Director, Healthcare Disputes (Litigation)

Ankura; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura is seeking a Director for Healthcare Disputes to lead data analytics projects for high-profile investigations and commercial disputes. You will manage engagement workstreams, supervise junior staff, translate analyses into defensible findings, and support client relationships within a fast-paced environment.

The role is ideal for hybrid work (2-3 days on-site) from NY, DC, LA, or Chicago, with a focus on predictive analytics, risk adjustment, and value-based care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related discipline.
• Six+ years of experience in healthcare litigation consulting, economic consulting, or data-driven disputes advisory.
• Direct experience supporting complex healthcare litigation, investigations, damages calculations, expert reports, or other high-stakes engagements.
• Experience analyzing healthcare claims, reimbursement, eligibility, enrollment, provider data.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with Python, R, or SAS.
• Experience managing engagement workstreams and supervising junior staff.
• Ability to explain complex analyses to nontechnical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage significant engagement workstreams, including planning, staffing, budgeting, deadlines, and client/counsel coordination.
• Direct and review development of complex analytical models using databases, programming languages, spreadsheets, and other tools.
• Interpret analytical results in healthcare, economic, regulatory, and legal contexts.
• Ensure analyses are accurate, reproducible, documented, and suitable for litigation and investigations.
• Supervise data gathering, document review, data assessment, and quality-control procedures.
• Apply analytical techniques to risk adjustment, claims reimbursement, managed care, and value-based care.
• Contribute to development of methodologies, tools, and client offerings.
• Support business development and thought leadership in healthcare litigation issues.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in healthcare topics relevant to disputes.

Skills

Healthcare analytics

Project management

Leadership

Clear communication

Team mentoring

Client relationship development

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, data analytics, statistics, computer science, or a related discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Job description

Practice Overview

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

A recognized leader in healthcare litigation support, Ankura’s Healthcare Disputes team combines deep clinical, technical, and operational experience with the financial, economic, and analytical expertise that healthcare clients and their legal counsel rely upon to navigate complex matters. Our team has developed extensive expertise in the processes, systems, and data used by the healthcare industry’s largest payers and providers.

We provide unique insights and sophisticated analytical solutions that help clients understand how healthcare operations, financial arrangements, and data affect the legal disputes they may be facing. We combine in-depth operational, compliance, and clinical industry knowledge with exceptional data analytics, information-gathering, and forensic capabilities, enabling us to help clients and counsel assess and quantify the potential impact of a dispute.

Role Overview

The Director will support the Healthcare Disputes team within Ankura’s Disputes & Economics practice. The Director will use data analytics skills, healthcare industry knowledge, and project management capabilities to develop custom solutions for clients facing high-profile and complex investigations and commercial disputes in a fast-paced environment.

The Director will manage significant engagement workstreams, direct day-to-day analytical activities, supervise junior professionals, and translate complex analyses into clear and defensible findings. The Director will also work closely with senior engagement leaders to support client relationships, business development initiatives, and the continued growth of the Healthcare Disputes practice.

Ideally this role will be hybrid 2-3 days per week, based out of one of our offices in NY, DC, LA or Chicago.

Responsibilities

The Director will perform the following types of activities:

• Manage significant engagement workstreams, including work planning, staffing, budgeting, deadline management, and coordination with clients and counsel.

• Direct and review the development of complex analytical models using relational database software, programming languages, spreadsheets, and other analytical tools.

• Interpret analytical results in the context of relevant healthcare, economic, regulatory, and legal issues.

• Ensure that analyses are accurate, reproducible, appropriately documented, and suitable for use in litigation, investigations, and other high-stakes matters.

• Supervise and conduct data-gathering activities, document review, data assessment, and quality-control procedures.

• Apply innovative analytical techniques to healthcare engagements, including matters involving risk adjustment, claims reimbursement, managed care, and value-based care.

• Contribute to the development and refinement of analytical methodologies, tools, and client offerings.

• Contribute to business development initiatives, thought leadership, and go-to-market efforts focused on emerging healthcare industry and litigation issues.

• Develop subject-matter expertise in healthcare topics such as predictive analytics, risk adjustment, value-based care, healthcare claims, and reimbursement.

• Prepare and review client communications, reports, presentations, and other written and oral deliverables for senior-level review.

• Communicate analytical findings clearly to clients, counsel, experts, and senior engagement leaders.

• Develop, supervise, and motivate teams of high-performing consultants.

• Mentor and supervise Associate and Senior Associate professionals.

• Support senior team members in developing and maintaining client relationships.

• Manage multiple concurrent engagements and workstreams while maintaining high standards of quality and client service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, finance, economics, data analytics, statistics, computer science, or a related discipline.

• Six or more years of experience in healthcare litigation consulting, economic consulting, or a data-driven disputes advisory role.

• Direct experience supporting complex healthcare litigation, investigations, damages calculations, expert reports, or other high-stakes legal engagements is required.

• Experience analyzing healthcare claims, reimbursement, eligibility, enrollment, provider, clinical, risk-adjustment, or other payer and provider data.

• Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and relational database environments, with the demonstrated ability to review and direct work performed using these tools.

• Familiarity with additional analytical tools or programming languages, such as Python, R, or SAS.

• Demonstrated experience managing engagement workstreams, managing project deadlines, and supervising, reviewing, and developing junior professionals.

• Ability to understand and analyze complex financial, economic, and operational issues in the context of litigation and the attorney-client relationship.

• Ability to protect privileged, confidential, and sensitive client information.

• Strong project-management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements.

• Commitment to quality, collaboration, and working effectively within a team.

• Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex analytical findings to nontechnical audiences, counsel, and senior engagement leaders.

• Ability and willingness to travel, as needed.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
  

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, or New York, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $100,000 to $160,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

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