The Vice President, Payer Contracting leads the strategy, negotiation, and execution of Aledade’s Commercial value-based care contracts with national and regional health plans and other purchasers serving commercially insured members. This role also supports securing health plan network participation agreements between Aledade and health plans.
We are flexible with respect to geographic location, and the ideal candidate will be comfortable working remotely/work from home within the US or be based from Bethesda, MD office.
Primary Duties:
Commercial Performance
Oversee the Commercial segment within the Strategic Payer Partnerships team ensuring performance goals and objectives are met.
Lead the evaluation of prospective health plan partnerships, including negotiating terms and evaluating, editing and recommending approval of value-based care contracts for Commercial members/patients
Qualify and source market growth and expansion for multi-year risk arrangements
Strategy & Relationship Management
Collaborate with Executive Leadership to shape Aledade's strategy for value-based contracting on behalf of independent primary care practices
Develop and nurture collaborative relationships with key stakeholders including both internal and external
Leadership & Execution
Lead, direct, and evaluate a team of senior leaders ranging from Manager to Sr. Director.
Motivate, coach, and develop the team to ensure talent is aligned to achieve company and team goals.
Foster a productive environment and culture that aligns with Aledade’s core values.
Network Participation
Lead the evaluation of prospective health plan network participation agreements including negotiating terms and evaluating, editing and recommending approval of participation agreements across lines of business
Collaborate internally to qualify and recommend prioritized markets growth
Build and deliver external facing materials in support of network participation agreements
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field
15+ years progressive experience with health plans or payer contracting within value-based care, plus 7+ years experience managing and leading teams
Deep knowledge of Commercially insured populations
Results-oriented with the ability to exercise influence to achieve goals
Proven track record of creating, maintaining, and enhancing relationships and communicating effectively with senior management
Expert at business development at local and national level
Passionate about driving the shift from fee-for-service to value based care
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in related field
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- 15+ years progressive experience with health plans or payer contracting within value-based care
- 7+ years experience managing and leading teams
- Deep knowledge of Commercially insured populations
- Results-oriented with ability to exercise influence
- Proven track record of creating and enhancing relationships with senior management
- Expert at business development at local and national level
Aledade Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off provisions stand out, including a strong PTO allotment early on and an additional long-tenure sabbatical benefit.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is positioned as a meaningful, broadly applicable benefit for new parents.
Aledade Insights
What We Do
Aledade is the largest network of independent primary care, enabling clinicians to deliver better patient outcomes and generate more savings revenue through value-based care. Aledade’s data, personal coaching, user-friendly workflows, health care policy expertise, strong payer relationships and integrated care solutions enable primary care organizations to succeed financially by keeping people healthy. Together with more than 1,900 practices and community health centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia, Aledade manages accountable care organizations that share in the risk and reward across more than 200 value-based contracts representing more than 2.5 million patient lives. To learn more, visit www.aledade.com or follow on X (Twitter), Facebook or LinkedIn.
Why Work With Us
At Aledade, we’re all about doing good for patients, practices and society - which is why we’re so passionate about value-based care and the work we do every day. Because we’re working to benefit all of society, we believe the best way to do so is to utilize all of our team members and their unique experiences, interests, backgrounds and beliefs.
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