Specialist - Workforce Management

Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Specialist, Workforce Management to join our Workforce Management Team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless 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 Workforce Management Specialist operationalizes scheduling and management of staffing according to requirements. Act upon opportunities to maximize service level and staffing targets through real time and intraday monitoring as well as volume and staffing analyses with leadership. Builds business staffing schedules to forecast, work with and update shift management tooling, responsible for schedule design optimization and workflow process redesign when needed.

You will report into the Workforce Management Program Manager.

Work Location: This position is fully remote and open to candidates residing in the U.S., excluding Alaska; Delaware; Hawaii; Louisiana; Montana; North Dakota; Oklahoma; West Virginia; Wyoming; and U.S. Territories. Daily work is completed from your home office, with occasional travel required for team meetings and company events. #LI-Remote

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role in the states of California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington is: $25.88 - $33.96 per hour. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $23.29 - $30.56 per hour per. You are also eligible for employee benefits, monthly vacation accrual at a rate of 15 days per year.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive schedule efficiency by aligning team members, forecast volumes, and arrival patterns to achieve service level commitments and efficiency targets.

• Build and adjust schedules in line with stakeholder requirements and employee considerations. Validate in a timely manner, achieving expected outcomes and ensuring accuracy.

• Identify in real-time and anticipate 'reasons for target or SLA drops, efficiency challenges, opportunities and trends. Monitor/adjust queues and same-day staffing to ensure service levels, efficiency, and staffing needs are met.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the internal support teams on intraday requests.

• Proactively communicate recommendations that provide improvements and/or solutions that support the overall good of the business.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to flag issues, resolve problems, and design/change schedules; able to adjust communication to the audience.

• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience with MS Excel or Sheets (including mathematical formulas, pivot tables, conditional formatting, data validation, nested IF statements, etc.).

• 2+ years of experience in Workforce Management, planning/scheduling, or operational leadership.

• 1+ years of experience in a "customer-facing" role (even if the "customer" is internal).

Bonus points:

• 1+ years of experience using WFM tools (NICE, InContact, Five9, Verint, etc.)

• 1+ years of experience in real-time workforce analysis

This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.

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 di...