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Vice President, Interoperability Strategy and Operations

Centene · NC · Remote available · $227,700–$431,400 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you translated a new regulation into a business and technology plan that met the deadline.

What they are checking: Whether they have actually delivered regulatory change under time pressure across teams.

How do you manage partnerships with EHR vendors and third-party integrators who have their own priorities?

What they are checking: Whether they can get outside partners to deliver on the plan's timeline without direct control.

Describe a time you aligned clinical, operational and technology leaders who each wanted something different from a data program.

What they are checking: Whether they can build agreement across groups with competing goals in a large enterprise.

What would you do

How would you build an interoperability roadmap that serves both regulatory deadlines and real business value?

What they are checking: Whether they can avoid pure checkbox compliance and get operational benefit from the same investments.

Providers say they cannot get the data they need from us in a usable form. How would you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they treat provider experience as a real outcome of interoperability, not just API uptime.

A state adds an interoperability requirement that conflicts with your federal roadmap timing. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can juggle multiple regulators across lines of business and set clear priorities.

About the work

Walk me through the federal interoperability requirements that matter most for a payer like Centene right now.

What they are checking: Whether they know rules like the CMS interoperability and prior authorization rules and what they demand of payers.

Explain how payer-to-payer data exchange works and where it tends to break down.

What they are checking: Whether they understand member matching, consent and data quality issues in practice, not just in theory.

What governance and risk controls would you put around data exchange to keep it secure and accurate?

What they are checking: Whether they think about access control, auditing and data quality as part of the operating model.

How would you measure whether interoperability is improving managed care workflows like care coordination and prior authorization?

What they are checking: Whether they can tie data exchange to operational results instead of transaction counts.

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The full job description

As published by Centene.

Position Purpose: Provides strategic and operational leadership for enterprise interoperability capabilities across the enterprise. Responsible for enabling healthcare data to move securely and seamlessly between systems, organizations, stakeholders including members, providers, payers and business partners. Leads the strategy, governance, development and execution of scalable, compliant data exchange solutions that support business performance, improved health outcomes, regulatory readiness, and a better experience for members and providers across all lines of business. • Lead the enterprise interoperability strategy, roadmap, and operating model to enable seamless exchange and utilization of healthcare data across the enterprise. • Oversee interoperability solutions that facilitates secure, accurate and timely data exchange between members, providers, health plans and payer-to-payer capabilities. • Ensure alignment with federal and state interoperability requirements and translate regulatory changes into actionable business and technology plans. • Partner across lines of business, clinical, operational, and technology teams to improve data exchange across core managed care workflows. • Establish governance, performance measures, and risk controls to support effective delivery and continuous improvement. • Lead partnership management for EHR & Third-Party Integrators (e.g., Epic, Oracle, Athena) to ensure seamless bidirectional communication, reduce administrative burden and advance Centene’s strategic roadmap. • Build and maintain strategic relationships with providers, vendors, delegated entities, and external partners. • Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and results. • Performs other duties as assigned. • Complies with all policies and standards. Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in healthcare administration, business, information technology, informatics, or related field required. 10+ years progressive leadership experience in healthcare interoperability, managed care operations, payer technology or related functions required. 5+ experience leading enterprise interoperability strategy and execution within a payer or managed care environment. 5+ strong knowledge of interoperability standards and requirements, including FHIR, HL7, EDI, and applicable CMS regulations. 5+ experience with core managed care workflows such as claims, utilization management, provider data, clinical data exchange, and prior authorization. 5+ demonstrated ability to influence across functions, communicate effectively with senior leaders, and drive results in a complex organization. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position. Pay Range: $227,700.00 - $431,400.00 per year At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday. Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law , including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility. Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

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