Healthcare Operations Manager - Remote Healthcare

SOC LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 177,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

SOC LLC's client seeks a Healthcare Operations Manager to serve as the operational backbone for engagement teams. This remote, US-based role translates payer, cost report, and utilization data into actionable recommendations to improve rural hospital viability.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in hospital finance or healthcare operations, strong Excel skills, and experience interpreting Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in hospital finance, healthcare operations, or related analytical roles.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer data.
• Strong understanding of hospital cost reports and audited financial statements.
• Experience analyzing catchment area, patient migration, and utilization data.

Responsibilities

• Analyze hospital cost reports, audited financial statements, and payer mix data to assess financial performance and viability.
• Interpret utilization, catchment, and migration data to identify service line and market dynamics affecting rural hospitals.
• Identify and evaluate financial levers (service line changes, staffing, payer contracting) and assess potential impact.
• Translate complex data analysis into clear client-ready insights and recommendations.
• Manage day-to-day delivery of operational and financial analysis workstreams, overseeing supporting analysts.
• Work with project leadership to shape recommendations for client presentations and program design.
• Identify and flag data quality issues or gaps that could affect reliability of findings.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Project leadership

Client communications

Payer data interpretation

Travel readiness

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field

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

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Healthcare Operations Manager needed for a full time opportunity with SOC's client to work remotely in the United States.

This role serves as the operational backbone of engagement teams, translating complex payer, cost report, and utilization data into findings that identify viable interventions for rural hospitals. The ideal candidate brings deep experience analyzing hospital financials and utilization patterns across commercial and government payer types.

Responsibilities:

• * Analyze hospital cost reports, audited financial statements, and payer mix data to assess financial performance and viability
• * Interpret utilization, catchment, and migration data to identify service line and market dynamics affecting rural hospitals
• * Identify and evaluate the financial levers available to hospitals (e.g., service line changes, staffing models, payer contracting) and assess their potential impact
• * Translate complex data analysis into clear, client-ready insights and recommendations
• * Manage day-to-day delivery of operational and financial analysis workstreams, overseeing supporting analysts
• * Work with project leadership to shape recommendations for client presentations and program design
• * Identify and flag data quality issues or gaps that could affect the reliability of findings

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in hospital finance, healthcare operations, or a related analytical role
• Demonstrated experience interpreting Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer data
• Strong understanding of hospital cost reports and audited financial statements
• Experience analyzing catchment area, patient migration, and utilization data
• Advanced Excel skills; ability to manage and analyze large, complex datasets
• Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

Preferred:

• Experience with rural or critical access hospital financial and operating dynamics
• Familiarity with hospital valuation methodologies or financial distress indicators
• Advanced degree (MHA, MBA, MPH) preferred
• Experience managing junior analysts or delivery teams
• Exposure to data visualization or reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)

Employment Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation and drug urinalysis.

SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations, which may have been provided by job boards. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Estimated Min Rate: $176750.00

Estimated Max Rate: $252500.00