Senior Advisor – Rx Claims & Adjudication; Business Architect

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This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship

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This role requires associates to be in-office 1–2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity while providing flexibility to support productivity and work‑life balance. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Senior Advisor – Rx Claims & Adjudication (Business Architect) will be responsible for driving and completing the Business Architecture portion of business blueprints, including establishing guiding principles, defining capabilities, performing functional analysis/definition, analyzing and documenting the value chain, and assessing organizational impacts.

• Serve as the enterprise Subject Matter Expert (SME) on pharmacy claims adjudication, benefit design, and pricing logic.
• Interpret complex adjudication outcomes and translate into clear business decisions.
• Identify adjudication defects, inconsistencies, and financial leakage risks.
• Support resolution of high‑impact claims issues and escalations.
• Advise on claims platform configuration (e.g., rules, pricing logic, edits).
• Represent the organization in client discussions, audits, and SME panels.
• Participate in providing linkage to other Enterprise Architecture groups and models, and coordinate and align activities to achieve the future state capabilities in partnership with Business Relationship Management (BRM).
• Contribute to Reference architectures, Strategic Business Architecture (SBA) and Operational Business Architecture (OBA) that articulate a future state direction to optimize the value chain.
• Contribute to the Business Architecture portion of business blueprints, including establishing guiding principles, defining capabilities, performing functional analysis/definition, analyzing and documenting the value chain, and assessing organizational impacts.
• Propose ideas for performing enterprise‑wide functional analysis to identify areas for efficiencies or rationalization opportunities, and conduct ongoing analysis of business capabilities and how improvements to architecture components can best support capabilities.
• Execute a common process for how projects are assessed against business architecture artifacts and blueprints; incorporate into overall architecture governance process.
• Communicate and build consensus equally effectively with more than one constituent, including business executives, technologists, end users, and operations.

Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years of experience in business analyst and strategic planning, IT operations, IT leadership strategic and technical architecture with a minimum of 3 years in organizational management as it relates to information architecture; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

• Deep claims adjudication expertise, Pricing methodologies (AWP, MAC, GER, rebates), NCPDP standards and claim transactions.
• Understanding of PBM operations payer workflows and Claims adjudication platforms.
• Strategic advisory capability. Present confidently to leadership and external stakeholders.
• Ability to bridge business + technical discussions effectively.

The salary range for this specific position is $126,720 to $190,080.

• The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations.
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