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Healthcare Payer Senior Manager-Advisory

Cognizant
Cognizant
10+ years
$165,000 – $210,000 Annually
10 June 27, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Hybrid Education: B.Sc./M.Sc/B.Pharm/M.Pharm/Life Science Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

 

Healthcare Payer Senior Manager – Advisory (Hybrid, USA)

Job Summary:
Cognizant Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager – Healthcare Payer Advisory to lead strategic transformation programs across healthcare clients. This hybrid consulting leadership role combines client-facing engagement, domain expertise in payer operations, and high-level program oversight. Ideal for professionals with 10+ years in healthcare consulting, digital strategy, or transformation programs.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as Engagement Lead across multiple healthcare advisory projects.

  • Manage cross-functional consulting teams, project governance, and delivery execution.

  • Drive strategic growth, innovation, and opportunity expansion for payer clients.

  • Lead client meetings, assess business challenges, and deliver transformation roadmaps.

  • Oversee quality control, integration, and review of project deliverables.

  • Provide mentorship and people development across consultant teams.

  • Conduct post-project reviews to improve intellectual property reuse.

  • Apply consulting frameworks and ensure high-value outcomes through strategic thinking.


Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, or related technical field.

  • Minimum 10 years of consulting or advisory experience, especially in healthcare payer domain.

  • Deep experience leading large-scale transformation and digital strategy initiatives.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead client engagements and manage onsite/offshore teams.

  • Strong knowledge of payer operations, healthcare regulations, and business strategy.

  • Experience with business/financial data modeling and solution delivery.

  • Familiarity with consulting frameworks, process optimization, and stakeholder alignment.

Preferred:

  • Experience in Big 4 consulting firms.

  • Global client engagement experience.

  • Proven executive-level relationship management skills.


Perks & Benefits:

  • Competitive annual salary: $165,000 – $210,000 based on experience.

  • Eligibility for Cognizant’s annual discretionary bonus program.

  • Comprehensive insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life.

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.

  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.

  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.

  • Paid Parental Leave.

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.


Company Description:

Cognizant is a global leader in digital transformation and healthcare consulting, serving Fortune 500 clients across life sciences, pharma, and payer-provider ecosystems. With over 300,000 associates worldwide, Cognizant is consistently recognized by Forbes and NASDAQ as one of the world’s most admired companies.


Work Mode: Hybrid (Teaneck, NJ / USA)
Travel Required: Yes – up to 50%


Call to Action:

Are you ready to lead healthcare transformation at an enterprise scale? Join Cognizant Consulting’s high-impact team and help reshape the future of payer services.
Apply today for the Senior Manager – Healthcare Payer Advisory role.