Senior Analyst, Finance

Lifepoint Health®; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Well-being programs

Career development

Job summary

Lifepoint Health in the United States is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst, Managed Care to translate payer terms into actionable insights. You will partner with finance and managed care teams to evaluate contracts and drive revenue optimization.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting using Excel, SQL, and Power BI, with collaboration across hospital and facility stakeholders; travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a quantitative or business field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in healthcare finance or managed care.
• Experience with payer contracting, financial analysis, and revenue cycle.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Model and financially review hospital, physician, and value-based contracts using Excel and tools.
• Use BI and reporting tools to analyze payer contract performance and trends.
• Create standard and ad hoc managed care reports with SQL and Power BI.
• Maintain contract and payer data for accurate reporting.
• Review contract language and rate exhibits impacting reimbursement.
• Monitor reporting schedules and update trackers and files.
• Collaborate with negotiators and finance teams to resolve data discrepancies.
• Support contract implementation with documentation and communications.
• Identify trends and opportunities to optimize revenue.

Skills

Financial modeling

Healthcare finance

Payer contracting

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Education

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

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Contract management systems

BI tools

Job description

Your Experience MattersAt Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of

Schedule: Days: M-F

Job Location Type: Hybrid or Remote

Your Experience Matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier ®

More About Our Team

The Sr. Financial Analyst, Managed Care, provides financial and operational support for managed care contracting activities by translating payer contract terms, reimbursement methodologies, patient volume, utilization trends, and contract performance data into actionable information. This role supports Managed Care and Finance leaders in evaluating payer performance, identifying opportunities to strengthen reimbursement, supporting contract modeling and reporting, and contributing to informed decision-making related to revenue, payer contracts, and overall network strategy.

How You'll Contribute

A Sr. Financial Analyst, Managed Care who excels in this role will:

• Support the modeling and financial review of hospital, physician, ancillary, fee-for-service, and value-based managed care contracts using Excel and/or other modeling tools to help quantify contractual value, reimbursement impact, and financial opportunity. Collaborate with Managed Care and Finance leaders to evaluate the financial impact of changes in payer rates, contract terms, reimbursement methodologies, and payer policies to support informed decision-making during contract negotiations and renewals. The Sr. Financial Analyst must understand and translate complex payer contracts and payment methodologies.
• Use Business Intelligence (BI), financial reporting, and contract management tools to gather, validate, organize, and analyze data related to payer contract performance, reimbursement trends, volume shifts, payer mix, denials, underpayments, and other financial indicators that may impact managed care results.
• Design, develop, and deliver standard and ad hoc managed care financial reports, dashboards, and analyses using SQL, Power BI, and other tools. Reporting may include payer policy quantitative impact analysis, service line and facility volume trends, reimbursement variance analysis, contract performance summaries, litigation or audit support, chargemaster-related analysis, and other managed care finance support as needed.
• Maintain organized contract, rate, and payer-related information to support accurate reporting, timely financial analysis, contract administration, and stakeholder communication. Assist with data validation, issue tracking, and reconciliation of information received from payers, facilities, revenue cycle teams, and internal business partners.
• Review, summarize, and abstract managed care contract language, rate exhibits, payer notices, and reimbursement provisions that significantly impact hospital reimbursement, revenue expectations, operational workflows, or contract compliance.
• Monitor standard managed care reporting schedules and assist with timely updates to recurring reports, trackers, contract files, payer matrices, financial summaries, and other departmental tools used to support contract performance oversight and revenue strategy.
• Partner with managed care negotiators, finance team members, revenue cycle stakeholders, and facility contacts to research questions, locate missing information, resolve data discrepancies, support contract implementation needs, and ensure updated contract information is communicated to appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Support managed care contract implementation activities by coordinating contract updates, distributing new or revised contract information, maintaining accurate documentation, and assisting with follow-up items related to payer communications, operational readiness, reimbursement impacts, and stakeholder questions.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to payer performance, reimbursement variance, contract compliance, and managed care financial outcomes; lift findings and recommend practical next steps to support revenue optimization and operational alignment.

Why join us

We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required in Business, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, Mathematics, Information Systems, or another related quantitative or business field.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience in healthcare finance, managed care, revenue cycle, reimbursement analysis, payer contracting support, financial analysis, or a related healthcare business function is required.
• Travel: Up to 10%

EEOC Statement

"Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.