Director, Managed Care Analytics

POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES The Director, Managed Care Analytics serves as the enterprise leader for payer analytics, contract modeling, and contract performance optimization. This role is responsible for developing advanced financial, statistical, and predictive models to support managed care contracting strategy, value-based care performance, and revenue optimization. The Director transforms traditional analytics into a modern, AI-augmented decision capability leveraging automation, machine learning, and advanced data platforms to deliver predictive, prescriptive, and real-time insights across the payer lifecycle. This position collaborates cross-functionally with Patient Business Services, Revenue Integrity, Patient Access, Finance, clinical operations, and IT to ensure data integrity, actionable insights, and strategic alignment, and serves as a trusted advisor to the Vice President, Payer Relations. The Director also contributes to AI governance and the responsible use of data, ensuring transparency, compliance, and appropriate human oversight in analytic and decision-support processes. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Healthcare Administration, Data Analytics, Statistics, or a related field. Preferred: Master's degree (MBA, MHA, Health Informatics, Data Science, or equivalent). Graduate-level preparation is strongly preferred for this enterprise analytics leadership role. Experience 8 or more years of progressive experience in healthcare analytics, decision support, or revenue cycle analytics. 3 to 5 or more years in a leadership or management role. Demonstrated experience leading payer contract modeling and supporting negotiation strategy. Experience with value-based care and alternative