Provider Network Management Director

• Serves in a leadership capacity, leading associate resources, special projects/initiatives, or network planning
  
• Serves as a subject matter expert for local contracting efforts or in highly specialized components of the contracting process and serves as subject matter expert for that area for a business unit
  
• Typically serves as lead contractor for large scale, multi-faceted negotiations
  
• Serves as business unit representative on enterprise initiatives around network management and leads projects with significant impact
  
• May assist management in network development planning
  
• May provide work direction and establish priorities for field staff and may be involved in associate development and mentoring
  
• Contracts involve non-standard arrangements that require a high level of negotiation skills
  
• Fee schedules are customized
  
• Works independently and requires high level of judgment and discretion
  
• May work on projects impacting the business unit requiring collaboration with other key areas or serve on enterprise projects around network management
  
• May collaborate with sales team in making presentations to employer groups
  
• Serves as a communication link between providers and the company
  
• Conducts the most complex negotiations
  
• Prepares financial projections and conducts analysis
  

• Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 8 years' experience in contracting (value based, shared savings and ACO development), provider relations, provider servicing; experience must include prior contracting experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
  

• Experience supporting hospital systems preferred
  
• Experience using financial models and analysis to negotiate rates with providers strongly preferred
  
• Extensive experience providing enterprise-wide support across all lines of business: Commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare strongly preferred
  
• High-impact provider negotiation experience is strongly preferred
  
• Fee Schedule customization preferred
  
• Claims background nice to have
  
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary
  

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact View email address on us.fitly.work for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act