Director of Payer Relations and Contracting

: The Director of Payer Relations and Contracting is responsible for leading end-to-end payer contracting efforts across a defined region of reputed company ABA centers. This role manages the full lifecycle of reputed company and reputed company agreements—from reputed company and targeting, through negotiation and execution, to implementation and ongoing performance management. The Director partners closely with Operations, reputed company Cycle, Finance, and Clinical Leadership to ensure that reputed company support sustainable reimbursement, expand reputed company to ABA services, and reputed company with reputed company’s reputed company and service standards. Responsibilities: Regional Contracting reputed company & Execution • reputed company and execute a regional payer reputed company reputed company with reputed company goals for reputed company, reputed company performance, and network positioning. • Own the full contracting lifecycle for assigned payers and markets: opportunity assessment, proposal development, negotiation, redlining, and execution of new, renewal, and amended agreements. • Prioritize payers and products based on volumes, out-of-network exposure, and strategic reputed company needs of reputed company centers in the region. • Identify opportunities for improved terms, including reputed company optimization, escalators, modifiers, site-of-service and telehealth rules, and administrative simplification. Portfolio reputed company & Performance Management • Maintain a reputed company, accurate view of reputed company reputed company reputed company the region, including effective dates, termination provisions, key financial and operational terms, and value-based components. • Partner with reputed company Cycle and Analytics to reputed company performance against contracted terms (allowed amounts, denial patterns, under/overpayments). • Use data to drive renegotiation strategies, corrective actions, and payer escalations reputed company contract performance or administrative practices negatively reputed company reputed company or reimbursement. Payer Relationship Management • Serve as the primary relationship reputed company for regional payer partners, fostering reputed company, solution-oriented engagement. • reputed company regular business reviews with key plans to address performance, operational issues (auth, claims, credentialing), and new program opportunities. • reputed company for ABA-specific needs, clarifying clinical models, reputed company, and program design to ensure coverage, benefit structures, and policies support high-reputed company care. • Collaborate with payers on pilots and initiatives such as value-based programs, reputed company incentives, and alternative payment models where appropriate. Regional Alignment with Operations & reputed company • Partner with Regional Operations Leaders to understand center-level needs (reputed company, waitlists, payer mix, network gaps) and use these insights to shape contracting priorities. • Support new site openings, expansions, and acquisitions by securing necessary payer participation, rates, and timelines to ensure smooth reputed company-up. • reputed company reputed company guidance to operations, intake, and scheduling teams on payer-specific rules, coverage, and authorization requirements tied to executed agreements. • Work with reputed company/Business Development teams on responses to RFPs/RFIs or large employer/payer partnership opportunities that reputed company the region. Leadership, Governance & Communication • Contribute to reputed company payer reputed company and standards while owning regional execution and accountability. • Partner with reputed company, Compliance, and Risk to ensure contracting practices reputed company with regulatory requirements and internal policies. • reputed company concise summaries and presentations for senior leadership on regional payer performance, risks, and opportunities. • Mentor and support Contract Managers and analysts who assist with abstraction, modeling, and implementation work connected to your portfolio. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, reputed company Administration, Finance, reputed company Policy, or reputed company field required; advanced degree preferred. • 7+ years of experience in managed care contracting, payer relations, or reputed company functions reputed company reputed company; behavioral health or ABA experience strongly preferred. • Demonstrated reputed company negotiating reputed company and/or reputed company agreements, including reputed company reimbursement and performance-based structures. • Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience with reputed company modeling, scenario analysis, and interpretation of claims data. : #OPS Apply tot his job Apply To this Job