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Director, Burden of Illness Operations

Vera Whole Health · United States · US

Health Informatics
Remote
physician
Demand76
Career growth70
Healthcare fit58
Remote potential55
Salary band
USD 137k – 206k
5-year outlook
Likely a stable senior leadership compensation track in Medicare Advantage, risk adjustment, and value-based care. Exact salary will vary by organization, market, and scope, and should be verified against local benchmarks.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-27

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Engagement type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Eligible countries
United States
Profession fit
physician
Rate period
Annual

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Why this is worth applying to

Worth considering for clinicians with strong risk adjustment, HCC coding, documentation improvement, or value-based care operations experience who want a senior non-clinical leadership path. Most clinicians without that specialized background will find the experience bar too high.

Who should apply

Nurses, physicians, or allied health professionals with CRC/CPC credentials and experience in risk adjustment, clinical documentation improvement, population health, quality, or value-based care leadership.

CV angle

Frame real clinical experience around clinical documentation accuracy, HCC/risk adjustment exposure, provider education, population health, quality improvement, value-based care workflows, and cross-functional leadership with analytics, finance, and practice operations. Do not claim risk adjustment leadership unless it is genuinely part of your background.

Skills to highlight

  • CMS-HCC risk adjustment
  • Clinical documentation improvement
  • Provider education and engagement
  • Value-based care operations
  • Population health analytics
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Practice workflow design
  • Medicare Advantage and ACO/RBE knowledge

Role summary

A senior operations leadership role responsible for designing and executing Burden of Illness and risk adjustment strategies across physician practices, including clinical documentation accuracy, HCC coding performance, provider education, condition recapture, and value-based care outcomes.

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