Location: Remote - United States + Travel
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Partnerships
Reports to: VP, Commercial
With commercial coverage for self-collected cervical cancer screening imminent, the opportunity to establish favorable in-network agreements is significant and immediate. Teal Health is looking for an experienced payer contracting leader to own our health plan channel end to end — winning in-network agreements at strong rates, then negotiating the activation, payment model, and program rollout that turn a covered benefit into screened members.
What You'll DoWin and execute in-network agreements — converting commercial plans from out-of-network to in-network, and bringing plans live under existing national agreements, through to signed paper and an agreed payment model
Drive activation across plans — securing member data access and outreach authorization, and aligning the plan's quality and HEDIS incentives with closing screening gaps
Work cross-functionally with integration and customer success teams on activation and post-launch account performance
Proven payer contracting track record at a diagnostic or digital health company, taking out-of-network to in-network agreements through to signed
Regional Blues contracting experience, including plan-level work under national agreements
Fluency across reimbursement models (invoice, claims, PMPM, case rates) and the judgment to steer a plan toward the right one
Credible owning activation post-signature — including member data access and outreach authorization — not just closing paper
Thrives at a Series A company, motivated by ambiguity and a channel still being built
Willing to travel
Familiarity with care gap closure programs and HEDIS measure dynamics
Familiarity with Medicaid managed care (MCO) contracting
Skills Required
- Proven payer contracting track record at a diagnostic or digital health company, taking out-of-network to in-network agreements through to signed
- Regional Blues contracting experience, including plan-level work under national agreements
- Fluency across reimbursement models (invoice, claims, PMPM, case rates) and judgment to steer a plan toward the right one
- Credible owning activation post-signature, including member data access and outreach authorization
- Comfort thriving at a Series A company and operating in ambiguity while building a channel
- Familiarity with care gap closure programs and HEDIS measure dynamics
- Familiarity with Medicaid managed care (MCO) contracting
What We Do
Teal Health is on a mission to empower women when it comes to their health – starting with at-home cervical cancer screenings. We believe that it’s time for women’s health to be designed for women, their preferences, and their experiences. With this in mind, Teal Health is creating the first FDA-approved at-home cervical cancer screening making it simple for a woman to stay current on this life-saving screening from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of her home. Through timely screenings, Teal health plans to eradicate cervical cancer in the US. Teal is backed by passionate and committed investors who share this important vision, including Felicis Ventures, Emerson Collective, Metrodora, and Serena Ventures.
