Director of Patient Experience

Director Of Patient Experience

At Gifthealth, we're revolutionizing the way people experience healthcare by simplifying the process of managing prescriptions and health services. Our mission is to provide a seamless, personalized, and efficient healthcare experience for all our customers. We're a dynamic, innovative, and customer-centric company dedicated to making a positive impact on people's lives.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Vice President of Customer Success, the Director of Patient Experience will be responsible for the overall performance of a large call center assisting patients in multiple channels for our most strategic accounts. This position also owns all vendor relationships and performance, internal teams and performance as well as delivering on all KPI's for our largest clients.

We are seeking a Director of Patient Experience to lead our Patient Experience organization, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns patient experience KPIs for the company's largest accounts, including performance tracking, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement planning
• Sets strategy and accountability for patient experience outcomes, translating client expectations and service commitments into measurable operational goals
• Owns and manages cost-per-fill, driving efficiency initiatives while maintaining service quality, compliance, and patient satisfaction
• Leads, coaches, and develops a large, multi-layered leadership team, strengthening management capability, decision-making, and execution at scale
• Manages high-impact client and patient escalations, ensuring timely resolution, clear communication, and prevention of recurrence
• Partners cross-functionally with operations, product, clinical, and finance teams to align cost, experience, and service delivery priorities
• Uses data and insights to drive performance improvement, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across patient experience, cost, and operational execution

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience (Required)
• Licensure/Certification: None
• Experience:
• 7 years of experience leading Call Center operations with at least 500+ FTE (Required)
• Experience leading Vendor Operations with over 500 FTE (Preferred)
• Experience in pharmacy services, healthcare services, or regulated clinical environments (Preferred)
• Experience owning patient experience outcomes for large or enterprise clients, including SLA and KPI performance (Preferred)
• Experience partnering closely with product and technology teams to improve patient experience through tooling and workflow design (Preferred)
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
• Knowledge of patient experience principles across healthcare or pharmacy services, including access, timeliness, communication, and trust; pharmacy operations and patient journeys, including prescription fulfillment, support interactions, escalations, and adherence impacts; patient experience metrics and performance management, such as CSAT, NPS, complaint rates, resolution time, and service level targets; and regulatory and compliance considerations relevant to pharmacy services and patient communications (e.g., HIPAA, quality standards) (Required)
• Knowledge of cost drivers in pharmacy or healthcare operations, including cost-per-fill and service delivery economics; digital patient experience platforms, such as CRM systems, call center technology, self-service tools, or chat automation; and enterprise client relationships and service commitments for large or strategic accounts (Preferred)
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience coaching and developing managers and senior leaders across large, front-line-heavy organizations (Required)
• Data-driven problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis, trend identification, and translating insights into operational improvements (Required)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to align clinical, operations, product, and commercial partners around patient outcomes (Required)
• Escalation management skills, including handling high-impact patient and client issues with sound judgment and professionalism (Required)
• Strong change-management skills, particularly in improving frontline behaviors, processes, and service models. (Preferred)
• Ability to balance patient experience quality with operational efficiency and cost constraints, making informed tradeoffs when necessary (Required)
• Ability to influence without direct authority, driving change across cross-functional teams (Required)
• Ability to clearly articulate patient experience risks and opportunities to executive leadership (Required)
• Ability to build accountability and ownership for patient experience outcomes across teams (Required)
• Ability to lead and scale patient experience functions, including setting strategy, defining KPIs, and driving continuous improvement (Required)
• Ability to design and scale operating models that improve consistency and quality across large patient populations (Preferred)
• Ability to anticipate patient experience risks as the business scales and proactively adjust strategy and operations (Preferred)
• Ability to represent the patient voice credibly and persuasively in executive-level planning and prioritization discussions (Preferred)
• Ability to lead through ambiguity, especially during periods of growth, system change, or regulatory shifts (Preferred)
• Ability to connect patient experience outcomes to business performance, including retention, cost, and client satisfaction (Preferred)

Work Environment

• Location: Remote
• Schedule: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday with night and weekend hours on occasion as determined by the needs of the business and cross-facility travel as needed
• Regular meetings with internal senior leadership teams. This position will also have meetings with key client representatives.

Key Essential Functions

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while writing or reviewing documentation
• Must be able to work on a computer for the entire shift
• Must be able to attend virtual meetings with cross-functional teams

Employment Classification

Status: Full-time FLSA: Exempt

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Gifthealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you do not meet every requirement but still feel you would be a great fit for this role, we encourage you to apply!

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required of personnel. Gifthealth reserves the right to modify job duties or descriptions at any time.