Remote Senior Director Revenue Cycle Leader

McKesson’s Corporate; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a McKesson subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Management to lead enterprise-wide revenue cycle operations across SMO and CRO. This remote U.S.-based role reports to senior leadership and guides budgeting, contracts, study startup, billing, and collections while ensuring compliance and financial performance across the network.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong governance, and a track record in healthcare or clinical research

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of Director-level experience with direct people leadership responsibilities.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in revenue cycle, receivables, finance, or a related discipline, including at least 3 years within healthcare or clinical research.
• Seven or more years of progressive leadership experience preferred, including experience leading managers and/or directors.
• Clinical research industry experience strongly preferred, particularly within both SMO and CRO environments.
• Working knowledge of clinical trial budgets, site contracts, coverage analysis, Medicare Clinical Trial Policy, and research billing compliance requirements preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial systems, reporting, and revenue cycle operations.
• Knowledge of emerging trends in clinical research, healthcare finance, and revenue cycle management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute SCRI’s revenue cycle strategy across SMO and CRO operations, aligning departmental goals with enterprise financial objectives.
• Lead, develop, and retain a multi-level organization, including direct oversight of the Director of Revenue Cycle and dotted-line leadership of the Director of Budgets & Contracts.
• Drive integration between budgets, contracts, study startup, billing, invoicing, collections, and revenue recognition to create a streamlined end-to-end revenue cycle.
• Prioritize resources, technology investments, and process improvement initiatives that improve compliance, cash flow, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Establish and maintain scalable processes, controls, and documentation that optimize revenue cycle performance and billing compliance.
• Ensure compliance with clinical research billing requirements, coverage analyses, contract terms, accounting standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Legal, and Executive Leadership to evaluate financial performance across studies, sponsors, projects, and business units, and drive resulting action plans.
• Lead monthly operating reviews and executive reporting on key metrics, including accounts receivable, days sales outstanding (DSO), unbilled revenue, aged balances, write-offs, and cycle times.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on revenue cycle best practices, operational improvements, and growth initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Revenue cycle leadership

Healthcare finance

Executive communication

Budgeting

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a McKesson subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Management to lead enterprise-wide revenue cycle operations across SMO and CRO. This remote U.S.-based role reports to senior leadership and guides budgeting, contracts, study startup, billing, and collections while ensuring compliance and financial performance across the network.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong governance, and a track record in healthcare or clinical research