Þtails Department: Payor Contracting and Relation Schedule: Full-time, 8 hour day shift, Monday - Friday, Partially Remote Facility: Ascension Benefits Paid time off (PTO) Various health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer match plans Long-term & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Parental leave & adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement Ways to give back to your community Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer. Responsibilities Summary: Oversees payer revenue strategy and contracting for one or more assigned markets or strategic business segments, leading or participating in direct payer negotiations to achieve targets. Core Responsibilities: Formulates and implements contracting strategies for assigned geographic market(s) or assigned business segment(s) in Government Managed Care, Specialty/Horizontals, or Value-Based contracting. Leads or participates in payer negotiation processes and major payer relations discussions. Builds knowledge of assigned market(s) or segment(s) including Ascension’s delivery footprint and the payer and competitive environment. Serves as a member of the Market or business segment’s Leadership team. Works to support and integrate with market or segment business plans and long-term strategies. Monitors and analyzes payer net revenue financial performance in assigned market(s) or segment(s) in collaboration with ADSI Analytics, RCM/R1, and the Managed Care Payer Performance team. Holds accountability to contribute to setting and achieving budget and three-year targets for payer lifts and revenue growth. Oversees the design of development and implementation of value based care models and plans Requirements Education: High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management. Additional Preferences Key Attributes: Demonstrated ability to hear differing perspectives, influence, and gain consensus, highly developed communication and collaboration skills, strategic thinking and analytical skills, understanding of the human centered approach to change and program implementation, innovative mindset, data-driven problem solver, ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them appropriately. Must demonstrate ability to create content and solutions that can be executed at scale, demonstrate/articulate ROI. internalops Why Join Our Team Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters. Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states. Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. 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