U.S. healthcare is frustrating and deeply flawed. Cedar's mission is to drive better outcomes for everyone involved, including providers, insurance companies and the people they serve. At a time when consumer-friendly healthcare experiences are more critical than ever, our platform is uniquely equipped to solve problems that lead to billing issues and administrative waste. At Cedar, know that your work will have a meaningful impact on people's lives.
The Role
As Cedar looks ahead to its next chapter of growth, the team is seeking an energetic, razor-sharp, and self-motivated Commercial Strategy Manager to work directly with the Chief Commercial Officer, CEO, and Chief of Staff on strategic initiatives that will enable our Commercial team to achieve its goals.
You will partner with Cedar's executives to work across our business functions on topics spanning strategy, new operational processes, reporting & analytics, product, sales enablement, recruiting, and beyond. As you develop expertise on our technology, you will also engage prospective and current clients on topics like patient experience, revenue cycle, financial ROI, and Cedar's product.
If you are excited to operate independently in a fast-growth, fast-paced healthcare fintech startup, please apply to learn more. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Responsibilities
You will work with internal and external partners to drive high-impact strategic initiatives that directly drive Cedar's growth:

• Develop client-facing strategies, analyses, and materials to drive Cedar's top commercial priorities, with cross-functional support from Commercial Strategy leadership and our Partnerships, Client Growth, and Delivery & GTM teams
• Maintain external relationships with senior partners from a diverse range of healthcare organizations on behalf of Cedar's commercial leaders, including our investors (a16z, Thrive Capital, Oak HC/FT)
• Build and run internal management processes; help monitor and manage the Commercial P&L; define Commercial KPIs and ensure the team is tracking against them
• Lead training, onboarding, and enablement sessions to benefit the development of all Commercial Cedarians
• Take ownership of key Commercial assets, like Cedar's pitch deck and product demo
• Independently define and lead special projects that you believe will add value to the organization
• Maintain a culture that adheres to Cedar's values of focusing on our vision, using good judgment, applying a growth mindset, and rejecting mediocrity

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of work experience preferred
• Prior experience in client services and sales a plus (e.g., management consulting, investment banking, fast-growing B2B startups)
• Healthcare experience or intuition; patient engagement or revenue cycle knowledge a plus
• Excellent listening and communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to translate data and insights into compelling, executive-facing narratives
• An analytical attitude, extremely strong attention to detail, and passion for problem solving
• A self-starter, entrepreneurial mentality; ability to thrive even within ambiguity
• Mastery of Google Sheets and Slides (or Powerpoint and Excel)

What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days-we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
• Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
• Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on your first day
• 401k plan with 3% employer non-election contribution
• Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a stipend for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally

About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcech company fueled by remarkable growth. Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, bringing Cedar's valuation to $3.2 billion.
Today, Cedar helps over 15 million patients annually-and partners with more than 50 leading healthcare providers, including Yale New Haven Health, Summit Health, Novant Health, Allina Health, Providence, ChristianaCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, CommonSpirit Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.