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Manager, Network Contracting - NE Region

UnitedHealthcare · Rochester, NY · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$92k–$164k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. We need to parse the posting. First, there is introductory paragraph about UnitedHealthcare mission etc. That could be "About the role" or maybe "About the role" is not exactly present but we can treat the initial description as "About the role". The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can create sections accordingly. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip out the EEO statement, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove "Application Deadline: ..." and "At UnitedHealth Group, our mission..." etc? Actually that is mission statement maybe part of About the role. But we need to preserve substantive information. The EEO and drug test statements are boilerplate; we should remove them. We need to keep: description of role, responsibilities list, required qualifications, preferred qualifications, pay range, benefits mention, schedule (remote flexibility, office requirement for Minneapolis/DC, travel 5-10% within New York). Also maybe "Benefits" section: they mention comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution. Also "Pay" section: salary range $91,700 - $163,700 annually. We need to format responsibilities as
  • . Similarly qualifications as list. We need to decide sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications? Could separate into Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications but headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could use "Requirements" for required qualifications, "Preferred Qualifications" maybe as "Qualifications"? But they said use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have Requirements (required), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe from preferred qualifications like communication skills). However we could also put skills under Qualifications. But better to follow: Requirements = required qualifications; Qualifications = preferred qualifications; Skills maybe not needed if covered. But we could still include Skills if there are specific skill mentions: "Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying complex or technical information..." etc. That's skills. Thus we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections if there is real specific content. All these have content. Now we need to extract content. About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing mission and role: "At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Manager of Network Contract develops the provider network (physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, ancillary groups & facilities, etc.) yielding a geographically competitive, broad access, stable network that achieves objectives for unit cost performance and trend management, and produces an affordable and predictable product for customers and business partners. Manager of Network Contract evaluate and negotiate contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining solid business relationships with Hospital, Physician, Pharmacy, or Ancillary providers, and ensuring the network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. Estimated 5-10% of travel within New York may be required." We could keep that as About the role. However note that some of that includes schedule info (remote flexibility, office requirement, travel). Might be better to put schedule details in Schedule section. But we can keep some in About the role and also have Schedule section with specifics. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. But we need to include Schedule if posting actually states them. It does state remote flexibility, office requirement, travel. So we should have Schedule section. Thus About the role could be the mission and role description without schedule specifics. Let's extract core role description: "At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Manager of Network Contract develops the provider network (physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, ancillary groups & facilities, etc.) yielding a geographically competitive, broad access, stable network that achieves objectives for unit cost performance and trend management, and produces an affordable and predictable product for customers and business partners. Manager of Network Contract evaluate and negotiate contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining solid business relationships with Hospital, Physician, Pharmacy, or Ancillary providers, and ensuring the network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties." That seems good. Now Responsibilities: The bullet list after "Primary Responsibilities". Let's extract each line: - Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements - Identify solutions to non-standard requests and problems - Solve moderately complex problems and/or conduct moderately complex research and analysis - Work with minimal guidance; seek guidance on only the most complex tasks - Translate concepts into practice - Provide explanations and information to others on difficult issues - Understand and manage to unit cost budgets, target setting, performance reporting and associated financial models - Guide development of geographically competitive, broad access, stable networks that achieve objectives for unit cost performance and trend management - Evaluate and negotiate contracts in compliance with company templates, reimbursement structure standards and other key process controls - Ensure that network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties - Manage and provide coaching and is accountable for professional employees - Manage direct reports to help set team direction, resolves problems and provides guidance to members of own team - Oversee work activities of others - Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges - Influences or provides input to forecasting and planning activities We need to keep them as list items. Now Requirements (required qualifications): - 4+ years of experience in a network management-related role, such as contracting or provider services - 2+ years of experience and understanding performing network adequacy analysis - Intermediate level of knowledge and understanding of New York state and federal reimbursement methodologies - Intermediate level of knowledge and understanding of fee schedules and utilizing financial models and analysis to develop rates with providers - Intermediate level of knowledge of claims processing systems and guidelines Now Qualifications (preferred qualifications): - Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret complex information from others - Proven solid interpersonal skills, establishing rapport and working well with others - Proven solid customer service skills - All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy (maybe this is more policy, but could be part of Skills? It's a requirement for remote workers. Might be better placed under Skills or maybe under Requirements? It's a condition. Could be part of Skills? But we can include it under Qualifications as a note.) Now Skills: Could extract communication, interpersonal, customer service skills from preferred qualifications. But we already have those under Qualifications. Perhaps we treat Qualifications as preferred qualifications and Skills as specific skill set like communication, interpersonal, customer service. But to avoid duplication, we could combine: have Requirements (required), Qualifications (preferred), and maybe Skills not needed. However the instruction says we can use those headings; we don't have to use all. It's okay to omit Skills if not needed. But we have specific skill statements; we could put them under Skills. Let's decide: Use Requirements for required qualifications, Qualifications for preferred qualifications (including communication etc). Then we could omit Skills. But we might still want to include Skills for communication etc. However the preferred qualifications already include communication etc. So we can put them under Qualifications. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Now Benefits: The posting says: "In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)." Also earlier: "No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives." So we can capture: comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, 401k contribution. Now Pay: "The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment." Also "Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc." We can include that as part of Pay section. Now Schedule: Remote flexibility, office requirement for Minneapolis/DC (minimum 4 days per week), travel 5-10% within New York. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:

    About the role

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    Responsibilities

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    Requirements

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    Qualifications

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    Benefits

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    Pay

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    Schedule

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    Make sure to not include any boilerplate like EEO, drug test, application deadline, etc. Check for duplicated lines: The posting had repeated "Manager of Network Contract evaluate and negotiate contracts..." appears twice? Actually appears in intro and again in responsibilities. We'll keep only once in responsibilities. Now ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's craft the About the role paragraph without schedule specifics. About the role paragraph: "At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Manager of Network Contract develops the provider network (physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, ancillary groups & facilities, etc.) yielding a geographically competitive, broad access, stable network that achieves objectives for unit cost performance and trend management, and produces an affordable and predictable product for customers and business partners. Manager of Network Contract evaluate and negotiate contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining solid business relationships with Hospital, Physician, Pharmacy, or Ancillary providers, and ensuring the network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties." Now Responsibilities list as above. Now Requirements list. Now Qualifications list: include the three preferred qualifications plus the Telecommuter policy note. Qualifications items: - Pro

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