Senior Communications Specialist
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a piece of health information you rewrote so members could actually understand it. What did you change?
What they are checking: Whether they can bring medical content down to a readable level without losing accuracy or meaning.
Tell me about a time you managed a printer, designer or translation vendor who missed a deadline or got something wrong.
What they are checking: Whether they hold vendors accountable while keeping the relationship workable for the next job.
You are fully remote and working with colleagues across many health plans. How do you build trust with people you rarely see?
What they are checking: Whether they keep relationships strong through steady follow-through instead of relying on hallway contact.
Tell me about a time you caught an error in a document right before it was distributed.
What they are checking: Whether they have the attention to detail that regulated health communications demand, and how they handle the fix.
What would you do
This role owns the annual HEDIS Provider Toolkit. Walk me through how you would plan next year's edition from kickoff to final print.
What they are checking: Whether they can run a yearly deliverable with many reviewers on a fixed calendar without it slipping at the end.
A piece needs sign-off from the health plan, Compliance, Marketing and a regulator. How do you keep it moving and know where it stands?
What they are checking: Whether they can track a multi-step approval path so nothing stalls quietly in someone's inbox.
Compliance sends back edits that make a provider message harder to read. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can push for clarity while still respecting that regulatory language is not optional.
How would you decide whether a provider communication actually worked after it went out?
What they are checking: Whether they think about results and feedback, not just whether the piece shipped on time.
About the work
What do you know about HEDIS, and why would a provider care about a toolkit built around it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the quality measures well enough to write for doctors who are busy and skeptical.
How do you check readability on member materials, and what grade level do you aim for?
What they are checking: Whether they use real tools and standards for plain language rather than guessing at what reads easily.
How do you make sure translated member materials say the same thing as the English version?
What they are checking: Whether they know translation needs its own review step and cannot just be trusted on delivery.
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