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Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Head of Network Recruiting to join our Provider Network team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.
About the role:
As the Head of Network Recruiting, you will lead strategic provider sourcing. This effort will expand and improve the payer network, specifically driving the recruitment of non-anchor providers, Essential Community Providers (ECPs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). You will directly support network adequacy standards, improves patient access, and improve overall network performance. This team also manages incoming provider participation requests and collaborates with Network Contracting, Network Strategy, and Market Leadership to build a compliant network that enables profitable member growth.
You will report into the Senior Vice President, Network & Provider Management
Work Location: This position is fully remote and open to candidates residing in: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas or Virginia. Daily work is completed from your home office, with regular travel required for team meetings and company events. #LI-Remote
Travel requirement: up to 15%
Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey is: $198,720 - $260,820 per year. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $178,848 - 234,738 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and complete targeted network expansion strategies, leading end-to-end recruitment plans for non-anchor practitioners, medical groups, and ECPs/FQHCs to meet geographic growth and access goals.
- Monitor regional provider density and access metrics to prioritize and close any gaps to exceed state, federal (CMS) and product-level adequacy and accessibility standards.
- Partner with Network Contracting, Network Strategy, and Market Leadership to align provider recruitment targets with regulatory needs and broader commercial, ACA, or Medicare growth plans.
- Track and lead recruitment pipeline velocity and team productivity.
- Use network design analytics to monitor recruitment pipeline throughput, and address regulatory coverage gaps to improve the Provider Network.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of network development professionals, sometimes including both employees and contractors, promoting a culture of accountability, operational thoughtfulness, and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in healthcare industry
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in provider network development, network operations, or provider recruitment within a health plan, MSO, or health system.
- Experience engaging and contracting with community health centers, FQHCs, and independent provider groups.
- Demonstrated understanding of CMS and state-level network adequacy requirements and access-to-care standards.
- Experience managing multi-departmental workflows across contracting, legal, operations, and market leadership teams.
- Experience using network management platforms (e.g., Quest Analytics) and CRM tools to drive recruitment strategy.
Bonus points:
- Master's degree (Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Health, or Master of Business Administration)
Travel required?
- Yes up to 15%
This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.
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 - an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Our AI Guidelines outline the acceptable use of artificial intelligence for candidates and detail how we use AI to support our recruiting efforts.
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 (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.
California Residents: For information about our collection, use, and disclosure of applicants' personal information as well as applicants' rights over their personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Head of Network Recruiting to join our Provider Network team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.
About the role:
As the Head of Network Recruiting, you will lead strategic provider sourcing. This effort will expand and improve the payer network, specifically driving the recruitment of non-anchor providers, Essential Community Providers (ECPs), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). You will directly support network adequacy standards, improves patient access, and improve overall network performance. This team also manages incoming provider participation requests and collaborates with Network Contracting, Network Strategy, and Market Leadership to build a compliant network that enables profitable member growth.
You will report into the Senior Vice President, Network & Provider Management
Work Location: This position is fully remote and open to candidates residing in: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas or Virginia. Daily work is completed from your home office, with regular travel required for team meetings and company events. #LI-Remote
Travel requirement: up to 15%
Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey is: $198,720 - $260,820 per year. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $178,848 - 234,738 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program, company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and complete targeted network expansion strategies, leading end-to-end recruitment plans for non-anchor practitioners, medical groups, and ECPs/FQHCs to meet geographic growth and access goals.
- Monitor regional provider density and access metrics to prioritize and close any gaps to exceed state, federal (CMS) and product-level adequacy and accessibility standards.
- Partner with Network Contracting, Network Strategy, and Market Leadership to align provider recruitment targets with regulatory needs and broader commercial, ACA, or Medicare growth plans.
- Track and lead recruitment pipeline velocity and team productivity.
- Use network design analytics to monitor recruitment pipeline throughput, and address regulatory coverage gaps to improve the Provider Network.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of network development professionals, sometimes including both employees and contractors, promoting a culture of accountability, operational thoughtfulness, and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in healthcare industry
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in provider network development, network operations, or provider recruitment within a health plan, MSO, or health system.
