The Regional VP, Contracting manages the development, operations, and results of a health plan. The Regional VP, Contracting requires an in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across segments and enterprise wide.
The Regional Vice President, Contracting will be responsible for all contract negotiations in the Pacific Southwest Region including, CA, NV, AZ, CO, NM, HI. The Regional VP, Contracting will establish long-range goals, objectives, and plans, monitor financial and operational performance, and coordinate activities of senior managers and their respective functions in the region. The RVP, Contracting should have a record of success leading the end-to-end contract negotiation process through closure for all types of providers including physicians, hospitals and post-acute care facilities as well as delegated specialty services.
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Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Extensive leadership experience in the healthcare industry
Proven track record of driving operational performance improvement
Proven experience developing multi-product strategy at the market level or higher.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Experience leading the end-to-end contract negotiation process through closure for all types of providers (physicians, hospitals, post-acute care facilities) and delegated specialty services.
Comprehensive knowledge of health plan finance and the compensation arrangements between health plans and providers
Knowledge of risk arrangements and ability to influence these arrangements.
Solid track record of hiring and developing talent and preparing associates for roles of broader and greater responsibility
Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Must live in and have the ability to travel as needed in the designated region: CA, NV, AZ, CO, NM, HI
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree
Prefer residence in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver or Las Vegas
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.Application Deadline: 07-29-2026About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Extensive leadership experience in the healthcare industry
- Proven track record of driving operational performance improvement
- Proven experience developing multi-product strategy at the market level or higher
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience leading end-to-end contract negotiation for physicians, hospitals, post-acute care facilities and delegated specialty services
- Comprehensive knowledge of health plan finance and compensation arrangements between health plans and providers
- Knowledge of risk arrangements and ability to influence these arrangements
- Solid track record of hiring and developing talent and preparing associates for broader responsibility
- Must live in and have the ability to travel as needed in the designated region (CA, NV, AZ, CO, NM, HI)
- Passion for continuously improving consumer experiences
- Master's Degree
- Prefer residence in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver or Las Vegas
Humana Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Humana and has not been reviewed or approved by Humana.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance are offered alongside on-site/virtual wellness resources and weekly paid well-being time, indicating a whole-person focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid PTO and holidays, volunteer time, and formal leave options such as parental and caregiver time provide broad time-away support. Adoption assistance and lactation rooms extend coverage for key life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors long-term savings. Employer-matched emergency savings programs complement retirement planning.
Humana Insights
What We Do
At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.
