Associate Director, Billing Strategy - Denials & Appeals
Natera · United States · US
Other
Remote
physician
Dentist
Demand82
Career growth78
Healthcare fit60
Remote potential65
Salary band
USD 132k – 165k
5-year outlook
Senior RCM strategy roles with automation and payer advocacy skills are likely to remain well compensated; exact salary depends on location, company, and experience. Automation expertise may increase long-term value.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-06
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth applying only if you have substantial RCM denials/appeals experience, ideally in laboratory or genetic testing billing. Clinicians without RCM background should build billing/payer experience first.
Who should apply
Clinicians with 8+ years in RCM, denials, appeals, or payer advocacy; lab/genetic testing billing professionals; clinical experts in medical necessity and CPT coding transitioning to non-clinical strategy.
CV angle
Frame clinical experience around medical necessity documentation, CPT coding, payer policy interpretation, appeal writing, and cross-functional collaboration. Quantify denial overturn rates, recovery improvements, and automation/UAT contributions.
Skills to highlight
- Denial management
- Appeals strategy
- Payer policy and medical necessity
- CPT coding and reimbursement
- Revenue cycle management (RCM)
- Data analysis (SQL, Power BI, Snowflake, Excel)
- Automation/RPA and UAT
- BPO/vendor performance management
- Cross-functional stakeholder influence
Role summary
Senior individual contributor leading denial and appeals strategy, payer advocacy, RCM operations, and automation for Natera's laboratory billing. Oversees outsourced RCM teams, root cause analysis, and system enhancements to improve reimbursement outcomes.
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