The Senior Revenue Cycle Optimization Analyst serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for designing and advancing enterprise strategies that improve revenue performance across the Revenue Cycle Continuum. This role focuses on identifying opportunities to enhance net revenue, reduce leakage, and accelerate cash through scalable, data-driven frameworks.

Partnering closely with Revenue Cycle leadership, Finance, IT, and operational teams, the Architect translates complex financial and operational data into actionable strategies and implementation roadmaps. This position combines strategic thought leadership with practical execution planning to drive measurable, sustainable improvement across Jefferson Health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Execute on the Revenue Cycle Value Creation roadmap, identifying enterprise opportunities to improve yield, reduce leakage, and accelerate cash.

Define future-state workflows and operating models aligned to organizational financial goals and system capabilities.

Leverage Epic and business intelligence tools (Power BI) to identify actionable revenue opportunities.

Support development of predictive and trend-based analytics to inform proactive decision-making.

Lead and support a portfolio of high-value, cross-functional initiatives focused on revenue cycle improvement.

Provide structured guidance to project teams; influence direction without direct reporting authority.

Serve as a trusted advisor to Revenue Cycle, Finance, and executive leadership on complex revenue cycle challenges.

Facilitate executive-level discussions, working sessions, and decision-making forums.

Support development of data definitions, reporting standards, and performance metrics to ensure transparency and consistency across the enterprise.

Bridge operational workflows and system capabilities to ensure alignment between design and measurable outcomes.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Emerging Technology Enablement: Evaluate and support adoption of advanced analytics and automation tools (including AI where appropriate) to enhance revenue cycle performance.

Industry Benchmarking: Monitor external benchmarks (e.g., HFMA) to inform internal targets and identify leading practices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education - Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Health Informatics or related field.

Education - Preferred

Master’s Degree MBA, MHA or MS in related field.

Experience - Required

10 years' experience in revenue cycle, finance, healthcare consulting or performance improvement within a complex health system.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Required

Demonstrated success identifying and implementing revenue cycle improvements with measurable financial impact

Experience working across operations, finance, and IT in matrixed environments

Extensive revenue management knowledge and experience. Requires a breadth and mastery of technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines/processes

Extensive knowledge of and experience in project plan development, workflow analysis, and managing complex process improvement/change management projects. Ability to drive change and positive results and respond to difficult situations with ease.

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft product suite (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Visio) and standard project management software (i.e., spreadsheets, databases, graphics, presentation tools, etc.).

Ability to manage multiple large multi-functional/interdisciplinary and highly visible projects having a system-wide scope of responsibility and impact.

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, concurrently running projects and adapt to changing deadlines, competing priorities and unexpected assignments.

Excellent stakeholder engagement, cross functional collaboration, and change management skills.

Ability to influence results, garner support and tactfully manage complex relationships across the Jefferson Health facilities.

Demonstrates superior oral and written communication skills.

Considerable knowledge and experience supporting and developing reporting and analytics for research, process improvement/change management support and specific revenue management function. Ability to develop appropriate methods to collect, analyze and report data.

Must possess deep analytical, quantitative, evaluative and problem-solving skills.

Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Regular

Employee Entity Thomas Jefferson University Primary Location Address 1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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