Senior Facets Config Lead — Remote

Cognizant; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Facets Product Configuration Lead to drive end-to-end configuration, design, and implementation for healthcare payer clients. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, operations, architects, and developers to enable accurate claims adjudication and benefits administration.

This remote role offers flexible work arrangements within the United States, with a focus on governance, quality, and leveraging Facets platforms to deliver scalable solutions and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in healthcare payer product configuration, benefits administration, and claims adjudication.
• Strong expertise with Facets Technical and Facets Product Configuration Build.
• Experience designing and implementing configuration solutions across healthcare payer platforms.
• Solid understanding of healthcare payer operations, benefit structures, and claims processing workflows.
• Experience with requirements gathering, solution design, testing, defect management, and root cause analysis.
• Proficiency with SQL, PL/SQL, Microsoft SSIS, or related data and integration technologies.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including stakeholder management, mentoring, and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills with the ability to influence business and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product configuration and build activities within Facets and related payer platforms to support complex benefit and claims processing requirements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable configuration designs, technical solutions, and implementation roadmaps that drive operational efficiency and compliance.
• Partner with business, operations, and technology teams to validate configuration outcomes, improve claims accuracy, and enhance member and provider experiences.
• Drive defect management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen system stability and reduce operational risk.
• Mentor configuration specialists and technical analysts while establishing best practices, reusable standards, and documentation processes that support long-term platform success.

Skills

Healthcare payer configuration

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

SQL

PL/SQL

Microsoft SSIS

Communication

Client-facing

Tools

SQL

PL/SQL

Microsoft SSIS

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Facets Product Configuration Lead to drive end-to-end configuration, design, and implementation for healthcare payer clients. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, operations, architects, and developers to enable accurate claims adjudication and benefits administration.

This remote role offers flexible work arrangements within the United States, with a focus on governance, quality, and leveraging Facets platforms to deliver scalable solutions and