Manager, Quality Practice Advisor

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Quality Practice Advisor based in United States. This role provides leadership across clinical quality, quality improvement, and risk adjustment initiatives within a managed care environment. You will help shape programs that improve the quality of care, support better health outcomes, and identify opportunities to reduce costs. The position combines people leadership, clinical program oversight, provider engagement, and performance analysis. You will use quality data and reporting to identify trends, prioritize opportunities, and recommend meaningful interventions. The role also plays an important part in physician education, regulatory readiness, and continuous performance improvement. Success requires strong collaboration across clinical, quality, pharmacy, risk, and provider-facing teams. This is an opportunity to influence healthcare delivery while developing teams and driving measurable improvements in quality and performance. Lead and provide direction for clinical, quality, and risk adjustment functions, ensuring programs support improved member outcomes, quality of care, and cost effectiveness. Develop and oversee clinical programs focused on physician education, provider communication, quality improvement, and risk adjustment opportunities. Partner with cross-functional departments to prioritize provider engagement activities and coordinate clinical, quality, and risk adjustment initiatives. Establish and maintain tracking, monitoring, and reporting systems for healthcare quality improvement activities in line with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, risk adjustment standards, and contractual commitments. Monitor high-risk, high-volume, and unusual events through concurrent and retrospective review, ensuring appropriate follow-up and corrective action. Analyze performance reports and quality data to identify trends, gaps, opportunities, and recommended actions. Lead and evaluate team performance, providing direction, coaching, training, and professional development to department associates. Coordinate quality guidelines, studies, and performance improvement initiatives alongside quality management, pharmacy services, and risk management programs. Maintain strong knowledge of HEDIS requirements and translate clinical performance insights into initiatives designed to improve HEDIS results. Coordinate external programmatic oversight visits for contracted providers, ensuring required activities, documentation, follow-up, and corrective action plans are completed on schedule. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Nursing, Public Health Administration, Business, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered. At least 3 years of supervisory or management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop teams. 5+ years of experience working in a managed care environment. Strong understanding of clinical quality improvement, healthcare performance management, risk adjustment, and provider engagement. Working knowledge of HEDIS requirements and quality performance improvement methodologies. Experience using reports, data, and performance metrics to identify trends, evaluate opportunities, and support evidence-based decisions. Strong organizational, analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with clinical, operational, provider, and cross-functional stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and training while fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development. Preferred credentials include Registered Nurse (RN), Certified Health Care Risk Management certification, Foreign Medical Doctor (MD), or American