Leads day-to-day operations for a team of Sales Investigators and Senior Sales Investigators responsible for investigating allegations of sales agent, agency, broker, and related sales-practice misconduct.
Serves as the first-line people leader accountable for risk-based case assignment, investigative quality, timeliness, and consistent application of established standards.
Ensures investigative work is documented in a clear, complete, and defensible manner and that team outputs are aligned with internal policies, CMS requirements, and audit/regulatory expectations.
Partners with Compliance leadership, Legal, Sales, HR, and other stakeholders to address case-specific issues, implement corrective actions, and escalate systemic or high-risk concerns.
Directly manages, coaches, and develops investigators and senior investigators; supports hiring, onboarding, performance management, and skills development to build and sustain a high-performing investigative team.
Assigns and rebalances caseloads based on risk, complexity, investigator capability, and regulatory time sensitivity; monitors workflow to ensure timely completion of investigations and appropriate prioritization of higher-risk matters.
Oversees day-to-day investigative execution for the team, including intake-to-closure progress, adherence to investigative protocols, and consistent use of approved templates, procedures, and documentation standards.
Conducts formal quality review of investigative plans, evidence documentation, interview records, analysis, findings, and written reports; identifies deficiencies, provides coaching, and ensures work product meets established defensibility, accuracy, and completeness standards.
Serves as the primary management escalation point for complex, sensitive, novel, or gray-area matters; reviews case direction and conclusions to promote consistent, risk-based application of standards and appropriate escalation of matters requiring senior leadership review.
Ensures team members correctly apply relevant Medicare Advantage, Marketplace, Medicaid, and related sales conduct requirements, including CMS-aligned guidance and internal policy expectations; identifies competency gaps and coordinates targeted training and reinforcement.
Partners with Legal, Compliance, HR, Sales Operations, and business leaders to coordinate interviews, obtain records, validate facts, align on remediation, and support appropriate corrective and disciplinary actions.
Tracks and reports operational and quality metrics, including case volume, timeliness, aging, quality trends, outcomes, and remediation follow-through; identifies recurring issues, emerging patterns, or control weaknesses and escalates systemic risk concerns to senior leadership.
Reinforces disciplined case documentation, evidence organization, and file maintenance practices to support audit readiness, regulatory response, and consistent retention of investigative records.
Supports implementation and continuous improvement of job aids, workflows, templates, and team procedures that promote consistency, effectiveness, and defensibility in investigative operations.
Prepares or supports materials needed for audits, regulatory inquiries, internal oversight reviews, and management reporting by ensuring case records are complete, accessible, and supportable.
Promotes a culture of sound investigative judgment, accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement within the team.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Law, Compliance, Healthcare Administration, or related field required OR Associates with 6 years of applicable experience, OR a High School/GED with 7 years of applicable experience
5+ years of progressive experience in compliance, investigations, SIU, FWA, audit, or related functions in managed care, healthcare, or another similarly regulated environment required
1+ year of experience in leading or managing others required
Demonstrated experience reviewing investigative work product for quality, evidentiary sufficiency, and defensibility required
Demonstrated experience coordinating cross-functional case activity and remediation with business stakeholders required
Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years of direct people leadership,
Managed care or health plan experience
Experience supporting audit responses, regulatory inquiries, or oversight reviews
Working knowledge of Medicare sales and marketing compliance expectations, including CMS Chapter 42 and related CMS marketing guidance
Professional certification such as CFE, AHFI, CIA, CHC/HCCA, CCP, or similar
Benefits
competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules