The Payer Data Operations Analyst ensures data quality, accuracy, and reliability across payer data pipelines to support value-based contract performance. This role applies technical data skills and cross-functional leadership to resolve complex data issues, build proactive monitoring solutions, and partner with internal teams and payers to continuously enhance end-to-end data integrity.

Primary Duties

Data Triage and Operations

Identify, triage, route, and resolve data quality issues across Aledade’s 1,200+ payer data feeds.

Partner with payers and internal teams to address broken SFTP connections, delivery delays, and file transmission failures.

Coordinate clinical quality submission audits with payers and internal teams by managing audit documentation, organizing patient data files, and locating clinical evidence in collaboration with the Quality Reporting team.

Maintain accurate contract metadata (i.e. contract names, TINs, and administrative details) to ensure seamless downstream data integration into reporting and product platforms.

Investigate and resolve manual care gap upload failures to ensure complete and accurate data ingestion.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Collaborate with internal teams—including Payer Solutions, Product, Engineering, and Field Operations—and payer partners to intake, investigate, route, and resolve data issues.

Communicate complex data findings and technical concepts clearly to diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Lead cross-functional data initiatives from discovery through implementation by mapping workflows, facilitating alignment, delivering actionable recommendations, and establishing clear task ownership and deliverables.

Serve as a subject matter expert on Aledade’s payer data, analyzing feed and metric anomalies to empower internal teams to optimize patient care and achieve contract objectives.

Program Management

Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data issue triage, clinical ingestion troubleshooting, and Primary Source Verification (PSV) audits.

Enhance long-term data reliability by addressing root causes, advocating for higher-quality payer feeds, and streamlining internal ingestion workflows.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

4+ years of experience in data operations, analytics, product management, or related technical roles working with complex data within healthcare, product development, SaaS, or similar environments.

Intermediate SQL programming experience.

Technical fluency across various data platforms and tools, including data warehouses, BI and visualization software, file-transfer systems, and workflow management tools (i.e. Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, SFTP, Jira).

Demonstrated ability to navigate complex data environments and trace data flows across internal and external systems to identify root causes.

Proven track record of collaborating in cross-functional teams with the ability to effectively communicate technical insights and business impact to diverse stakeholders.

Proactive and curious mindset with a drive to understand system architecture, independently navigate complex data ecosystems, and take initiative to continuously optimize processes.

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare domain expertise, with a strong understanding of value-based care, Alternative Payment Models (APMs), Medicare, and non-MSSP quality measures.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Who We Are:

Aledade PBC, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of health plans, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.

What Does This Mean for You?

At Aledade PBC, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.

In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:

Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles

Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners

Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)

Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays

12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents

Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service

Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program

401(k) with up to 4% match

Stock options

And much more!

At Aledade PBC, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them! We strive to attract, develop and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

About the company

Aledade builds software and manages accountable care organizations for independent primary care practices, community health centers and health systems. These networks let clinicians earn a share of the money saved by improving care and avoiding unnecessary treatment while retaining ownership of their practices. Its platform combines patient records and insurance claims to flag care gaps, and local teams coach practices on preventive care and contract performance. The company negotiates contracts with government and commercial health plans and earns a share of the financial rewards generated by its partners. Aledade was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$1.2B

Headquarters

Bethesda, Maryland

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

The network is expanding: Aledade added over 700 partner care organizations for 2026, announced in February 2026.
Clinicians adopt its software: April 2026 reporting showed 85% of Aledade practices with compatible records systems activated Assist.
Long service earns paid rest: Aledade advertises a six-week paid sabbatical after every six years of continuous employment.

What critics are saying

Partner protection adds obligations: Aledade advertises protection against losses for practices entering accountable care contracts.
Data coverage has limits: Aledade skips health information exchanges in states requiring patients' explicit permission.
Field leadership involves travel: Aledade's Minnesota enterprise partnerships director posting requires availability to travel up to 50%.

What makes Aledade unique

Aledade's mission has legal weight: its public benefit structure balances shareholders with patients, practices and society.
Aledade sidesteps conventional integrations: Assist uses vision language models to match insights to different medical-record workflows.
Policy expertise stays internal: Aledade's dedicated institute researches Medicare rules and submits public comments.