- Experience engaging and contracting with community health centers, FQHCs, and independent provider groups.
- Demonstrated understanding of CMS and state-level network adequacy requirements and access-to-care standards.
- Experience managing multi-departmental workflows across contracting, legal, operations, and market leadership teams.
- Experience using network management platforms (e.g., Quest Analytics) and CRM tools to drive recruitment strategy.
Bonus points:
- Master's degree (Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Health, or Master of Business Administration)
Travel required?
- Yes up to 15%
This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.
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 - an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Our AI Guidelines outline the acceptable use of artificial intelligence for candidates and detail how we use AI to support our recruiting efforts.
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 (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.
California Residents: For information about our collection, use, and disclosure of applicants' personal information as well as applicants' rights over their personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in head of network operations jobs.
- 10+ years of progressive network engineering and operations experience, including team leadership
- Deep expertise in routing and switching protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and MPLS
- Experience managing 24/7 NOC operations, SLA adherence, and incident escalation frameworks
- Proficiency with network monitoring and management platforms such as SolarWinds, Cisco DNA Center, or similar
- CCIE, CCNP, or equivalent industry certification preferred by most enterprise and telecom employers
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Head of Network Operations Job Search
Quantify network uptime and reliability outcomes
Hiring managers for this role want numbers, not narratives. Replace vague claims with specific uptime percentages, incident reduction figures, and mean-time-to-resolution improvements you drove. Generic 'managed network teams' bullet points won't distinguish you from dozens of other candidates.
Align certifications to the target environment
A CCIE carries weight for enterprise-focused roles, while cloud networking certs like AWS Advanced Networking or Google Professional Network Engineer signal fit for cloud-native employers. Read each job description carefully and lead with the credential that maps to that environment.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of network operations openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to NOC scale and scope
Employers distinguish between managing a small internal NOC and overseeing a 24/7 multi-site operation. Be explicit about team size, geographic reach of the network, and total node or circuit count you owned. Vague scope signals a smaller footprint than you may actually have.
Prepare for the cross-functional leadership interview
Panels for this role typically include both technical peers and business stakeholders. Expect questions about vendor negotiations, budget ownership, and how you've communicated outage impact to non-technical executives. Practice bridging technical root-cause language with business-consequence framing.
Negotiate total compensation beyond base salary
Offers at this level often include on-call stipends, professional development budgets, and hardware allowances that vary widely by employer. Ask specifically about each component during the offer stage, since these extras can represent meaningful differences between otherwise similar packages.
Head of Network Operations Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most head of network operationss?
Oscar Health, PDI Technologies, and Google are hiring the most head of network operationss right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, New York, and Arizona, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Telecommunications carriers, large managed service providers, and cloud infrastructure companies account for the highest volume of active postings.
How many head of network operations jobs are remote?
About 100% of head of network operations openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully on-site roles remaining common where hands-on NOC oversight or hardware management is required. Network architecture strategy and vendor management sub-functions tend to offer the most remote flexibility within this role.
How do you become a head of network operations?
Most people reach this role by progressing from network engineer or NOC analyst roles into team lead and then senior manager positions over roughly a decade. Building hands-on expertise in routing, switching, and network monitoring tools is the foundation. From there, demonstrating the ability to manage vendor relationships, lead incident response, and own uptime commitments for a large environment is what moves candidates into director and head-level consideration.
How do you get a head of network operations role with limited senior experience?
Candidates without formal head-level titles can strengthen their case by highlighting scope: the number of engineers they led informally, the size of the network they owned technically, and any budget or vendor responsibility they held. Stepping into an acting or interim director role during a leadership gap, even briefly, creates a credible title anchor. Earning a CCIE or cloud networking certification also signals readiness for the strategic and technical demands of the position.
What does the head of network operations interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four rounds. An initial screening with HR or a talent partner is followed by a technical deep-dive with engineering leadership, where you'll be asked about your NOC structure, incident management approach, and architecture decisions. A final panel usually includes business stakeholders who focus on budget ownership, cross-department communication, and how you've aligned network reliability to business continuity goals.
Where can I find and apply to head of network operations jobs?
You can find and apply to head of network operations jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level, industry background, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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