Director, Payment Integrity

Job Summary Leads and directs team responsible for payment integrity activities including recovery operations. Responsible for performance, quality levels and establishing procedures and techniques that achieve optimal payment integrity operational standards and production targets. Essential Job Duties

• Develops and executes the strategic roadmap for payment integrity

functions, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and regulatory standards.

• Oversees multiple program areas (e.g., COB, subrogation, data mining,

pre-pay edits, PI disputes) and ensures consistent governance, methodology, and performance management across markets.

• Leads enterprise projects and large-scale initiatives that drive financial

improvement, cost containment, and operational transformation.

• Partners with executive leadership and shared services functions to

integrate payment integrity objectives into corporate planning, rate setting, and compliance frameworks.

• Establishes departmental goals, KPIs, and performance reporting mechanisms

that measure and communicate enterprise payment integrity outcomes.

• Provides subject matter expertise across claims processing, configuration

logic, audit readiness, and vendor governance to ensure accuracy and scalability.

• Represents Payment Integrity at enterprise governance meetings, shared

services councils, and external regulatory discussions.

• Oversees vendor selection, contracting, and ROI management to maximize

recovery efficiency and ensure long-term value creation.

• Champions innovation through automation, advanced analytics, and

data-driven decision-making.

• Mentors leaders and develops succession pipelines, building organizational

capability and leadership readiness.

Required Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience supporting health care operations, including 5

years payment integrity/claims experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• At least 3 years management/leadership experience.
• Managed care payor experience, preferably in Medicare/Medicaid

government-sponsored programs.

• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships

with coworkers, members, providers and customers.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to manage

simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office suite and applicable software program(s) proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of ICD-9/10CM, MS-, AP- and APR-DRG reimbursement.
• Electronic medical record (EMR) and medical record repository experience.

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V