Member Services Supervisor
About Us
Lantern supports members through the healthcare journey by connecting them to high-quality care and helping simplify complex decisions and experiences.
Role Overview
As Member Services Supervisor, you will partner with your Manager to lead, coach, and develop a team of Care Advocates. This role is responsible for sustaining a dependable team operation, supporting service excellence, guiding change adoption, and improving how work gets done over time.
Leadership focus: Individual execution Team reliability | From running operations owning member experiences
Location: Onsite in Dallas, Texas (hybrid options available after onboarding successfully).
Key Responsibilities
Talent Management & Development
- Partner with Member Services Leadership to recruit, develop, and retain top talent while coaching Care Advocates to improve performance and grow their careers.
- Lead effective 1:1s that set clear expectations, address development gaps, and build growth plans that strengthen team capability.
- Assess and actively build talent readiness within the team, identifying high-potential Care Advocates and providing stretch opportunities that prepare them for greater responsibility.
- Foster a team culture that supports innovation, psychological safety, and strong member and client service outcomes.
- Facilitate frontline leadership skill-building for senior Care Advocates, supporting their readiness for supervisory responsibilities.
- Demonstrate effective communication and conflict management skills; model constructive dialogue and equip the team to do the same.
Business Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Use performance data in coaching sessions to improve service quality, accountability, and team results.
- Promote continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies, streamlining workflows, and applying process improvement basics to daily operations.
- Lead the team through change effectively: communicate the 'why' behind new initiatives, support change adoption, and sustain new ways of working until they become standard practice.
- Identify and advocate for technology and automation enhancements - including AI-assisted tools and workflow automation - that reduce manual effort and improve the member experience.
- Manage schedules and phone coverage to support service levels and resolve escalated member issues promptly.
- Analyze reports on workload, outreach, and quality metrics to identify gaps and recommend operational improvements.
- Collaborate with senior management to set and achieve departmental goals, focusing on efficiency and effectiveness improvements.
- Monitor team data to drive member utilization, change management initiatives, and enhance member experiences.
- Support Member Services in achieving client, company, and member experience goals by tracking and managing defined KPIs.
Member Experience
- Act as a liaison between Care Advocates and management to address member questions, resolve issues, and support initiatives that enhance the member experience journey.
- Handle second-level member escalations and proactively identify and resolve service issues to maintain high client and member satisfaction.
- Communicate client expectations and business metrics effectively to the team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Collaborate with your Manager to facilitate effective client implementations and provide ongoing support to account management teams.
Skills & Experience
Required Qualifications
- 2-3 years of experience in a service center environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Proven ability to deliver results in a service-based healthcare or insurance environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution and constructive feedback.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to lead a team of up to 14 Care Advocates in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfort managing complex client and member issues while maintaining a high standard of service.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in the healthcare industry.
- Experience with inContact and NiCE.
- Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives and familiarity with Lean basics or similar process improvement methods.
- Experience working with digital tools, automation, AI-assisted workflows, and reporting systems that support efficient service delivery.
- Experience leading teams through change by clearly communicating new processes and sustaining adoption over time.
Key Competencies
- Member Focus Keeps the member experience at the center of decisions and actions.
- Team Leadership & Coaching Builds trust, sets clear expectations, and develops people through coaching, feedback, and accountability.
- Continuous Improvement Uses data and process thinking to improve service quality, simplify work, and remove friction.
- Change Leadership Communicates change clearly, supports adoption, and helps the team stay effective through transitions.
- Communication & Conflict Resolution Communicates with clarity and respect, addresses conflict constructively, and aligns stakeholders around expectations.
- Operational Execution Plans effectively, manages priorities, and delivers against service goals and KPIs.
- Technology Fluency Uses available tools, including automation and AI-assisted platforms, to improve productivity and service delivery.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401k with company match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave