Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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PBM Operations Specialist

Waltzhealth · Chicago (preferred)

We are a Chicago-based technology company that is leading a new way forward for prescription care. We’re rethinking the pharmaceutical supply chain, introducing AI-driven marketplaces that drive down costs, and new consumer tools that guide decisions on care. Led by a team of industry experts, we’re fixing the high costs and broken experiences that define our pharmaceutical supply chain. We believe that better pricing, more information, and smarter tools can lower costs, empower consumers and help payers take control of their pharmacy benefits. The technology we’re building is the start of a new way of working together – making better outcomes possible for all.

Waltz Health Values

  • Integrity: We are committed to protecting the value of clinical care across the pharmaceutical system. We are truthful and honest in our commitments with all our partners.
  • Inclusion: We advocate for change that benefits us all, a smarter system that works together. We embrace our differences as well as the unique perspectives our employees and partners bring with them.
  • Access: We are focused on breaking down barriers to bring choice back to the healthcare experience. We want to help all our partners get the right prescription care at the right cost.
  • Accountability: We take ownership of the quality of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Our focus is on delivering a best-in-class experience for our partners while achieving bold targets.
  • Progress: We believe in moving healthcare forward in everything we do. We strive for a culture that is innovating better ways to deliver pharmaceutical care.

Job Description

Waltz Health is looking for a thoughtful, detail-oriented, organized, passionate, and creative PBM Operations Specialist who can both understand the strategic vision of our company and apply that understanding to help improve the healthcare experience and outcomes of patients. This individual will assist with the implementation and maintenance of pharmacy adjudication plans. Specifically supporting the Waltz Connect Product, with a focus on the Specialty and GLP-1 opportunities as well as our ISP Integrated Savings Programs. Deep curiosity and a desire to learn along with industry and functional experience will be critical to success in this role. As a Waltz PBM Operations Specialist, you will partner with business stakeholders and clients to understand the voice of the customer and translate that information into fully functional, high-quality pharmacy adjudication plans. The successful PBM Operations Specialist will play an essential part in the implementation and maintenance of plans supporting key clients and partners. The ideal candidate for this role will be able to combine a strong analytical and technical mindset with the ability to translate requirements into functional plan designs.

In this important role, you will collaborate with our entire team, including our Product Team, VP and SVP of Product, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Technology Officer. 

This role reports to our Vice President, Pharmacy Product Management.  You will primarily focused on the following responsibilities:

  • Research, develop, test, evaluate, and document plan and benefit design
  • Monitor and analyze data and procedures for claims processing
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and develop new benefit reporting capabilities
  • Serve as a benefit subject matter expert
  • Research and resolve claims processing requests
  • Review release notes for potential enhancements to configuration or plan capabilities
  • Configuring new features
  • Developing and providing expertise on the pharmacy industry, the pain points, and the opportunities to create value.
  • Using industry expertise to drive plan strategy and improve the lives of our patients and end users.
  • Create broad documentation in support of the Waltz plan portfolio, capturing strategic business details as well as detailed technical materials.
  • Create, maintain, and socialize internal and external plan design.
  • Incorporate feedback from internal and external customers on product strategy and use the voice of the patient to expand and drive market reach

In the first 90 days you, will:

  • Develop implementation and plan maintenance process
  • Hear and understand the voice of the customer.  Gain a deep understanding of Waltz clients and users, identify both internal and external customers, develop relationships and document needs and identify opportunities.
  • Develop an understanding of existing product processes and artifacts; identify the problem and solution spaces to explore with product strategy.
  • Immerse yourself in the landscape.  Identify the problem and solution spaces to explore with product strategy.
  • Understand product quality and baseline metrics.  Identify opportunity to drive the quality of our upcoming software releases.

You will be successful because you have these traits and skills:

  • PBM Pharmacy Benefit Management Experience; understanding clients, benefit plans, formulary management, prior authorization, claim request and response
  • Pharmacy Benefit experience
  • Specialty Pharmacy experience, Retail Pharmacy experience, PBM Pharmacy Benefit Management experience; understanding clients, benefit plans, formulary management, prior authorization, claim request and response
  • Task Management/Prioritization
  • Quality Assurance/Software Testing experience
  • Backlog Management
  • Requirements Gathering and Documentation, Ability to understand and capture stakeholder-driven business requirements and translate those to plan requirements
  • Stakeholder management and communication
  • Microsoft Office (All, with deep proficiency in PowerPoint)

We'd love for you to have these qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree (bonus)
  • 2+ years PBM/Pharmacy/Specialty or Mail Order pharmacy experience
  • 2-3 years of Product management experience
  • 1-2 years Implementation/Integration experience

Pay Range

$60k - $80k Annual salary

 

Benefits for Full-Time Employees

  • Competitive compensation
  • Flexible vacation and a work culture that allows for taking time to recharge.
  • Medical, dental, vision, 401K, and more.