--- title: 'DRG Validator at Kodiak Solutions' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/drg-validator-kodiak-solutions-remote-y6saabadfs6k' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # DRG Validator at Kodiak Solutions - **Company:** Kodiak Solutions - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kodiaksolutions/jobs/4438306009 ## Job description At Kodiak Solutions, we’re dedicated to transforming the healthcare industry through cutting-edge, technology-driven solutions. We specialize in healthcare finance, unclaimed property, risk management, and revenue cycle management, helping healthcare organizations streamline complex financial operations. Our mission is to simplify and optimize processes, so healthcare providers can focus on delivering excellent patient care. Position Summary The DRG Validator plays an integral role within Kodiak’s Revenue Integrity Optimization team, helping healthcare organizations improve coding accuracy, compliance, quality, and reimbursement. Working alongside an experienced, U.S.-based team, Validators perform comprehensive inpatient coding and clinical validation reviews across both MS-DRG and APR-DRG methodologies. DRG validation at Kodiak goes beyond traditional inpatient coding review, incorporating broader clinical and quality considerations such as Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs), Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), and Elixhauser measures. This expanded approach provides Validators exposure to a diverse and evolving range of coding, clinical quality, and revenue integrity concepts while contributing meaningful value to the healthcare organizations we serve. This is a production-focused role with established productivity, quality, and performance expectations suited for individuals who thrive in being part of a high performing team environment. Successful team members consistently meet defined performance standards while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Kodiak is committed to creating a collaborative, supportive, and highly engaged team environment where people can do meaningful work, build their expertise, and enjoy being part of a growing business. As the DRG Validation practice continues to expand, team members have opportunities to broaden their capabilities, take on new challenges, and pursue professional growth and career advancement. ## Qualifications Required - At least one of the following credentials is required: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), or Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC). - Minimum 5 years of inpatient coding, CDI, DRG validation, or revenue integrity experience with minimum 3 years performing as a DRG validator. - Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding systems. - Strong understanding of MS-DRG and APR-DRG methodologies. - Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrates strong computer literacy, with the ability to efficiently navigate electronic medical record (EMR) systems, DRG grouping software, Microsoft applications, and other technology platforms required to perform coding and clinical validation reviews. ## Preferred - Certified Documentation Integrity Practitioner (CDIP) or Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist (CDIS) - Knowledge of payer reimbursement methodologies. - Experience with quality indicators, PSIs, HACs, and risk-adjustment methodologies. - Prior consulting or client-facing experience. - Familiarity with compliant physician query practices and clinical validation reviews. What Makes Kodiak Different - Growing business and meaningful opportunity - Join an established DRG Validation business experiencing strong year-over-year growth and continued investment in its future. - Competitive total rewards - Receive competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support team members and their families. - Invest in your professional credentials - Kodiak supports continued professional development by providing access to continuing education units (CEUs) and reimbursement for eligible credential renewals. - Experienced, U.S.-based team - Collaborate with colleagues across the United States who bring deep expertise in coding, clinical validation, CDI, and revenue integrity. - A culture built around people - Be part of a collaborative, supportive, and highly engaged team committed to its people and the healthcare organizations we serve. - Opportunity to grow with us - Expand your expertise, take on new challenges, and pursue professional development and career advancement as the practice continues to grow - Work that goes beyond traditional DRG validation - Build expertise across MS-DRG and APR-DRG reviews, coding and clinical validation, compliance, reimbursement integrity, and quality measures including HACs, PSIs, and Elixhauser measures. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.  This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future. ## About Kodiak Solutions ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kodiak Solutions is a technology and tech-enabled services company that simplifies complex finance, revenue cycle, and compliance problems for healthcare provider organizations through its proprietary cloud-based platform. - **Entity Type**: Private (Acq-Fin from TPG; formerly part of Crowe Healthcare Consulting) - **Headquarters**: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States - **Founded**: 2005 (the business was originally Crowe Healthcare Consulting; Kodiak Solutions was established as a standalone entity in 2023) - **Founders**: Not publicly available (current CEO is Derek Bang) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Healthcare technology and services — specifically revenue cycle management, financial reporting, risk and compliance, and unclaimed property. - **Target customers**: B2B – CFOs and finance/revenue cycle teams at hospitals, health systems, and large physician practices. Serves 2,300+ hospitals and 375,000+ practice-based physicians across all 50 U.S. states. - **Mission or purpose**: To simplify complex business problems for healthcare provider organizations by translating data into actionable insights that drive sustainable growth. ## Products & Services - **Revenue Cycle Analytics (RCA)**: Cloud-based platform for net revenue reporting, benchmarking, cash reconciliation, and denial management. Uses proprietary data to drive up to 36x higher ROI. - **Government Reimbursement Services**: Medicaid and Medicare cost reporting, audit defense, and reimbursement consulting. - **Unclaimed Property Compliance**: Outsourced unclaimed property reporting and compliance for 2,000+ companies. - **Risk & Compliance**: Internal audit support, cybersecurity advisory, and clinical revenue integrity services. - **Price Transparency & Strategic Pricing**: Assists hospitals with regulatory compliance and pricing optimization. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company; latest funding round was Acq-Fin from TPG, no amount publicly stated) - **Key Metric**: Total funding not publicly available. Headcount ~408 employees (+19.4% YoY). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: TPG (lead investor via acquisition financing); former parent company Crowe (still closely linked – many employees joined from Crowe). - **Growth Signals**: Acquired BESLER (hospital reimbursement consulting firm); hired first CTO, Ankit Sharma, in March 2025; expanding into AI and cybersecurity advisory; published analysis on Medicaid disenrollment impact. Job postings show continued hiring for remote roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Proprietary data pool**: The “largest and most comprehensive” data pool in healthcare revenue cycle, enabling granular benchmarking and predictive insights. - **End-to-end platform**: Covers net revenue, reimbursement, compliance, unclaimed property, and clinical revenue – unusual depth under one roof. - **Deep domain expertise**: Team includes 205+ former Crowe professionals and many alumni from Big 4 firms (EY, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC). - **Niche leadership**: Dominates the unclaimed property outsourcing space for healthcare. ## Strategic Focus - Expand platform capabilities in price transparency, generative AI, and cybersecurity risk management. - Deepen partnerships and data-driven advisory services to help hospitals cope with margin pressure, payer denials, and regulatory changes. - Continue organic and acquisition-based growth (e.g., BESLER acquisition) to broaden service lines. - Invest in technology talent (CTO hire, cloud architecture, Snowflake, Tableau). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as a “leading technology and tech-enabled services company” with a strong focus on employee expertise and collaboration. Many roles offer remote work options. - **Remote/Hybrid**: Many open positions are listed as “Remote” (Indianapolis, Nashville, Denver also have office hubs). The Greenhouse career page shows a mix of remote and location-specific jobs. - **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work with 2,300+ hospitals and solve meaningful healthcare challenges; strong mentorship from ex-Big 4 leaders; 19.4% headcount growth signals upward mobility and investment in people. - **Engineering culture**: Modern tech stack (Snowflake, Tableau, Salesforce, GitHub, Kubernetes, Terraform) and a growing product/engineering team (54 in technical roles). First CTO hired in 2025 signals increased focus on platform innovation. ## Sources 1. [kodiaksolutions.io](https://kodiaksolutions.io) 2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kodiak-solutions) 3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/kodiak-solutions) 4. 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