VP, Platform Engineering

At Zelis, we Get Stuff Done. So, let’s get to it! 

  

A Little About Us 

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

  

A Little About You 

You bring a unique blend of personality and professional expertise to your work, inspiring others with your passion and dedication. Your career is a testament to your diverse experiences, community involvement, and the valuable lessons you've learned along the way. You are more than just your resume; you are a reflection of your achievements, the knowledge you've gained, and the personal interests that shape who you are.

Position Overview

The VP of Platform Engineering is responsible for leading the modernization of the Zelis Price platform over the next three years. The Price platform supports products that optimize healthcare pricing and payment accuracy to ensure fair and transparent transactions between payers and providers. This role focuses on building a modern, scalable architecture to support the growth of the Price business, enabling product innovation and operational efficiency. In the role, you will drive the transformation of the platform into a state-of-the-art solution that includes a robust API marketplace, a robust data layer, and a modern app framework to consolidate multiple portals.  You will the integration of AI and data into the platform, ensuring the engineering team harnesses data-driven insights and builds AI-driven solutions that enhance the platform’s capabilities. 

Key Responsibilities:  

1. Technology Modernization and Platform Scalability  

• Lead the end-to-end modernization of the Zelis Price platforms, transforming it into a highly scalable, reliable, and secure solution that supports rapid growth and evolving customer needs.  

• Architect and implement a modular, scalable architecture that can handle large transaction volumes, real-time processing, and high availability, ensuring 24/7/365 operational readiness.  

• Develop a state-of-the-art API marketplace, enabling seamless integrations with third-party applications, partners, and customers.  

• Build a modern App framework to consolidate multiple customer-facing portals, streamlining user experience and enabling faster delivery of new features and updates.  

• Implement a data fabric to unify data across the organization, enabling real-time data processing, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights.  

• Design and implement an event-driven architecture to enhance the platform’s responsiveness, enabling real-time event processing, automation, and notification systems. 

  

2. AI and Data Strategy  

• Incorporate AI and machine learning capabilities into the Price platforms, driving data-driven decision-making and automation.  

• Develop and execute the strategy for leveraging advanced analytics and AI models to improve transaction accuracy, fraud detection, and operational efficiency.  

• Implement real-time monitoring and predictive analytics to optimize platform performance and prevent operational issues before they impact customers.