Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications
- Experience leading the planning, negotiation and implementation of contracts
- Established relationships with payors
- Experience running a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelors Degree in related discipline
- Minimum 5 years experience in healthcare
- Minimum 4 years in a leadership position
Desirable Education, Experience, and Qualifications
- Masters in business, healthcare administration preferred
- 10 years experience in healthcare
- Additional experience in finance, legal
- 8 years in a leadership position
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Working knowledge of provider and payer industry
- Strength in assessing problems and implementing solutions
- Significant knowledge of contractual, administrative, health insurance and operational issues related to managed care organizations, physician groups, hospitals and health insurance benefit plan designs
- Proven and extensive technical skills, negotiation skills, contract preparation and implementation, financial analysis and rate proposal development, and in-depth knowledge of various reimbursement methodologies for both fee for service and value-based contracts
- Demonstrated ability to set and maintain multiple priorities in an environment with shifting priorities, while providing accurate deliverables in a timely fashion
- Strength in self-motivation and ability to assume ownership of assignments and projects
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills in dealing with payers, guests and team members
