Director - Payor Contracting Analytics

HonorHealth • Scottsdale, AZ

30d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Payor Contracting Analytics serves as the health system's senior leader for payor contract modeling, financial evaluation, and performance intelligence. The role provides end to end analytical leadership across the payor contract lifecycle - from pre negotiation scenario development through post implementation performance monitoring - ensuring decisions are informed by rigorous analytics, forward looking forecasts, and objective insight across commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid arrangements. Operating as a peer Director within the Payor Contracting leadership structure, this role enables executive and contracting leaders with decision grade intelligence that quantifies financial impact, surfaces risk and opportunity, and supports sustainable margin performance at system scale.

Requirements

• Bachelors Finance, Health Administration, Economics, Analytics, Statistics, or a related field Required
• 5 years, or more years of direct experience supporting or leading payor contracting analytics and negotiation preparation Required
• 10 years, or more years of progressive experience in healthcare analytics, managed care, finance, or revenue related functions Required

Nice To Haves

• Masters MBA, MHA, MPH, MS, or related discipline Preferred
• Prior experience within a large health system, multi hospital provider organization, or managed care environment strongly Preferred

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the system wide analytical strategy supporting payor contracting activities. Align analytical priorities with contracting timelines, financial planning cycles, and executive decision needs. Serve as the primary authority on analytical rigor, methodology selection, and analytical framing for payor contract evaluation.
• Direct the development, maintenance, and validation of reimbursement models across fee for service, DRG, case rate, per diem, capitation, and value based payment arrangements. Build forward looking financial forecasts that quantify expected revenue, margin, and risk exposure under varying contract scenarios. Support negotiation preparation through scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and downside risk assessment.
• Lead post implementation monitoring of payor contract performance. Analyze variance between expected and actual performance and identify drivers of under or over performance. Surface actionable insights to support corrective actions, renegotiation strategy, or operational adjustments.
• Oversee analysis of claims, encounter, reimbursement, and financial data related to managed care contracts. Identify trends, patterns, and emerging risks or opportunities across commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid payors. Translate complex data into concise, decision ready insights for executive and governance audiences.
• Establish and maintain standard modeling assumptions, documentation practices, and analytical quality controls. Ensure consistency, transparency, and auditability of all contract analytics. Continuously evaluate and improve analytical approaches as reimbursement models and payer behaviors evolve.
• Partner closely with Payor Contracting leadership, Finance, Revenue Cycle, Population Health, and Enterprise Analytics. Support executive discussions, governance reviews, and negotiation planning forums with clear, well-structured analysis. Act as a trusted analytical advisor to senior leaders on managed care financial performance and risk.
• Design and steward the future state payor contracting analytics operating model. Assess tools, reporting platforms, and data pipelines required to support scale and complexity. Evaluate and incorporate advanced analytics and AI enabled capabilities to improve efficiency, insight generation, and analytical reach while maintaining governance and accountability.

Benefits

• Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.
• We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through: • Nine acute-care hospitals • Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers • More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director