Director of Patient Experience

Gifthealth•Columbus, OH

1d•Remote

About The Position

At Gifthealth, we're revolutionizing the way people experience healthcare by simplifying the process of managing prescriptions and health services. Our mission is to provide a seamless, personalized, and efficient healthcare experience for all our customers. We're a dynamic, innovative, and customer-centric company dedicated to making a positive impact on people's lives. The Director of Patient Experience will be responsible for the overall performance of a large call center assisting patients in multiple channels for our most strategic accounts. This position also owns all vendor relationships and performance, internal teams and performance as well as delivering on all KPI’s for our largest clients. We are seeking a Director of Patient Experience to lead our Patient Experience organization, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, and compliance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience (Required)
7 years of experience leading Call Center operations with at least 500+ FTE (Required)
Knowledge of patient experience principles across healthcare or pharmacy services, including access, timeliness, communication, and trust; pharmacy operations and patient journeys, including prescription fulfillment, support interactions, escalations, and adherence impacts; patient experience metrics and performance management, such as CSAT, NPS, complaint rates, resolution time, and service level targets; and regulatory and compliance considerations relevant to pharmacy services and patient communications (e.g., HIPAA, quality standards) (Required)
Strong people leadership skills, with experience coaching and developing managers and senior leaders across large, front-line-heavy organizations (Required)
Data-driven problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis, trend identification, and translating insights into operational improvements (Required)
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to align clinical, operations, product, and commercial partners around patient outcomes (Required)
Escalation management skills, including handling high-impact patient and client issues with sound judgment and professionalism (Required)
Ability to balance patient experience quality with operational efficiency and cost constraints, making informed tradeoffs when necessary (Required)
Ability to influence without direct authority, driving change across cross-functional teams (Required)
Ability to clearly articulate patient experience risks and opportunities to executive leadership (Required)
Ability to build accountability and ownership for patient experience outcomes across teams (Required)
Ability to lead and scale patient experience functions, including setting strategy, defining KPIs, and driving continuous improvement (Required)

Nice To Haves

Experience leading Vendor Operations with over 500 FTE (Preferred)
Experience in pharmacy services, healthcare services, or regulated clinical environments (Preferred)
Experience owning patient experience outcomes for large or enterprise clients, including SLA and KPI performance (Preferred)
Experience partnering closely with product and technology teams to improve patient experience through tooling and workflow design (Preferred)
Knowledge of cost drivers in pharmacy or healthcare operations, including cost-per-fill and service delivery economics; digital patient experience platforms, such as CRM systems, call center technology, self-service tools, or chat automation; and enterprise client relationships and service commitments for large or strategic accounts (Preferred)
Strong change-management skills, particularly in improving frontline behaviors, processes, and service models. (Preferred)
Ability to design and scale operating models that improve consistency and quality across large patient populations (Preferred)
Ability to anticipate patient experience risks as the business scales and proactively adjust strategy and operations (Preferred)
Ability to represent the patient voice credibly and persuasively in executive-level planning and prioritization discussions (Preferred)
Ability to lead through ambiguity, especially during periods of growth, system change, or regulatory shifts (Preferred)
Ability to connect patient experience outcomes to business performance, including retention, cost, and client satisfaction (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Owns patient experience KPIs for the company’s largest accounts, including performance tracking, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement planning
Sets strategy and accountability for patient experience outcomes, translating client expectations and service commitments into measurable operational goals
Owns and manages cost-per-fill, driving efficiency initiatives while maintaining service quality, compliance, and patient satisfaction
Leads, coaches, and develops a large, multi-layered leadership team, strengthening management capability, decision-making, and execution at scale
Manages high-impact client and patient escalations, ensuring timely resolution, clear communication, and prevention of recurrence
Partners cross-functionally with operations, product, clinical, and finance teams to align cost, experience, and service delivery priorities
Uses data and insights to drive performance improvement, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across patient experience, cost, and operational execution