Optimizing Call Center Operations for Medicare Sales

February 10, 2025 Riya Shah

A leading health insurer sought an experienced consultant to establish a reporting structure and drive operational improvements in its direct-to-consumer (D2C) telemarketing call center for Medicare products. The consultant would need to have recent Medicare product experience dating no earlier than 3-4 years.

Business Talent Group (BTG) deployed a former Apple sales director with over 20 years of experience managing large call center sales organizations, including specific expertise in Medicare sales. The consultant documented and diagnosed the current state and management practices across multiple leadership layers, identifying how frontline managers were coaching individual contributors, what operational metrics were being used, and how the management team collected and disseminated feedback. Leveraging best practices from high-functioning call centers, the consultant provided strategic recommendations that enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in Medicare product sales. After gaining alignment across the call center leadership and D2C organization, the consultant transitioned ownership of the new sales management system to the incumbent leader, ensuring long-term sustainability.

About the Author

Riya Shah

Riya Shah is a part of BTG's Client Development and Management team where she works with leaders in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. An MBA student pursuing a marketing concentration, Riya helps bridge sales and marketing initiatives for BTG. She enjoys learning about different strategies to increase engagement and scale growth.

More Content by Riya Shah
Previous Article
Scaling Finance Operations for a Multi-Site Healthcare Expansion
Scaling Finance Operations for a Multi-Site Healthcare Expansion

A private equity-backed multi-site healthcare provider needed an interim CFO to implement finance best prac...

Next Article
Streamlining Supply Chain Operations in Academic Medicine
Streamlining Supply Chain Operations in Academic Medicine

A renowned non-profit, multi-site academic medical center sought a fixed-term materials management executiv...

Get our free guide to working with on-demand talent.

Read Now