Job Description:

Location: Open to any location but must meet the hybrid workplace requirement.



Elevance Health supports a hybrid workplace model (virtual and office) with PulsePoint sites used for collaboration, community, and connection, with the minimum in-office commitment being 1-3 days in an office per week.


Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.



Develops the provider network through contract negotiations, relationship development, and servicing. Primary focus of this role is contracting and negotiating contract terms. Typically works with the most complex providers. Complex providers may include, but are not limited to large institutional providers, large medical groups and ancillary providers, value based concepts understanding and support, providers in areas with strong competition or where greater provider education around managed care concepts is required. Contracts involve non-standard arrangements that require a high level of negotiation skills. Fee schedules are customized



PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Serves as key resource for other contracting staff and provides mentoring and on-the-job training and development.


• 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 professional providers and the company.


• Ensure that network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties.


• Conducts more complex negotiations and drafts documents.


• Prepare financial projections and conduct analysis.

Minimum Requirements:



Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 5 years' experience in contracting, provider relations, provider servicing; experience should include prior contracting experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.



Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experience:

• Experience in fee schedule development using actuarial models strongly preferred.


• Strategic thinking, operational excellence, process improvement and full account ownership.


• Working in a complex matrix environment, team collaboration.


• Understanding of enterprise all lines of business contracting and operations.


• Travels to worksite and other locations, as necessary.

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