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Molina Healthcare · United States

# Senior Specialist, Appeals & Grievances

United States Full-time Senior individual contributor Operations 

Listed on Molina Healthcare’s official careers site. Posted November 3, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Molina Healthcare’s careers site →](https://hckd.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2040190)

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## Job description

Mon -Fri Hours in each time zone 7am - 4pm PST 8am - 5pm MST 9am - 6 pm CST 10am - 7pm EST

### Job Summary

Provides senior level support for claims activities including reviewing and resolving member and provider complaints, and communicating resolution to members or authorized representatives in accordance with the standards and requirements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

### Essential Job Duties
- Provides senior level support for comprehensive research and resolution of complex, escalated and high dollar appeals, grievances, and/or complaints from Molina members, providers and related outside agencies.
- Researches claims appeals and grievances using support systems to determine appeals and grievance outcomes.
- Requests and reviews medical records, notes, and/or detailed bills as appropriate; formulates conclusions per protocol and other business partners to determine response; assures timeliness and appropriateness of responses per state, federal and Molina guidelines.
- Meets claims production standards set by the department.
- Applies contract language, benefits, and review of covered services.
- Contacts members/providers via written and verbal communications as needed.
- Prepares appeal summaries and correspondence, and documents findings accordingly.
- Identifies trends and operational deficiencies discovered in complaints.
- Composes all correspondence, appeals/disputes, and/or grievances information concisely and accurately, and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Researches claims processing guidelines, provider contracts, fee schedules, and system configurations to determine root cause of payment errors.
- Resolves and prepares written responses to incoming provider reconsideration requests relating to claims payment, requests for claim adjustments, and requests from outside agencies.

### Required Qualifications
- At least 3 years of managed care experience in a call center, appeals, and/or claims environment, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Health claims processing experience, including coordination of benefits (COB), subrogation and eligibility criteria.
- Experience with Medicaid and Medicare claims denials and appeals processing, and knowledge of regulatory guidelines for appeals and denials.
- Strong customer service experience.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency.

### Preferred Qualifications
- Customer/provider experience in a managed care organization (Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace and/or other government-sponsored program), or medical office/hospital setting.
- Completion of a health care related vocational program in health care (i.e., certified coder, billing, or medical assistant).

### To all current Molina employees

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Nov 3, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 8, 2026
- Listed for: 5 days
- Location: United States
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Molina Healthcare’s careers site →](https://hckd.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2040190)

## Hiring at Molina Healthcare
- Open jobs: 455
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026

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