Network Development Specialist

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

Job summary

Astrana Health is seeking a Network Development Specialist in Houston to support provider and vendor contracting activities, negotiating agreements, and ensuring accurate implementation as the network scales.

You will partner with internal teams to recruit providers, manage the contracting lifecycle, and maintain compliant contract records across markets, with a hybrid in-office/remote schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 3–5 years of healthcare contracting, contract analysis, or provider relations.
• Familiarity with managed care environments and contract language.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and compliance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment, onboarding, and contracting of providers and vendors in line with guidelines.
• Manage end-to-end contracting lifecycle from sourcing to renewal and maintenance.
• Coordinate contract implementation across regions and load documents with credentialing teams.
• Maintain contract records, track metrics, and support reporting and targeting efforts.
• Audit contracts against provider records to ensure accuracy and current status.
• Manage provider intake workflows to onboard providers into the network.
• Partner with business and market teams to support growth and relationship management.
• Ensure contracting activities comply with regulatory, payer, and internal policies.

Skills

Healthcare contracting

Negotiation principles

Provider relations

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Contract management systems

Job description

Department: ApolloCare TX - Business Dev.

Location: 19500 HWY 249, Suite 570 Houston, TX 77070

Compensation: $70,000 - $90,000 / year

About the Role

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Network Development Specialist to support provider and vendor contracting activities in accordance with company and state guidelines. This role partners closely with internal contracting, legal, and operational teams to assist in recruiting providers, negotiating agreements, and ensuring contracts are accurately implemented and maintained as Astrana Health continues to scale.

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

• Drive recruitment, onboarding, and contracting of regional and national providers and vendors (PCPs, specialists, ancillary providers, etc.) 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 (e.g., Houston, Beaumont, San Antonio, and additional markets in the Southeast), 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 3–5 years of experience in healthcare contracting, contract analysis, provider relations, or a related role
• Working knowledge of healthcare contracting language and basic negotiation principles
• Familiarity with managed care environments, including State and/or Federal health programs
• Experience supporting contract lifecycle management, including drafting, review, and compliance tracking
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to work with contract management systems

Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions

• Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where the expectation is to work both in office and at home on a weekly basis. The office is located at 19500 HWY 249, Suite 570 Houston, TX 77070.
• The total compensation target pay range for this role is: $70,000 - $90,000. The salary range represents our national target range for this role.