Director, Payer and Value-Based Contracting – Population Health

Lifepoint Health; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health in Brentwood, TN seeks a Director, Payer Relationships and Value-Based Contracting to lead strategic payer engagement and performance across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and ACA lines. This role partners with Finance, Analytics, Legal, and network leaders to drive value-based care initiatives and contract success.

You'll manage negotiations, monitor contract performance, and prepare governance materials for leaders and boards, while aligning payer strategies with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in healthcare, managed care, payer relations, value-based contracting, or clinically integrated networks.
• Experience with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, ACA, or other risk-based/value-based reimbursement arrangements preferred.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, negotiate, and oversee value-based care payer contracts across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and ACA lines.
• Serve as the primary Population Health relationship lead for payer partners, coordinating with Managed Care leaders.
• Attend payer Joint Operating Committee meetings and related payer-facing meetings; document key decisions and actions.
• Maintain a master tracker of value-based care contracts (payer, product line, covered lives, term, quality measures).
• Monitor contract performance with Finance, Analytics, Quality, Clinical Operations, Network Directors and other teams.
• Prepare concise, actionable summary materials for board meetings and leadership updates.

Skills

Payer relationships

Value-based contracting

Contract negotiation

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Healthcare Administration

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: Hybrid - Brentwood, TN

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier®.

More about our team

The Director, Payer Relationships and Value-Based Contracting provides strategic and operational leader-ship for Advantage Point Health Alliance's payer relationships and value-based care contract portfolio across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and ACA lines of business. This role serves as the primary Population Health liaison for payer engagement, contract negotiation support, contract performance oversight, and ongoing relationship management in partnership with Managed Care, network leadership, Finance, Analytics, Quality, Medical Group Services, Legal, and market stakeholders.

How you'll contribute

• Responsible for the development, management, negotiation support, and performance oversight of Advantage Point Health Alliance's value-based care payer contracts across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and ACA lines of business, in accordance with the company's strategic plan and in compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local regulations.
• Serve as the primary Population Health relationship lead for payer partners, working in close collaboration with Managed Care leaders to source, review, negotiate, implement, renew, and monitor value-based care contracts and associated performance metrics.
• Attend and actively participate in all payer Joint Operating Committee meetings, operational calls, and other payer-facing meetings related to assigned value-based care contracts. Ensure key decisions, action items, performance concerns, contract requirements, and follow-up needs are documented and communicated to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Maintain a comprehensive master tracker of value-based care contracts, including payer, product line, covered lives, contract term, key quality measures, financial performance indicators, reporting requirements, payment methodology, performance status, risks, opportunities, and assigned action items.
• Monitor contract performance in partnership with Finance, Analytics, Quality, Clinical Operations, Network Directors, and other support teams, with particular focus on quality measure achievement, financial performance, shared savings/shared risk status, care gap performance, utilization trends, and emerging performance risks.
• Prepare concise and actionable summary materials for network board meetings, committee meetings, and internal leadership updates, including payer relationship updates, contract performance summaries, quality measure status, financial performance trends, risks, opportunities, and recommended next steps.
• Assist Network Directors in strategic planning to improve performance under value-based care contracts, including translating payer contract requirements and performance data into actionable market strategies, provider engagement priorities, operational focus areas, and measurable improvement plans.
• Facilitate strategic discussions, build consensus, and support decision-making among payer partners, Net-work Directors, physician leaders, market leadership, Managed Care, Finance, Analytics, Quality, Legal, Clinical Operations, and Health Support Center leadership to advance value-based care contract success.
• Maintain a proactive approach to identifying payer relationship issues, contract performance risks, operational barriers, and emerging value-based care opportunities; develop recommendations and coordinate cross-functional solutions to support long-term success for the Clinically Integrated Networks.
• Provide subject matter expertise on payer contracting, value-based care performance, payer operations, contract metrics, and payer reporting requirements. Stay informed on value-based care program changes, payer market trends, quality measure updates, and reimbursement models impacting Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and ACA contracts.
• Work with Support Teams within the HSC including Managed Care, Legal, Quality, Communications, Finance, Marketing, HITs, Medical Group Services, Hospital Operations Leadership, and local markets to ensure payer contract performance priorities are aligned, tracked, and supported.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time andpart-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO:Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth:Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being:Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development:Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in healthcare, managed care, payer relations, value-based care contracting, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, provider network strategy, consulting, or finance.
  • Experience with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, ACA, or other risk-based/value-based reimbursement arrangements preferred.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.