Payer Contracting Manager, Transplant Program

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Idaho; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Payer Contracting Manager for the Transplant Program. This role focuses on strategic management of payer and specialty network relationships, negotiating complex reimbursement models, and driving contract optimization to expand transplant outreach.

The position can be performed remotely with business travel as needed. The incumbent will collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Compliance to ensure contract accuracy and regulatory alignment while mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating complex payer agreements, transplant center arrangements, or advanced reimbursement models.
• Strong knowledge of case rates, bundled payments, carve-out agreements, and high-acuity service reimbursement.
• Ability to synthesize extensive data into clear, concise summaries while retaining detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of assigned payer contracts and relationships for the transplant program.
• Lead negotiation support, rate research, and contract language management across payers.
• Collaborate with Finance, Revenue Cycle, Legal, and Compliance to ensure regulatory and financial objectives.
• Drive risk-based contracting strategies and cross-functional improvements to support program growth.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the Payer Contracting team as needed.

Skills

Risk-based Contracting

Relationship Management

Managed Care

Legal Practices

Job description

Job Description: The Payer Contracting Manager, Transplant Program is responsible for the strategic management of payer and specialty network relationships that support Intermountain Health's transplant programs. This role brings expertise in transplant reimbursement, specialty network contracting, and complex payer negotiations, partnering closely with business development and operational leaders to expand transplant outreach agreements, strengthen referral networks, and drive program growth.

The position oversees all aspects of assigned contracts, including negotiation support, contract and relationship management, reimbursement issue resolution, rate optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. This role serves as the primary contracting lead for transplant-related payer agreements across Intermountain Health. This position can be performed remotely with business travel as-needed. Intermountain Health maintains employment registration in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming. Currently, we are not hiring remote workers in the following states: Please note that a video interview through Microsoft Teams will be required as well as potential onsite interviews and meetings.

Manages all aspects of assigned payer relationships, including supporting contract language negotiation and management, rate and methodology research and negotiation, dispute resolution, and relationship management.

Maintains ongoing expertise of all assigned contracts, including contract/amendment language and structure, rates, methodologies, and contracted providers/facilities.

Ensures all contract language, documentation, negotiation, payment rate, payment methodology, contract storage, and escalated contract issues follow Payer Contracting standard practices.

Coordinates with Finance and Revenue Cycle leadership for the implementation of risk-based contracting, and proactive care, strategies and initiatives.

Coordinates with Legal and Compliance to ensure contract accuracy, regulatory compliance, and language consistency.

Provides leadership and mentorship to Payer Contracting Managers.

• Risk-based Contracting
• Relationship Management
• Managed Care
• Legal Practices

Demonstrated ability to synthesize extensive amounts of data into clear and concise summaries without sacrificing material details.

Experience negotiating complex payer agreements, transplant center of excellence arrangements, specialty network contracts, and/or other advanced reimbursement models, with a strong understanding of case rates, bundled payments, carve out agreements, and high acuity service reimbursement.

This is an exempt, full-time position. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition,, we may offer a sign‑on and relocation bonus when applicable. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. Ability to travel on a frequent basis to negotiate contracts with payers.

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

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40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

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