[Hiring] Clinical Database SME - Strategy @AKASA

Role Description

This role is the clinical translation layer between AKASA’s product and the engineering team building it. As a subject matter expert, you’ll take complex, often ambiguous clinical scenarios, and translate them into clear, clinically grounded input that engineering and product can build against. Cross-functional in nature, this role not only interfaces regularly with R&D, it also sits in front of customers to help translate local clinical practices back to the team so the product fits the way the customer’s clinicians actually work. This role reports directly to our VP of Clinical Strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in nursing
• Must have an RN and CCDS
• Business, Management or similar field and/or relevant experience is preferred
• 5+ years experience as a leader in Coding and/or CDI departments within the revenue cycle or worked in a consulting or project management capacity
• Concurrent and retrospective CDI review experience and experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings required
• QA/documentation/training experience
• Strong analytical, research/data science, and project management skills
• Current credentials from AHIMA, AAPC, or ACDIS

Requirements

• Subject matter expert with a bedside clinical background alongside knowledge of CDI end to end - from frontline documentation to backoffice billing codes
• Fluent in clinical concepts and able to translate them with a scientific mindset
• Experience with Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) process improvement cycles or nursing informatics research is a strong plus
• Independent thinker and comfortable brainstorming in a group and ideating aloud
• Confident interacting with internal and client professionals including physicians, nurses, and administrators

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Generous parental leave policy
• Full employee coverage for life insurance
• Home office stipend
• Cell phone/internet reimbursement
• Company-paid holidays
• 401(K) plan

Compensation

Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is $130,000-$165,000 + Equity. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.