Director, Transplant & Value-Based Care Contracting

Selby Jennings; Texas; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Director of Transplant & Value-Based Care Contracting to lead complex provider agreements across transplant, specialty care, and value-based networks. The role involves negotiating with transplant centers, COEs, health systems, and other providers to expand value-based contracts and manage financial risk.

The candidate will collaborate with actuarial, finance, clinical, legal, and operations teams to shape strategy, structure reimbursement models, and build

Qualifications

• 8+ years in healthcare contracting or related fields.
• Direct transplant/COE or complex case contracting preferred.
• Experience with value-based and risk-based provider agreements.
• Strong understanding of reimbursement and contract financials.
• Experience negotiating with large health systems.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations with transplant centers, COEs, health systems, and specialty providers.
• Develop transplant reimbursement structures including case rates, bundled payments, global rates, carve-outs, and other complex arrangements.
• Negotiate value-based and risk-based contracts, including shared savings and total cost-of-care models.
• Evaluate contract economics, reimbursement structures, utilization, and financial risk.
• Partner with actuarial, finance, clinical, legal, network, and operations teams on contract strategy.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with health systems and strategic provider partners.
• Identify opportunities to expand transplant networks and value-based partnerships.

Skills

Healthcare contracting

Value-based care

Contract negotiation

Provider networks

Reimbursement knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Open to remote for the right candidate - Must reside in AR, FL, MO, NC, OK, TN, TX, or UT

We are seeking a Director of Transplant & Value-Based Care Contracting to lead complex contracting initiatives across transplant, specialty care, and value-based provider relationships. This individual will negotiate strategic agreements with transplant centers, health systems, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and provider organizations while helping expand value-based and risk-based contracting models.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations with transplant centers, COEs, health systems, and specialty providers.
• Develop transplant reimbursement structures including case rates, bundled payments, global rates, carve-outs, and other complex arrangements.
• Negotiate value-based and risk-based contracts, including shared savings, shared risk, quality incentives, and total cost-of-care models.
• Evaluate contract economics, reimbursement structures, utilization, and financial risk.
• Partner with actuarial, finance, clinical, legal, network, and operations teams on contract strategy and implementation.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with health systems and strategic provider partners.
• Identify opportunities to expand transplant networks and value-based partnerships.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of healthcare contracting, provider network, managed care, or reimbursement experience.
• Direct transplant, COE, specialty, or complex case contracting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience negotiating value-based care and/or risk-based provider agreements.
• Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement and contract financials.
• Experience negotiating with large health systems and sophisticated provider organizations.
• Health plan, managed care, transplant network, or healthcare services experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Ideal Background

The strongest candidate will combine transplant/COE contracting expertise with value-based care contracting experience and have a track record of independently leading complex, high-value provider negotiations.