Payer Strategy Contract Specialist — Remote CA

Dignity Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Payer Strategy Contract Specialist to collaborate with leadership in negotiating favorable terms for managed care agreements. This remote California-based role supports multiple organizational entities and ensures alignment with internal standards and strategic goals.

The ideal candidate has strong contract interpretation, negotiation support, and attention to detail, with experience across national payer renewals and related documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• Three (3) years’ contract management experience in a healthcare related field.
• Strong understanding of complex contracting, negotiation support, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review contract proposals, language and rate sheets for accuracy and compliance with CommonSpirit Health standards.
• Recommend corrections and language opportunities to PSR leadership.
• Assist PSR leadership with developing and updating project plans, meeting minutes and action items for National Payers renewals and planning.
• Ensure amendments, LOA, MOU and other contract documents are signed and provided to Contract Administration.
• Ensure rate escalators and updated rate tables/fee schedules are stored per policies and shared with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with PSR team for credentialing and re-credentialing of CSH entities.

Skills

Negotiation support

Contract management

Attention to detail

Healthcare contracting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Payer Strategy Contract Specialist to collaborate with leadership in negotiating favorable terms for managed care agreements. This remote California-based role supports multiple organizational entities and ensures alignment with internal standards and strategic goals.

The ideal candidate has strong contract interpretation, negotiation support, and attention to detail, with experience across national payer renewals and related documentation.