Remote Healthcare Operations Manager for Rural Hospitals

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

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.