Manager - Contracting

Astrana Health, Inc.; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrana Health, Inc. in the US seeks a Manager - Contracting to lead recruitment and negotiation of PCP, specialist, and ancillary provider contracts, aligning with state guidelines and network optimization.

You will load contracts, manage credentialing, and coordinate with contracting, legal, and provider data teams to ensure accuracy and timely execution, while growing and supporting provider rosters. This full-time hybrid role offers $100,000-$120,000 annually, remote work with monthly travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of contracting, contract analysis, provider relations, or provider experience in healthcare settings.
• Experience in project management and knowledge of managed care and health programs.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and supervising staff.
• Strong negotiation skills balancing cost, quality, and access with reimbursement understanding.
• Knowledge of provider operations, insurance products, regulations, and contracting language.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment and negotiation of regional and/or national providers from sourcing through contract execution in line with guidelines.
• Coordinate with contracting, legal, credentialing, and data management to load contracts and amendments accurately and on time.
• Maintain relationships with high-value network providers through provider relations teams.
• Define and monitor network reporting, metrics, and roster management for network build-out.
• Lead occasional meetings with health plans and corporate teams to review performance data and partnership strategy.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Contracting experience

Provider relations

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Staff supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration or related field

Job description

Manager - Contracting

Department: Business Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: 2929 Mossrock, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78230

Reporting To: Allen Chen

Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 / year

Description

About the Role:

Lead recruitment and negotiation of PCP, specialist, and ancillary provider contracts per company and state guidelines, while building new networks and optimizing existing ones, managing provider rosters and oversee post-contract intake, including credentialing, contracting, and loading.

Our Values:

• Put Patients First
• Empower Entrepreneurial Provider and Care Teams
• Operate with Integrity & Excellence
• Be Innovative
• Work As One Team

What You'll Do

• Manage end-to-end recruitment and negotiation of regional and/or national providers (PCP, specialists, and ancillary providers) from sourcing through contract execution in accordance with corporate, health plan, and state guidelines for assigned regions.
• Manage net new contracts and amendments to support network operations and provider and member growth, while coordinating with contracting, legal, provider data management, credentialing, and other applicable internal teams to ensure all new contracts and amendments are loaded completely, accurately, and on time.
• Manage relationships with high-value network providers by indirectly supporting their operational, financial, and clinical success through provider relations teams and the market leader.
• Define, launch, and monitor network reporting for assigned functions including network adequacy goals, metrics, and identifying targets for network build-out, management of rosters, and driving provider question and issue resolution.
• Initiate and lead occasional meetings with health plans and corporate teams, including executive management, to review provider performance data, scorecards, and partnership strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of contracting, contract analysis, provider relations, or provider experience, preferably in a hospital, physician’s office, physician group or ancillary services setting.
• Experience in project management, managed care, State and/or Federal health programs and working knowledge of contracting language and principles of negotiation.
• Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of staff.
• Has strong negotiation skills (negotiate favorable terms while balancing implications such as cost, quality, access with a strong understanding of reimbursement models).
• Has healthcare industry knowledge (foundational understanding of provider operations, insurance products, regulations and familiarity with VBC, FFS, capitation, and risk contracting).
• Has experience in contract management and compliance (skilled in drafting, reviewing, and managing terms).

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• Our organization follows a remote work structure where the expectation is to work at home on a weekly basis with monthly/quarterly travel to the office. The office is located at 2929 Mossrock, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78230.
• The total compensation target pay range for this role is $100,000 - $120,000 annually and represents our national target range for this role.