[Hiring] Operations Associate @Junction

Role Description

Healthcare is in crisis and the people behind the results deserve better. Junction is building the infrastructure layer for diagnostic healthcare, making patient data accessible, actionable, and automated across labs and devices. Our mission is simple but ambitious: use health data to unlock unprecedented insight into human health and disease.

As we scale, providing seamless lab test processing, vendor coordination, and real-time system monitoring is critical to delivering high-quality healthcare experiences. Our Operations Associates are the backbone of day-to-day service delivery, ensuring patients, labs, and clients are always supported with precision and care.

You’ll be joining a team of 10 Operations Associates, all based in the Philippines, working closely with our global team of 50.

What you’ll be owning

• Work directly with our Lab Ops Team Manager, Jewel, and our Head of Operations, Aditya.
• Interact frequently with external vendors, including diagnostic labs and healthcare partners.
• Contribute to building the foundations of how we run Operations at scale.

What you’ll be doing day to day

• Lab Test Management:
  • Process lab test orders, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of results.
  • Coordinate with diagnostic labs, customers, and vendors to resolve lab order or resulting issues.
• System Monitoring & Issue Resolution:
  • Monitor internal dashboards for system delays or outages.
  • Proactively troubleshoot and escalate issues across multiple internal platforms.
• Customer Support & Communication:
  • Provide direct support to customers via Slack, email, and internal ticketing systems.
  • Maintain SLA standards for response and resolution times.
  • Interact with clients primarily through chat, with occasional voice support.
• Operational Support:
  • Assist the Operations team with routine tasks to ensure smooth workflow.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to support process improvements and documentation.
  • Use internal tools such as Google Docs, Linear, and Slack for communication and task tracking.

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of overall professional work experience working with US-based companies.
• Backgrounds we especially value: revenue cycle management, medical billing or claims processing, medical coding, clinical data abstraction, lab/diagnostics operations, IT or technical support, systems/NOC monitoring, or vendor/logistics coordination.
• Experience handling medical data or lab results is a huge plus.
• Startup or small company experience is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication skills, especially written (B2 English level minimum – business professional).
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with remote work environment tools like Slack/Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, and Linear/Jira.

Requirements

• Detail-oriented, problem-solving operations professional, ideally with healthcare-related experience.
• Comfortable working one of the following schedules (Eastern Time):
  • Monday-Friday OR Tuesday-Saturday
  • 8am - 4pm
  • 9am - 5pm
  • 10am - 6pm

Benefits

• Monthly pay rate: $1,500.
• Monthly health insurance stipend.
• Opportunity to attend global company and local team offsites.
• One-time stipend to set up your workstation.
• Annual productivity stipend to spend on learning/courses.
• Paid sick time, public holidays.
• Paid overtime and on-call.
• Remote role, must be based in the Philippines.