Hybrid Network Development & Contracting Specialist

Astrana Health, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrana Health, Inc. is seeking a Network Development Specialist to drive recruitment, onboarding, and contracting of regional and national providers and vendors.

You’ll manage end-to-end contracting, including sourcing, negotiations, execution, amendments, and renewals in collaboration with Legal and operations. You’ll coordinate contract implementation across markets such as Houston and surrounding areas, maintain records, track metrics, and support network strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3-5 years of healthcare contracting or related experience.
• Working knowledge of healthcare contracting language and basic negotiation principles.
• Familiarity with managed care environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment, onboarding, and contracting of regional and national providers and vendors in alignment with corporate, federal, and state guidelines.
• Manage the end-to-end contracting lifecycle, including sourcing and receiving leads, negotiations, execution, amendments, renewals, and maintenance of provider and vendor agreements in collaboration with Legal and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate contract implementation and loading across assigned regions, including collection, processing, and tracking of contract and credentialing documents in partnership with centralized/shared services teams.
• Maintain accurate contract records, track key contract and network metrics, and support reporting, analysis, and targeting efforts to inform network strategy, performance management, and compliance.
• Audit executed contracts against provider records to identify discrepancies and maintain a complete, accurate, and current repository of contract status across assigned markets.
• Manage provider intake and inquiry workflows from initial interest through execution, coordinating with internal stakeholders to return fully executed agreements and onboard providers into the network.
• Partner with business/network development, and market teams to support network growth, optimization, and ongoing provider and vendor relationship management, including issue resolution and communication of contract terms.
• Ensure all contracting and related activities adhere to regulatory, compliance, payer, and internal policy requirements, escalating risks or variances as appropriate.

Skills

Healthcare contracting

Negotiation

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Administration / Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Contract management systems

Job description

Astrana Health, Inc. is seeking a Network Development Specialist to drive recruitment, onboarding, and contracting of regional and national providers and vendors.

You’ll manage end-to-end contracting, including sourcing, negotiations, execution, amendments, and renewals in collaboration with Legal and operations. You’ll coordinate contract implementation across markets such as Houston and surrounding areas, maintain records, track metrics, and support network strategy.