Manager Provider Compensation

About the role

As the Manager, Provider Compensation you will lead the team in developing, implementing, administering, and reviewing provider compensation programs and agreements for the organization. You will directly supervise staff, manage fair market value (FMV) processes, partner with legal and contracting teams on employment agreements, and collaborate with senior leadership on strategic compensation initiatives. The role involves participating in negotiations, overseeing complex modeling, and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee provider compensation operations, ensuring timely and accurate payroll, accounting, financial reporting, compensation calculations, wRVU/productivity data, value‑based metrics, and payment arrangements in accordance with provider contracts.
• Lead compensation reporting, reconciliation, and modeling, including quarterly compensation resets, draw‑pay reconciliations, reimbursement modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis of provider compensation metrics across service lines.
• Ensure data accuracy and quality by overseeing wRVU validation, non‑wRVU activity tracking, provider payroll audits, compensation calculations, benchmarking, quality‑control processes, and identification and resolution of variances or deficiencies.
• Manage provider compensation workflows and systems, coordinating provider setup with Accounting and Recruitment, overseeing processes for medical directorships, call‑time tracking, provider builds and reporting, and troubleshooting onboarding or system issues.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards, including provider contract terms, applicable regulations, CommonSpirit National fair market value standards, VMFH policies, internal procedures, and established compensation guidelines; escalate issues and keep leadership informed of risks.
• Lead and develop the Provider Compensation team, providing training, mentoring, and performance management; direct staff responsible for financial analysis, modeling, reconciliation, and compensation processing; and oversee ad‑hoc analyses, projects, and department resources to support organizational and financial objectives.
• Partner with legal and contracting teams on employment agreements and collaborate with senior leadership on strategic compensation initiatives.
• Participate in negotiations and oversee complex modeling to ensure accurate and compliant payments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible work experience demonstrating the requisite knowledge and abilities.
• Three years of supervisory or management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Work experience in a large integrated medical group.

Work Location

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, a historic organization dating back to 1891, provides a full spectrum of health‑care services across the Puget Sound area. The network includes 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites, offering modern facilities, pioneering medical advances, and a commitment to compassionate, whole‑person care.

Pay

$57.37 – $94.66 per hour