Manager Physician Contract Operations - Work at Home

Mercy Health; United States; Remote; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and incentives

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and family leave

Tuition assistance and professional发展

Job summary

Mercy Health seeks a Manager, Physician Contract Operations – Work at Home to lead the Physician Contract Coordinator team and drive day-to-day contract management across markets. You will ensure timely administration, quality controls, and payment support while collaborating with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Analytics, and market leadership.

The role emphasizes standardized processes, risk management, and cross-functional coordination using Symplr/Meditract, Workday, and Microsoft 365.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in physician contracting, healthcare contract administration, legal operations, healthcare finance, payment administration, or compliance operations, with leadership experience.
• Experience using contract management systems, preferably Symplr/Meditract; familiarity with audits and compliance.
• Experience using Workday or other enterprise finance/HR platforms; proficiency with Excel/365.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Physician Contract Coordinators; assigns work and manages queues and market coverage.
• Oversees intake, approvals, renewal, amendments, expirations, terminations of physician agreements.
• Establishes procedures, service levels, documentation, escalation paths, and quality controls for contract and payment administration.
• Monitors high-risk or complex matters; escalates accordingly to leadership.
• Develops operational reporting for contract status, deadlines, and payment exceptions.
• Leads process improvements and technology optimization with Symplr/Meditract, Workday, and Microsoft 365.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Workflow coordination

Compliance awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, finance, legal studies, accounting, or related field (preferred)

Tools

Symplr/Meditract

Workday

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Who We Are

We believe your best is yet to come. At Bon Secours, we celebrate the human side of health care, uniting individuals from all walks of life in giving good help to those in need. We'll ask a lot of you, but we'll give a lot back, as well. Whether you’re called to bedside care, patient support, community service or operations and administration, there’s a place for you here. Because if there's one thing we know for certain, it's that good works start with great people. We’ll support and empower you to bring your best – in service of our patients and our Mission.

Bon Secours

Who We Are

We believe your best is yet to come. At Bon Secours, we celebrate the human side of health care, uniting individuals from all walks of life in giving good help to those in need. We'll ask a lot of you, but we'll give a lot back, as well. Whether you’re called to bedside care, patient support, community service or operations and administration, there’s a place for you here. Because if there's one thing we know for certain, it's that good works start with great people. We’ll support and empower you to bring your best – in service of our patients and our Mission.

Manager, Physician Contract Operations – Work at Home

Job Summary

The Manager Physician Contract Operations leads the day-to-day work of the Physician Contract Coordinator team and is accountable for work-queue management, operational quality, timely contract administration, performance metric administration, and payment support across assigned markets. The position establishes standardized first-line controls, reviews work performed, resolves operational issues, and collaborates with Physician Contracting leadership, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Analytics, Quality, Accounts Payable, market leadership, and the independent Physician Arrangements audit function.

Essential Functions

• Supervises Physician Contract Coordinators; assigns work, manages work queues and market coverage, reviews work quality, supports cross-training, and provides coaching and performance management.
• Oversees the administrative lifecycle of physician and provider agreements, including intake, approvals, fair market value support, execution, repository management, renewals, amendments, expirations, and terminations.
• Establishes and monitors standardized procedures, service expectations, documentation requirements, escalation pathways, and first-line quality controls for contract and payment administration.
• Reviews higher-risk or complex contract administration and payment support matters; verifies that documentation and approvals are complete before submission and escalates exceptions to the System Director, Physician Contracting or other accountable leaders.
• Oversees administration of contractual performance and quality metrics, including source documentation, calculation support, reporting calendars, approvals, provider communication, and at-risk compensation records.
• Coordinates with the financial analyst and other analytical or research resources on reconciliations, variance reporting, payment analysis, contract inventories, dashboards, and decision support while maintaining clear ownership of operational work queues.
• Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with Legal, Finance, Compliance, Quality, Analytics, Accounts Payable, market leadership, physician groups, and the independent Physician Arrangements audit function to resolve issues and improve controls.
• Develops operational reporting for contract status, upcoming deadlines, outstanding approvals, payment exceptions, metric administration, and other risks; communicates emerging issues proactively to Physician Contracting leadership.
• Leads process improvement, standardization, onboarding, training, and technology optimization involving Symplr/Meditract, Workday, Microsoft 365, and related workflow tools. Partners with Internal Audit and the Physician Arrangements audit team on information requests and remediation while preserving the audit team’s independent responsibility to review payments and report compliance concerns.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent(required)
• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, finance, legal studies, accounting, or a related field (preferred)

Experience

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in physician contracting, healthcare contract administration, legal operations, healthcare finance, payment administration, compliance operations, or a related field, including demonstrated team leadership or work-queue oversight. (preferred)

Training

• Experience using a contract management system, preferably Symplr/Meditract contract management system (preferred)
• Leadership, workload management, operational controls, project management, contract comprehension, issue escalation, written and verbal communication, and ability to work across a complex health system. (preferred)
• Experience using Workday or another enterprise finance or human resources platform (preferred)
• Experience Microsoft Excel, Teams, and 365 (preferred)

Range

• Minimum: $51.42
• Maximum: $82.29

As a Mercy Health associate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being—personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affi... and if you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at [e-mail]