Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring an Operations Engineer I to join our Eligibility & Billing team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.
About the role
The Operations Engineer I role builds, tests, and implements data and technical solutions with a focus on creating efficiency and scale through technology and automation of Oscar’s infrastructure and underlying logic for core insurance functions.
You will report to the Manager, Operations Engineering.
Work Location:
Oscar is a blended work culture where everyone, regardless of work type or location, feels connected to their teammates, our culture and our mission.
If you live within commutable distance to our New York City office (in Hudson Square), our Tempe office (off the 101 at University Dr), or our Los Angeles office (in Marina Del Rey), you will be expected to come into the office at least two days each week. Otherwise, this is a remote / work-from-home role.
You must reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Note, this list of states is subject to change. #LI-Remote
Pay Transparency:
The base pay for this role is: $103,200 - $135,450 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities
- Owns the development to production lifecycle of well-defined tasks to enable operational efficiencies, improve quality, and/or contribute to Oscar’s regulatory or strategic needs
- Consults and cross collaborates on technical design and scoping to build and document complex, scalable, and repeatable processes and capabilities
- Develops technical solutions in response to requirements from business stakeholders regarding new product and market expansions, automated workflows, new/improved tooling, and data quality/integrity needs
- Writes correct, stable, modular, and adaptable code with some guidance; capable of consistent delivery of production code with limited oversight
- Contributes to code review and design reviews within their domain
- Catches, responds to, and resolves issues/errors/escalations through investigation to produce insights for short/medium/long-term technology-enabled solutions
- Partners closely with other departments to structure and operationalize the next generation of health insurance operations
- Supports urgent operational needs through on-call rotation; identifies and drives resolution of production issues
- Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- A technical bachelor’s degree or 4 years commensurate experience
- 3+ years experience in a technical role (QA analyst, PM, operations analyst, financial engineering, industrial engineering)
- 1+ years of SQL experience
- 1+ years of experience in Python or similar Programming languages (Java, C#, etc.)
Bonus Points
- An academic and/or professional background in coding, math, statistics, or data science
- Experience working in dynamic environments, including but not limited to start-up experience
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At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
Reasonable Accommodation: Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team ([email protected]) to make the need for an accommodation known.
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