Director, Provider Contracting

Director, Provider Contracting

The Blue Shield of California (BSC) Network and Provider Partnership team is responsible for the BSC Provider Contracting and Provider Relations activities for BSC. The Director, Provider Contracting will report to the Vice President of Network and Provider Partnerships Southern California. In this role, you will be responsible for participating in and leading the network team's development of the multi-year contracting strategy for assigned providers and ongoing provider network maintenance. This will include unit cost trend targets and specific metrics to improve our overall competitive position. Additionally, you will lead cross functional work to drive process improvement opportunities for improved provider experience. You will also participate in committees and initiatives to help manage the total cost of health care for the lines of business for their assigned territory that typically results in savings of $1M+ plus in annual cost.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible to drive and manage the provider network, network performance, and strategy for assigned providers
• Work closely with the Network Leadership team to direct the line of business network strategy including defining business requirements and resources to implement network strategic contract initiatives for assigned providers
• Grow BSC membership based upon work with providers delivering a network that is best in class in meeting BSC's mission
• Coordinate contractual required communications for network providers consistent with all regulatory requirements and strategic initiatives
• Educate network managers and provider relations on BSC network strategy and regulatory requirements
• Influence BSC's Network strategy and providing perspective based upon interactions with providers to leadership, along with driving necessary pivots to the strategy as needs arise due to changes in the environment
• Monitor performance of assigned network providers to ensure metrics are met for provider performance, compliance, quality, and financial measures
• Develop overall contracting strategy for assigned provider relationships in consultation with Network Analytics (and other key stakeholders) to ensure adequate provider networks and contracts that meet all regulatory requirements with respect to Access & Availability and DMHC requirements
• Lead the contracting and provider relations team to ensure best practices in negotiations and provider relations are in place
• Drive network compliance for assigned provider network, based upon internal review and oversight, incorporating issues and concerns identified by internal and external partners for delegated IPA/MG and Capitated Hospitals

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience:

• Requires a college degree or equivalent experience
• Requires 10 years of provider contracting experience at a senior negotiator level, including at least 6 years of people management experience at a health plan or in a provider organization
• Knowledge of health plan operations, products, and competitor marketplace
• Experience and working knowledge of the California provider marketplace
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including effective delivery of executive level reports and in-person presentations
• Proficiency working with MS Office products (including Teams)
• Ability and willingness to explore newer Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

About Us

About Blue Shield of California

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

Our Values:

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:

• For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
• Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
• For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Please click here for further physical requirement detail.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20260869
• Job Category Provider Network
• Posting Date 05/21/2026, 08:48 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Long Beach, CA, United States Woodland Hills, CA, United States
• Pay Range for California $170280.00 to $255530.00
• Pay Range for Bay Area $191952.00 to $288052.00
• Note Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
• Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship No