Director Medical Coder

Responsibilities:

● Lead and scale the Medical Coding function, ensuring top-tier accuracy, compliance,

and audit quality.

● Drive automation initiatives in partnership with product and engineering to enhance

coding efficiency and reliability.

● Provide domain expertise to improve algorithms, training datasets, and clinical decision

logic.

● Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of coders and auditors, fostering a

culture of ownership and excellence.

● Define and implement quality metrics and operational SLAs for coding accuracy and

turnaround.

● Collaborate with business and product leaders to align delivery with company goals and

client expectations.

● Serve as the voice of clinical coding in strategic and product-level discussions.

Requirements:

● 8+ years of overall experience with 5+ years in medical coding and auditing (preferably

multi-specialty or inpatient/outpatient coding).

● Certified coder (CPC, CCS, or equivalent).

● Proven experience leading large coding or auditing teams, ideally within a tech-enabled

or scaling environment.

● Strong understanding of US healthcare coding standards, compliance, and quality

frameworks.

● Tech-comfortable mindset, able to work closely with product and data teams to refine

automation logic.

● Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills