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Engagement Lead jobs on OPT sit comfortably within specialty occupation territory, making H-1B visa sponsorship a realistic next step for strong performers. Most roles require a degree in communications, marketing, or a related field, and your 12-month standard OPT window, extendable to 36 months with a STEM extension, gives you time to prove your value.
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Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together.
This is a remote position.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Risk Adjustment Provider Engagement Lead is responsible for building relationships with our external physicians while conducting medical record reviews, monitoring, and analyzing coding patterns, and providing onsite education. Provide coding expertise as well as administrative oversight to improve the overall quality of the documentation; ensuring that it is to the highest level of specificity in accordance to the CMS guidelines.
- Validates provider documentation for accuracy by reviewing and analyzing samples of coding and claims extracts compared to actual medical records.
- Develops education materials to assist physicians in accurately assessing patients’ overall health status.
- Provides feedback to providers on performance improvement opportunities; tracks and prioritizes projects to improve coding and documentation outcomes.
- Maintains a comprehensive tracking and management tool for assigned physicians within Alignments Healthcare provider network.
- Identifies issues, determines impact to risk adjustment models, and reports results timely to ensure that physicians remain in compliance.
- Collect, analyze, and share MRA performance data through clear presentations and detailed reports, including outreach priorities, HCC gap data, and encounter status insights for use through Joint Working Groups (JWGs) with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with internal and external coding, analytics, and clinical teams to ensure accurate and complete diagnosis coding and HCC Gap Closures.
- Presents progress and results to leadership on a routine basis.
- Assists with CMS Risk Adjustment Data Validation activities to ensure our external physicians and Alignment Healthcare is prepared for and will pass an audit.
- Regularly updates all Risk Adjustment materials with clinical and/or official guideline changes.
- Suggests, updates, and enhances clinical educational materials to assist in training physicians and clinical staff on Risk Adjustment Healthcare Programs including CMS-HCC Models, Clinician Chart Reviews, and Encounter Documentation.
- Suggests customizations of Risk Adjustment education for various audiences; Support Staff, PCPs, Specialists, Employees vs. contracted and Central Departments.
- Stays current on industry coding, compliance and HCC issues.
- Utilizes, protects, and discloses Alignment Healthcare patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
- Local travel is required.
Job Requirements
Experience:
Required:
- Three-five years of coding in a medical group or health plan setting required; Professional Coding experience required.
- Experience with strategic planning in risk mitigation.
Preferred:
- Proficiency in MS Office suite including Access
- Previous use of Epic, Allscripts, EZCap a plus
Education/Licensure:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health care management or a related field or equivalent experience
- Current driver’s license
Preferred:
- Nursing degree
Licensure/Certification:
Required:
- CPC, CPC-H, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, OR CPMA
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
COMPENSATION
- Pay Range: $70,823.00 - $106,234.00
Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc.
Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
DISCLAIMER: Please beware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Alignment Health and other employers where individuals receive fraudulent employment-related offers in exchange for money or other sensitive personal information. Please be advised that Alignment Health and its subsidiaries will never ask you for a credit card, send you a check, or ask you for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with our company. If you feel that you have been the victim of a scam such as this, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/. If you would like to verify the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Alignment Health’s talent acquisition team, please email careers@ahcusa.com.
INTRODUCTION
Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together.
This is a remote position.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Risk Adjustment Provider Engagement Lead is responsible for building relationships with our external physicians while conducting medical record reviews, monitoring, and analyzing coding patterns, and providing onsite education. Provide coding expertise as well as administrative oversight to improve the overall quality of the documentation; ensuring that it is to the highest level of specificity in accordance to the CMS guidelines.
- Validates provider documentation for accuracy by reviewing and analyzing samples of coding and claims extracts compared to actual medical records.
- Develops education materials to assist physicians in accurately assessing patients’ overall health status.
- Provides feedback to providers on performance improvement opportunities; tracks and prioritizes projects to improve coding and documentation outcomes.
- Maintains a comprehensive tracking and management tool for assigned physicians within Alignments Healthcare provider network.
- Identifies issues, determines impact to risk adjustment models, and reports results timely to ensure that physicians remain in compliance.
- Collect, analyze, and share MRA performance data through clear presentations and detailed reports, including outreach priorities, HCC gap data, and encounter status insights for use through Joint Working Groups (JWGs) with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with internal and external coding, analytics, and clinical teams to ensure accurate and complete diagnosis coding and HCC Gap Closures.
- Presents progress and results to leadership on a routine basis.
- Assists with CMS Risk Adjustment Data Validation activities to ensure our external physicians and Alignment Healthcare is prepared for and will pass an audit.
- Regularly updates all Risk Adjustment materials with clinical and/or official guideline changes.
- Suggests, updates, and enhances clinical educational materials to assist in training physicians and clinical staff on Risk Adjustment Healthcare Programs including CMS-HCC Models, Clinician Chart Reviews, and Encounter Documentation.
- Suggests customizations of Risk Adjustment education for various audiences; Support Staff, PCPs, Specialists, Employees vs. contracted and Central Departments.
- Stays current on industry coding, compliance and HCC issues.
- Utilizes, protects, and discloses Alignment Healthcare patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
- Local travel is required.
Job Requirements
Experience:
Required:
- Three-five years of coding in a medical group or health plan setting required; Professional Coding experience required.
- Experience with strategic planning in risk mitigation.
Preferred:
- Proficiency in MS Office suite including Access
- Previous use of Epic, Allscripts, EZCap a plus
Education/Licensure:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health care management or a related field or equivalent experience
- Current driver’s license
Preferred:
- Nursing degree
Licensure/Certification:
Required:
- CPC, CPC-H, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, OR CPMA
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
COMPENSATION
- Pay Range: $70,823.00 - $106,234.00
Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc.
Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
DISCLAIMER: Please beware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Alignment Health and other employers where individuals receive fraudulent employment-related offers in exchange for money or other sensitive personal information. Please be advised that Alignment Health and its subsidiaries will never ask you for a credit card, send you a check, or ask you for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with our company. If you feel that you have been the victim of a scam such as this, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/. If you would like to verify the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Alignment Health’s talent acquisition team, please email careers@ahcusa.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship in Engagement Lead
Position your degree as a specialty occupation match
Engagement Lead roles typically require a degree in communications, marketing, or public relations. Frame your academic background explicitly in your resume and interviews to help employers understand you meet specialty occupation standards for OPT and H-1B eligibility.
Apply before your OPT expires, not after
H-1B petitions must be filed while you hold valid work authorization. Start your job search at least six months before your OPT end date to leave enough time for employer review, sponsorship decisions, and USCIS filing deadlines.
Pursue STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies
If you hold a STEM-designated degree, apply for the 24-month extension before your initial OPT expires. That extra runway gives employers more time to sponsor you without urgency, which often makes them more willing to commit.
Clarify your authorization timeline early in conversations
When discussing your background with hiring managers, explain your OPT end date and H-1B cap-gap protection clearly. Removing ambiguity about your work authorization timeline reduces hesitation and moves sponsorship conversations forward faster.
Build a track record of measurable engagement outcomes
Employers sponsor candidates who are hard to replace. Document specific metrics from your work, such as engagement rate improvements, audience growth, or campaign performance. Concrete results make the sponsorship investment easier for companies to justify.
Engagement Lead OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Engagement Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for OPT and H-1B purposes?
Engagement Lead positions generally qualify as specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as communications, marketing, or public relations. The key factor is that the job requires theoretical and practical application of specialized knowledge. If your offer letter specifies a degree requirement in a relevant field, the role is well-positioned for both OPT employment and future H-1B sponsorship.
Can I work as an Engagement Lead on STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your underlying degree carries a STEM designation, you can work in an Engagement Lead role on a 24-month STEM OPT extension, provided the position is directly related to your field of study. Degrees in data-driven marketing programs or communications programs with a technology focus are increasingly receiving STEM classification. Confirm your program's CIP code with your DSO before applying for the extension.
How do I find Engagement Lead jobs that explicitly support OPT students?
Migrate Mate lists Engagement Lead and related roles from employers who are open to sponsoring international candidates. Filtering by visa sponsorship readiness on Migrate Mate saves time compared to applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a company won't sponsor. Focus on companies with ten or more employees and prior H-1B filings in communications or marketing job categories.
What happens to my Engagement Lead job if my OPT expires before H-1B approval?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires and you have a valid cap-gap, you're protected to continue working through September 30 of that fiscal year, or until USCIS makes a decision, whichever comes later. You cannot work during any gap between OPT expiration and a pending petition if cap-gap protection doesn't apply, so timing your application correctly is critical.
Do Engagement Lead employers typically sponsor H-1B visas for OPT students?
Sponsorship rates vary by industry and company size. Technology companies, consulting firms, and large nonprofits with established HR infrastructure are more likely to have the resources and precedent for H-1B sponsorship in communications roles. Smaller agencies and startups may be willing but lack experience navigating the process. Researching an employer's prior USCIS filings before applying gives you a meaningful signal of their sponsorship likelihood.