Full-Time

SSDI Case Manager

Advocate

Advocate

1-10 employees

Automates SSDI and veterans' benefits applications

No salary listed

Orlando, FL, USA

Remote

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Requirements
  • Minimum of one year of SSDI/SSI case management experience is required.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle a large caseload.
  • Thorough knowledge of Social Security’s disability process and familiarity with DDS/SSA forms.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and task completion.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct Welcome Calls, file appeals, take action on claims needing attention, respond to Claimant calls, SMS, and emails, and other claim management work streams
  • Offer an empathetic, best-in-class experience for our claimants
  • Proactively communicate with claimants, ensuring they are informed of the progress of their cases.
  • Collaborate with SSA/DDS to resolve case-related issues and keep the case on track.
  • Use our technology to support claimants through the application and adjudication process
  • Help improve our technology and operations, providing feedback to strengthen our ability to help claimants
  • Proactively identify challenges and offer solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • Preference for a small start-up environment with high ownership and high responsibility.
  • Desire to transform the disability application and adjudication process.
  • Ability to quickly pivot, change process, and adopt new ways of doing things.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or a similar CRM.

Advocate helps people access Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and veterans’ disability benefits by using an AI-powered platform paired with a team of case managers. It guides users through eligibility assessment, collects and organizes medical records, and submits accurate, compliant applications to shorten long waiting periods. The platform targets Americans with disabilities, including workers, veterans, and retirees, and aims to reduce the administrative burden on both applicants and government agencies. The company differentiates itself by being a public-benefit corporation that offers a free-to-use service funded by venture investment, combining technology with hands-on case management to improve claim quality and speed. Its goal is to make benefit access easier and faster, expanding reach while potentially reducing delays and errors in the claims process.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$600K

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Social Security Administration automating evidence collection expands addressable market for application assistance.
  • Venture backing ($11.5M raised) enables rapid scaling across state-level PBC regulatory frameworks.
  • Government agencies benefit from improved claim quality, creating potential B2B revenue partnerships.

What critics are saying

  • SSA's AI-driven electronic disability folder system directly replicates Advocate's core value proposition.
  • Established competitor Allsup expands AI case management with 45-year track record and 400k+ approvals.
  • New York AG PBC transparency mandate requires 2025 benefit report by June 2026, risking investor lawsuits.

What makes Advocate unique

  • AI-powered platform simplifies SSDI and veterans disability benefits applications for underserved populations.
  • Founder Emilie Poteat combines PhD economics, finance expertise, and licensed Disability Representative credentials.
  • Public benefit corporation structure legally balances shareholder returns with disability access mission.

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