Facets Design Specialist (Remote - USA)
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job ID: 00070413422
About the role
As a Facets Design Specialist, you will make an impact by serving as a trusted advisor, solution architect, and subject matter expert for Facets core applications and configuration. You will help healthcare payer clients optimize Facets functionality, improve claims auto-adjudication performance, support new business implementations, and drive strategic configuration transformation initiatives.
You will be a valued member of the Healthcare Consulting team, collaborating closely with client business leaders, technical teams, architects, product specialists, and offshore delivery teams to deliver scalable, high-quality Facets solutions.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as the lead Facets Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing guidance on application design, configuration strategy, and optimization opportunities.
- Lead requirements discovery, solution design, and configuration workshops to translate business needs into effective Facets solutions.
- Assess current-state Facets environments and develop future-state configuration roadmaps that improve efficiency, scalability, and claims auto-adjudication rates.
- Provide architecture recommendations, gap analyses, implementation strategies, and integration approaches to support business and technology objectives.
- Lead proofs of concept, solution demonstrations, and design discussions while ensuring alignment with client requirements and industry best practices.
Work model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants anywhere in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
What you need to have to be considered
- 10+ years of experience working with TriZetto Facets implementation, configuration, optimization, or consulting engagements.
- Deep expertise in Facets core modules, including Benefits, Providers, Enrollment, and Claims.
- Experience leading requirements gathering, solution design, configuration strategy, and application architecture discussions.
- Strong understanding of healthcare payer operations, business processes, and Facets configuration best practices.
- Experience conducting configuration assessments and developing actionable roadmaps for modernization and optimization initiatives.
- Proven ability to analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable solution architectures.
- Experience supporting product upgrades, application maintenance, enhancement initiatives, and large-scale implementation projects.
- Strong knowledge of Facets data models and application architecture.
- Experience presenting recommendations and solutions to executive stakeholders, business leaders, and technical teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working successfully within onshore/offshore delivery models.
These will help you stand out
- Experience improving claims auto-adjudication performance through configuration optimization.
- Strong background in claims root cause analysis and issue resolution.
- Experience with Benefits Cost Share configuration, PCA, Workflow, and troubleshooting UM, COB, Provider, and Member Match issues.
- Experience identifying and implementing underutilized Facets modules and functionality.
- Consulting experience supporting healthcare payer digital transformation or modernization initiatives.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and mentoring junior consultants or product specialists.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applicants will be accepted till 10/15/2026
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role cannot offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
The annual salary for this position will be in the range of $130,000 - $150,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.
If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
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About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
