Director, Enterprise Professional Coding
About The Position
Drive enterprise-wide professional coding strategy for one of the nation's leading academic health systems. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced coding executive who is passionate about advancing coding excellence, regulatory compliance, provider education, and revenue integrity across a complex academic healthcare environment. As the Director of Enterprise Professional Coding, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a large multi-specialty faculty practice organization while partnering directly with physician leaders, academic department chairs, compliance professionals, and revenue cycle stakeholders. This role can be performed 100% remotely, offering exceptional flexibility while providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the enterprise. This leadership position is responsible for the strategic direction, operational oversight, and continuous improvement of professional coding, documentation auditing, compliance, and provider education programs across a large academic medical center. You will lead an established team of coding and education leaders while helping shape the future of enterprise coding operations.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree Required.
- 10+ years of previous coding experience, to include 5+ years of formal management experience required.
- See Job Requisition for Certification and or Licensure requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in a large, multi-specialty academic medical center or academic faculty practice plan strongly preferred.
- Experience with major EHR and coding platforms (e.g., Epic, 3M, Optum CAC) strongly preferred.
- Proven experience managing large teams, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead professional coding operations across multiple specialties and academic practice settings.
- Oversee Coding Managers, an Education Manager, and their respective teams.
- Partner with faculty physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), residents, fellows, and clinical leaders to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy.
- Drive key performance indicators including coding accuracy, productivity, denial reduction, charge lag, and revenue cycle performance.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on coding regulations, compliance, operational performance, and industry best practices.
- Oversee compliance programs, coding audits, education initiatives, and corrective action planning.
- Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, Compliance, Clinical Documentation Improvement, IT, and physician practice leadership to achieve enterprise goals.
- Utilize data, technology, and process improvement strategies to optimize performance and enhance service delivery.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
