Payor Contract Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)

Elevance Health; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Payor Contract Manager, Specialty Pharmacy, to oversee the contract lifecycle for payor contracts across commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid lines. You will analyze reimbursement methods, ensure pricing integrity, and align contract terms with billing systems and site-of-care rules.

This hybrid role requires 1–2 days in-office per week and supports cross-functional collaboration with finance, IT, and operations to optimize reimbursement and ensure compliant contract

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manages the lifecycle of payor contracts, including review, implementation, amendments, and renewals.
• Analyzes reimbursement methodologies and identifies risks, underpayments, and leakage.
• Partners with finance and revenue cycle to resolve reimbursement discrepancies and support forecasting.
• Translates contract terms into pricing, billing, and claim adjudication requirements for systems.
• Supports payor mapping configurations (BIN/PCN/NPI).
• Ensures contracts comply with CMS, Medicare Part B and D, Medicaid, 340B, and anti-kickback rules.
• Acts as the primary contract resource for internal teams and supports escalations.

Skills

Payor contracting

Managed care

Contract administration

Reimbursement analysis

Billing systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Payor Contract Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)

Hybrid: This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week , fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Payor Contract Manager, Specialty Pharmacy manages the operational management, analysis, and administration of payor contracts supporting specialty pharmacy, home infusion, and ambulatory infusion services and ensures that standardized and approved processes are utilized for contract implementation, maintenance, monitoring, and renewal activities to optimize reimbursement, ensure compliance, and support sustainable growth across commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid lines of business.

How you will make an impact:

• Manages the lifecycle of payor contracts including review, interpretation, implementation, amendments, and renewals.

• Serves as subject matter expert on contract terms including reimbursement methodologies, fee schedules, carve-outs, drug-level pricing, site-of-care requirements, and network participation.

• Tracks contract expirations, renewals, and amendments to ensure uninterrupted access and compliance.

• Analyzes reimbursement methodologies (AWP, WAC, ASP, MAC, per diem, case rates, nursing fees, supplies, admin fees) and identifies reimbursement risks, underpayments, and revenue leakage.

• Partners with finance and revenue cycle to resolve reimbursement discrepancies and payment disputes and supports forecasting, margin analysis, and payor profitability reporting.

• Translates contract terms into operational requirements for pharmacy systems, billing platforms, and claim adjudication logic and coordinates with IT and pharmacy operations to ensure accurate setup of pricing and payor-specific rules (including NDC requirements, J-codes, modifiers, and site-of-care billing logic).

• Supports payor mapping tied to BIN/PCN, NCPDP, NPI, and taxonomy configurations.

• Ensures contracts comply with federal and state regulations including CMS, Medicare Part B and D, Medicaid, 340B, and anti-kickback requirements; maintains audit-ready documentation; and supports internal/external audits.

• Acts as the primary contract resource for internal teams; provides contract education to support accurate billing and payor compliance; and supports payor escalations, access issues, and network participation inquiries.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Finance, or related field and minimum of 5 years of experience in payor contracting, managed care, or contract administration within specialty pharmacy, infusion pharmacy, PBM, or health plan environments; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Primary Posting Location Compensation: MIN $111,132 - MAX $166,698

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the Accessibility Accommodation Request Form (https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=8giMvgesLESaRuvu61vU17EJaA0EP3FIissI8zmZ_NpUNUgyTFRUMkY5NE5JNDFWMkhaUzQxMkJLWS4u&route=shorturl) and a member of the team will be in contact.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (https://info.flclearinghouse.com/).