Assistant Director Affordability

Assistant Director Affordability Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) at our Salt Lake City, Boise, Fargo, Portland, Vancouver, Renton, Medford, Burlington, Lewiston offices. Preference will be given to current employees and candidates who reside within a commutable distance from our Salt Lake City, Boise, Fargo and Lewiston offices or who are willing to relocate.

Build a career with purpose. Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. Who We Are Looking For:
Every day, Cambia’s dedicated team of Payment Integrity leaders are living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. As a member of the Affordability function and Health Services Operations team, our Assistant Director of Affordability provides leadership for the Affordability Program Office and/or one or more Affordability Levers, ensuring disciplined execution of the enterprise affordability strategy. Responsibilities include leading the end-to-end affordability portfolio, from opportunity identification and solution design through business case development, contracting, implementation, performance management, and value realization.

The Assistant Director partners with Affordability Owners and cross-functional leaders to establish priorities, align resources, remove barriers, and drive accountability for delivering measurable affordability outcomes. This role also advances standardized governance, portfolio management, and operating practices that enable consistent execution, transparency, and sustainable enterprise value – all in service of creating a person-focused health care experience.

As a people leader, you are willing to learn and grow, understanding that leadership is a craft that is continuously honed as you support your team and the lives that depend upon us.

Are you ready to lead strategic initiatives that directly reduce health care costs and make coverage more affordable for thousands of members? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can drive measurable impact across the entire lifecycle—from identifying opportunities to realizing value? Then this role may be the perfect fit. What You Bring to Cambia:

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Finance, or a related field required;
Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent) preferred.

Eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience in healthcare delivery, managed care, health insurance, healthcare consulting, or another complex healthcare environment, including five (5) or more years leading large cross-functional strategic initiatives, enterprise programs, or operational transformation efforts.

Demonstrated success leading affordability, cost management, value-based care, medical management, provider operations, payment integrity, pharmacy, or other complex healthcare operational initiatives.

Experience developing business cases, managing enterprise portfolios, facilitating executive governance, and driving measurable financial and operational outcomes.

Experience influencing executive leaders and collaboratively with Finance, Actuarial, Clinical Operations, Health Informatics, Product, Technology, Provider Network, and executive leadership.

Equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Skills and Attributes:
Strategic thinking with the ability to translate enterprise goals into executable initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to understand complex healthcare systems, identify upstream drivers of cost and quality, and design integrated solutions that optimize performance across clinical, operational, financial, and technology domains.

Executive presence with…