Senior Product Manager, Authorization Services

About The Role Oscar is looking for a Senior Product Manager to help transform how healthcare authorizations work—one of the most complex, costly, and frustrating parts of the payer ecosystem. Today, prior authorization creates friction across the system: members face delays in care, providers navigate administrative burden, and payers incur significant operational cost. Our mission is to fundamentally redesign this experience. You will be part of the Authorization Services team, which is rethinking utilization management from a reactive approval process into a proactive, intelligent system that guides members to the right care—while minimizing or eliminating the need for manual authorization altogether. This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility role at the center of Oscar’s next phase of innovation—and one of the highest‑leverage opportunities at Oscar to apply AI to core healthcare workflows. You’ll build and scale decisioning systems (auto‑approvals, intelligent routing, proactive guidance) that improve member and provider experience and drive meaningful cost efficiency. You will report into a Staff Product Manager. Work Location This position is based in our Los Angeles (Marina del Rey) office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in‑office work per week. Thursdays are a required in‑office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. Pay Transparency The base pay for this role is $163,944.00 – $215,176.50 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses. Responsibilities Develop product strategy: Define the vision and roadmap for Authorization Services, identifying opportunities to improve member experience, reduce provider burden, and drive payer efficiency. Lead discovery: Partner with Operations, Clinical, and Provider teams to deeply understand user needs, identify high‑impact problems, and validate solutions. Execute development: Work closely with Engineering, Design, and Data Science to build and launch high‑quality, scalable products, including AI‑driven decisioning systems. Drive cross‑functional collaboration: Collaborate with Operations, Legal, Compliance, and external partners to ensure solutions are operationally viable, compliant, and effectively delivered. Measure and iterate: Define success metrics (auto‑approval rate, turnaround time, operational efficiency), generate insights with data partners, and continuously refine the product strategy. Shape the future of the platform: Contribute to how AI and decisioning systems are applied across Oscar’s core insurance workflows. Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Other duties as assigned. Requirements 6+ years of experience collaborating cross‑functionally among engineers, designers, operations experts, and others in a Product Management or Product Management‑adjacent role. 4+ years of experience in driving rigorous prioritization processes. 4+ years of experience with tech systems and understanding basic technology infrastructure such as backend services, database relationships, and leveraging database tools such as SQL. 2+ years of experience leading complex, cross‑domain initiatives. 2+ years of experience root‑causing ambiguous problems, building roadmaps toward a solution, and successfully executing against that roadmap. Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Other duties as assigned. Bonus Points Technical background or experience working on complex, technical systems. Experience in healthcare, particularly payer or provider workflows. Experience building or scaling AI/ML‑driven products. Equal Opportunity Employer At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination‑free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We’re on a mission to change health care—a experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives. Reasonable Accommodation Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (View email address on click.appcast.io) to make the need for an accommodation known. #J-18808-Ljbffr Oscar Health