Manager - Prepayment Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Operations

Gainwell Technologies LLC•Sacramento, CA

1d•$81,000 - $115,700•Remote

About The Position

The Prepayment Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Operations Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing Prepayment FWA operations to ensure high-quality investigative reviews, research, and case management services. The role provides strategic and operational oversight to drive program integrity, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and continuous process improvement. As a key liaison between clients, medical consultants, compliance teams, and business partners, the manager collaborates across functions to identify and mitigate emerging risks, address operational issues, and enhance fraud prevention and detection initiatives.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in healthcare operations, program integrity, fraud, waste and abuse investigations, claims analysis, payment integrity, auditing, compliance, or a related healthcare field.
2+ years of leadership experience managing investigative, analytical, healthcare operations, or program integrity teams, with a demonstrated ability to drive performance and operational results.
Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, billing requirements, claims processing, fraud, waste and abuse detection methodologies, and program integrity operations.
Experience analyzing claims, provider billing activity, authorization records, healthcare data, and investigative findings to identify trends, risks, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
Proven ability to lead complex operational initiatives, manage competing priorities, solve problems, and implement process improvements in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with experience collaborating across clients, medical consultants, compliance organizations, and cross-functional business partners.

Nice To Haves

Must reside within an hour of California State Capital.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for Prepayment Fraud, Waste and Abuse operations, ensuring achievement of quality, productivity, timeliness, compliance, and contractual performance objectives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
Lead, develop, and optimize team performance through coaching, performance management, workforce planning, training, and employee development, while serving as the escalation point for complex investigations, policy interpretation, and high-risk issues.
Establish and maintain investigative governance, documentation standards, and case review methodologies to ensure consistent, accurate, and compliant research and investigative practices across the operation.
Monitor operational performance, quality outcomes, investigative trends, and emerging fraud, waste, and abuse risks to identify process gaps, mitigate risk, and drive data-informed recommendations and continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner with clients, medical consultants, compliance teams, legal representatives, and other stakeholders to support program integrity objectives, resolve complex issues, and lead the implementation of regulatory changes, business requirements, system enhancements, and operational improvements.