Manager - Contracting

Astrana Health, Inc. • San Antonio, TX

1d • $100,000 - $120,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Manager - Contracting leads recruitment and negotiation of primary care, specialist, and ancillary provider contracts in accordance with company and state guidelines. The role builds new provider networks, optimizes existing networks, manages provider rosters, and oversees post-contract intake, including credentialing, contracting, and loading.

The position manages provider contracting across assigned regions, supports network operations and provider and member growth, and coordinates with internal teams to ensure contracts and amendments are processed accurately and on time. It also supports high-value provider relationships, monitors network performance and adequacy, and works with health plans and corporate teams on provider performance and partnership strategy.

The organization follows a remote work structure, with employees expected to work from home weekly and travel to the Houston office monthly or quarterly based on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in contracting, contract analysis, provider relations, or provider experience, preferably in a hospital, physician’s office, physician group, or ancillary services setting.
• Experience in project management, managed care, and State and/or Federal health programs.
• Working knowledge of contracting language and principles of negotiation.
• Previous experience leading a functional area, managing cross-functional teams on large-scale projects, or supervising staff, including hiring, training, assigning work, and managing performance.
• Strong negotiation skills, including negotiating favorable terms while balancing cost, quality, access, and reimbursement model implications.
• Healthcare industry knowledge, including provider operations, insurance products, regulations, and familiarity with value-based care, fee-for-service, capitation, and risk contracting.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and managing contract terms and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment and negotiation of regional and/or national primary care, specialist, and ancillary providers from sourcing through contract execution, following corporate, health plan, and state guidelines.
• Manage new contracts and amendments to support network operations and provider and member growth.
• Coordinate with contracting, legal, provider data management, credentialing, and other internal teams to ensure contracts and amendments are loaded completely, accurately, and on time.
• Support high-value network providers’ operational, financial, and clinical success through provider relations teams and the market leader.
• Define, launch, and monitor network reporting, including network adequacy goals and metrics; identify targets for network build-out; manage rosters; and drive resolution of provider questions and issues.
• Lead occasional meetings with health plans and corporate teams, including executive management, to review provider performance data, scorecards, and partnership strategy.

What This Job Offers

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