Payor Contract Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)

Elevance Health (Anthem); Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Payor Contract Manager (Specialty Pharmacy) to lead contract lifecycle management for specialty pharmacy, home infusion and ambulatory infusion services.

In this hybrid role, you will review, interpret, implement, amend, and renew payor contracts; serve as SME on reimbursement methodologies; track expirations; collaborate with finance, IT, and operations to ensure accurate pricing and compliant payor rules; and support audits and payor mapping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of payor contracting, managed care, or contract administration experience.
• Experience in specialty pharmacy, infusion pharmacy, PBM, or health plan environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle of payor contracts including review, interpretation, implementation, amendments, and renewals.
• Serve as SME on contract terms incl. reimbursement methodologies, fee schedules, site-of-care, and network participation.
• Track expirations, renewals and amendments to ensure access and compliance.
• Analyze reimbursement methodologies and identify risks, underpayments, and leakage.
• Coordinate with finance, IT and operations to ensure pricing accuracy and payor-specific rules.

Skills

Payor contracting

Managed care

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Finance, or related field

Job description

Anticipated End Date: 2026-11-16

Position Title: Payor Contract Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)

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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Job Level: Non-Management Exempt

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Job Family: AFA > Financial Operations

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

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 hirin