Description
Position at Oak Street Health
Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Sr. Manager, Payer Partnerships and Contracting
Location: Downtown Chicago (30 W. Monroe St.) or Remote
The base salary offered will range between $95,000 - $145,000 and will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, other business and organizational needs, and if applicable, the location from which the applicant will be performing the job. The total compensation package for this position includes bonus and benefits such as health care, 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), life insurance, disability insurance, and more.
Role Description:
The Sr. Manager, Payer Partnerships and Contracting will immediately become an important leader on the Oak Street Health (OSH) team in support of Oak Street’s relationships with Medicare Advantage health plan partners. The ideal candidate will have strong relationship and communication skills, have excellent people leadership and management skills, be self-directed, and enjoy working with a team in a fast-paced environment, while bringing their experience and innovative ideas. Highly successful candidates will have existing familiarity with the processes and dynamics around health plan and provider relationships, ideally with those under value-based payment arrangements.
Core Responsibilities:
Serve as organizational leader for OSH relationships with our key payer partners, including contracting, contract implementation, operations, and ongoing management of the partnerships
Approach health plan relationships with the mindset of a “business owner”
Build and nurture relationships with health plan leadership teams
Project manage and own operational issues to resolution
Develop and execute strategic opportunities
Relentlessly pursue opportunities to express the value that Oak Street delivers for health plan partners
Proactively & professionally lead value-based contract negotiations, with strong understanding of key contract terms and the impact they have on Oak Street’s financial and operational performance
Develop deep understanding of OSH operations and workflows across the organization, including financial, data, clinical quality, and their key intersection points with health plan processes
Analyze financial implications of existing and potential future health plan contracts, quantifying and communicating organizational risk to senior leadership
Lead payer implementations independently
Collaborate with other teams at OSH to drive strategic initiatives with payers and to resolve outstanding payer issues
Proactively develop and share ideas for how to improve OSH workflows
Lead conversations proactively and strategically with executives and field leadership on value-add activities and initiatives with payers
Support delegated activities as required (e.g. identification of business requirements for system implementation, oversight of vendor driven activities)
Manage and develop Associates
Other duties as assigned
What we’re looking for:
Required qualifications include:
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to be personable yet persistent
Exceptional people leadership and management skills
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and impeccable business judgment
Ability to independently pursue and implement solutions to complex problems
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Project management skills
Mastery of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
U.S. work authorization
Someone who embodies being “Oaky”
What does being “Oaky” look like?
Radiating positive energy
Assuming good intentions
Creating an unmatched patient experience
Driving clinical excellence
Taking ownership and delivering results
Being relentlessly determined
Why Oak Street Health?
Oak Street Health is on a mission to “Rebuild healthcare as it should be,” providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient’s communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We’re an organization on the move! With over 200 primary care center locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody “Oaky” values and passion for our mission.
Oak Street Health Benefits:
Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
New centers and flexible work environments
Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement
Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.
Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health
