Director, Contracting & Network Development

About the role

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time.

Responsibilities

• Oversee provider contracting activities to ensure efficiency and maintain compliance with the business unit’s policies and standards, government laws and regulations
• Implement development activities for the recruitment and contracting of provider networks in new and prospective markets, and existing market expansions.
• Support new business launch in diverse markets while considering individual market circumstances, provider community, budgeting constraints and available resources
• Perform complex financial analyses to identify medical cost improvement opportunities, develop strategies to reach financial goals, and execute contracting strategies to meet goals and objectives
• Oversee contracting and network development staff and external consultants in the development of provider networks for new and expansion markets
• Monitor performance, develop, and implement business solutions to address process and quality gaps, and communicate network strategy and planning
• Ability to travel

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, related field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of combined contracting, network development or provider relations experience
• Previous experience in Medicaid/Medicare contracting and negotiating hospital, large physician groups and ancillary service agreements
• Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of staff

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license

Skills

N/A

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off plus holidays
• A flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Pay

$141,500.00 - $261,400.00 per year

Schedule

This is a remote role that requires occasional travel for internal and provider-facing meetings.

Benefits

• Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.
• Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
• Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.