progression

• Lead initiatives to improve referral acceptance, conversion rates, and patient starts.
• Partner with Intake, Patient Liaisons, Pharmacy Operations, and Revenue Cycle teams to reduce friction throughout the patient journey.
• Analyze referral leakage and implement corrective action plans.
• Drive improvements in turnaround times, authorization performance, and time‑to‑treatment metrics.

Team Leadership & Development

• Recruit, develop, and retain a high‑performing CPL team.
• Create performance standards, coaching strategies, and individualized development plans.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear productivity expectations and performance metrics.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Operations, Clinical Services, Pharmacy, Nursing, Finance, Analytics, and Technology teams.
• Translate field insights into operational and strategic improvements.
• Participate in annual operating planning and forecasting processes.
• Support implementation of technology and workflow enhancements that improve provider and patient experiences.

Performance Management & Analytics

• Establish KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Monitor referral trends, conversion performance, account growth, provider risk indicators, and patient progression metrics.
• Utilize data‑driven insights to guide resource allocation and territory optimization.
• Deliver regular business reviews to executive leadership.

Key Performance Indicators – The Director will be accountable for:

Growth Metrics

• Referral Volume Growth
• Patient Starts Growth
• Net Revenue Growth
• Gross Profit Growth
• Market Share Expansion

Operational Metrics

• Referral Conversion Rate
• No‑Go Rate Reduction
• Time‑to‑Treatment
• Prior Authorization Success Rate
• Order Completion Rate

Provider Metrics

• Provider Retention
• Strategic Account Growth
• Provider Satisfaction
• Health System Penetration

Talent Metrics

• Employee Engagement
• Team Retention
• Productivity per CPL
• Succession Bench Strength

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years of healthcare, specialty pharmacy, infusion, biotech, pharmaceutical, or provider‑facing commercial leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading national or regional field teams.
• Demonstrated success driving referral growth and provider engagement.
• Strong financial, operational, and business planning acumen.
• Experience managing complex cross‑functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrixed healthcare environment.

Preferred

• Experience in specialty pharmacy, home infusion, ambulatory infusion center, or buy‑and‑bill environments.
• Experience with chronic therapies such as:
  
  • Immunoglobulin (IG)
  • Neurology
  • Rheumatology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Rare and/or orphan therapies
• Knowledge of reimbursement, payer access, prior authorizations, and specialty pharmacy operations.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Commercial Excellence
• Provider‑Centric Mindset
• Results Orientation
• Executive Presence
• Talent Development
• Change Leadership
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Data‑Driven Decision Making
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Pay Range is $126,505.85-$210,858.08

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.