Investigations Team Lead
Posted 18hrs ago
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Job Description
Investigations Team Lead overseeing fraud, waste, and abuse investigations for Peraton’s SafeGuard Services. Mentoring investigators, monitoring quality and timeliness, and developing law-enforcement referrals.
Responsibilities:
- Achieve quality objectives and oversee workload to promote timely development and resolution of investigations
- Develop cases for referral to law enforcement or other entities
- Provide mentoring and guidance to the investigative team
- Act as a point of contact for the manager
- Assist team members with workflow development
- Review individual workload during monthly meetings
- Assist with prioritization and conduct quality control for staff
- Monitor the quality of UCM/WMM
- Monitor timeliness for case updates and escalate to management as necessary
- Monitor investigation and case progress to ensure use of all available remedies, including suspension, pre-pay reviews, and revocation
- Mentor team members in identifying previously undetected fraud, waste, or abuse through proactive or reactive research, analysis, and development
- Coordinate with other designated leads for coverage when necessary
Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA or 12 years with a HS Diploma/equivalent
- Relevant investigative experience required
- CFE or AHFI certification preferred
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Strong PC knowledge and skills
- US. citizenship required
- Knowledge of Medicare requirements, laws, rules and regulations related to payment for services billed the Program
- Experience in reviewing claims, performing medical review, and/or developing fraud cases
- Ability to perform research and draw conclusions
- Ability to present issues of concern, citing regulatory violations, alleging schemes or scams to defraud the Government
- Ability to organize a case file, accurately and thoroughly document all steps taken
- Ability to compose correspondence, reports and referral summary letters
- Ability to educate providers, provider associations, law enforcement, other contractors and beneficiary advocacy groups on program safeguard matters
- Ability to communicate effectively, internally and externally
- Ability to interpret laws and regulations
- Ability to handle confidential material
- Ability to report work activity on a timely basis
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to deliver high quality work
- Ability to attend meetings, training, and conferences
- Overnight travel required
- Ability to document QC results in WMM according to record type
- Ability to coordinate with other designated leads for coverage during periods where the lead is out of the office during work hours
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
- Company paid holidays
- Eligible employees may be eligible for overtime
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus


















