Director, Payer Contracting & Value-Based Care (Hybrid/Remote)

Selby Jennings; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in Dallas-Fort Worth is seeking a Director of Managed Care Contracting to lead payer negotiations and manage strategic relationships across a large provider network.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership of complex contracts, reimbursement analytics, and collaboration with physicians, finance, legal, and operations. Hybrid role with remote options for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Five to seven plus years of healthcare contracting experience.
• Hands-on experience with managed care and payer contracting negotiations.
• Experience with transplant contracting or value-based contracting is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of reimbursement, contract economics, and financial analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead payer contract negotiations and manage ongoing health plan relationships.
• Serve as front-facing representative with payers, owning negotiations from strategy through execution.
• Manage a portfolio primarily consisting of Tier 2 payers.
• Build and maintain relationships across a network that includes 900+ independent physicians.
• Partner with physicians, finance, legal, operations, and leadership throughout contracting.
• Review reimbursement models and financial analytics to understand impact of proposed terms.
• Negotiate and interpret facility, physician, ancillary, and specialty agreements.
• Support complex arrangements including transplant contracting and value-based care.
• Monitor contract performance, volume trends, implementation, and payer issues.
• Manage multiple negotiations and initiatives with a strong project management mindset.
• Oversee one specialist/project management resource as a key partner.

Skills

Payer negotiations

Managed care contracting

Contract economics

Project management

Stakeholder management

Provider relationships

Job description

Selby Jennings in Dallas-Fort Worth is seeking a Director of Managed Care Contracting to lead payer negotiations and manage strategic relationships across a large provider network.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership of complex contracts, reimbursement analytics, and collaboration with physicians, finance, legal, and operations. Hybrid role with remote options for the right candidate.