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ACU partnering with Aledade to support Value-Based Care for community health centers. The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is partnering with Aledade, a physician-led public benefit corporation and national leader in value-based care, to help community health centers (CHCs) and clinicians caring for medically underserved communities to implement sustainable value-based care strategies that strengthen patient care and the financial health of their organizations. Through this collaboration, ACU and Aledade will equip CHCs with practical solutions, data, and hands-on support to translate value-based care into better outcomes for patients and more predictable revenue for safety-net practices. "ACU is thrilled to partner with Aledade to help our network understand, navigate, and maximize the extensive opportunities that exist in value-based care," said Amanda Pears Kelly, ACU Chief Executive Officer. "In the current environment, doing everything possible to improve patient outcomes and keep every dollar possible within the health center is more critical than ever before. Aledade's leadership in value-based care and data-driven support for providers has proven itself time and again, ensuring that health centers can remain focused on what they do best, innovating while staying focused on mission and the people they serve to deliver accessible, high-quality care to millions of patients." ACU's mission is to build a robust, effective workforce that can transform communities and increase access to quality care for all. As CHCs and clinicians navigate complex payment models, workforce shortages, and rising patient needs, value-based care can offer a path to sustainability - but often requires infrastructure, analytics, and contracting support that many safety-net organizations do not have in-house. This new partnership is designed to close that gap by pairing ACU's national network and technical assistance with Aledade's experience in value-based care. Aledade is a physician-led, national leader in value-based care, empowering clinicians with advanced analytics, AI-enhanced tools, and dedicated support to improve patient health, grow thriving primary care organizations, and share in the rewards of better care. Through its accountable care organizations (ACOs), over 3,000 primary care partners* in 46 states and the District of Columbia* share in the rewards of improved care for more than three million patients*, supported by actionable insights, AI-driven technology, personal coaching, policy expertise, and more than 200 value-based contracts. Aledade works across myriad care settings, including more than 370 community health centers* - over 60% of which are in health professional shortage areas* - reflecting a strong commitment to improving access to high-quality care in underserved communities. For ACU members, this partnership will create a structured pathway into value-based care that keeps clinicians and CHC leaders at the center of decision-making. Through Aledade-supported ACOs, CHCs and other safety-net practices can access value-based contracts, while gaining the benefit of a shared infrastructure built specifically for primary care organizations. This collaboration will help CHCs maintain their presence in communities that rely on them and generate sustainable revenue by keeping people healthy, offering ACU members the chance to tap into Aledade's tailored value-based care support, including: * Opportunities to participate in Aledade-supported ACOs and value-based contracts that reward better care and lower costs. * Actionable insights and performance analytics that turn complex information into practical workflows for care teams. * AI-enhanced solutions that help identify and reach patients most at risk of avoidable hospitalizations and emergency department visits. * Dedicated coaching and practice support to guide CHCs through every stage of value-based care adoption - from early planning and contracting to performance improvement and reinvestment in care delivery. The partnership will also feature targeted education and technical assistance for ACU's national community. Aledade experts recently joined ACU to offer an on-demand webinar, "Leveraging Value-Based Care and ACOs to Strengthen CHCs," exploring how clinicians and CHC leaders can evaluate value-based opportunities, align care teams, and operationalize new workflows without compromising access or mission. Additional educational offerings, including a workshop on value-based innovation to scale hypertension control and a unique awards ceremony honoring emerging leaders at ACU's 2026 Conference, will help CHCs translate what they learn into concrete action plans for their own organizations. ACU and Aledade share a common vision of a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices, and good for society. By combining ACU's longstanding commitment to clinicians caring underserved communities with Aledade's experience in value-based care, this alliance will help CHCs and other safety-net organizations move from surviving to thriving - so they can invest in their teams, expand services and deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care in the communities that need it most. Footnotes: * As of february 2026. About ACU. The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is a uniquely transdisciplinary membership association uniting clinicians, advocates, and organizations in the commitment to establishing a robust workforce to help transform communities to achieve access to quality care for all. Founded in 1996 by participants in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), ACU is the foremost advocate for the NHSC and leads advocacy, clinical, and operational excellence and supports the healthcare workforce caring for America's under-resourced populations. Learn more at www.clinicians.org. 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Payer Operations Analyst

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Primary Duties

Minimum Qualifications

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About the company

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