Prior Authorization Systems Technician

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Judi Health</strong></h2> <p>Judi Health is a health technology company providing benefit administration solutions to employers, unions, health plans, and government entities. Judi Health replaces fragmented, outdated systems with the industry's first Unified Claims Processing™ architecture, seamlessly consolidating pharmacy and medical benefit administration on a single, secure platform. By delivering true price transparency, eliminating unnecessary middleman fees, and leveraging advanced AI-powered care delivery, Judi Health helps clients achieve unprecedented operational efficiency and service levels.<br><br>At Judi Health, we're deploying the infrastructure our country needs to deliver the healthcare we all deserve. We are the intelligence platform powering benefits plans for millions of Americans and proudly leading the next generation of care. To learn more, visit <span><a href="http://www.judi.health" target="_blank">www.judi.health</a></span>.</p></div><p>Location: Hybrid (Local to New York, NY, Charlotte, NC or Denver, CO area)</p> <p><strong><u>Position Summary</u></strong></p> <p>Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and validation of prior authorization (PA) criteria, decision trees, and communication templates within the PA system. Supports accurate translation of clinical requirements into system logic through routine updates, testing, and quality checks. Partners with pharmacists and cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity, resolve issues, and maintain efficient, compliant PA operations.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Position Responsibilities:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Evaluate and operationalize weekly formulary and utilization management (UM) updates, including criteria changes, product additions, and retirements</li> <li>Maintain and configure prior authorization (PA) criteria, rules, and source documentation within the PA platform, ensuring alignment with clinical and formulary intent</li> <li>Experience creating or maintaining prior authorization decision trees, rules engines, or clinical workflows strongly preferred</li> <li>Ability to interpret clinical guidelines and translate them into structured logic or system configurations</li> <li>Experience documenting clinical rationale or supporting materials for utilization management criteria preferred</li> <li>Perform structured validation and quality assurance (QA) of criteria builds, letter templates, and system configurations prior to deployment</li> <li>Partner with Formulary Operations and Clinical teams to identify and resolve discrepancies in criteria logic, coding, or documentation</li> &l