RVP, Network Contracting--Northeast Region

• Responsible for providing regional network management in the Northeast regional of OptumHealth's Clinical Network Services.
• Leader partners closely with the Affordability and Network Strategy and Innovation teams.
• Responsible for the region's Network management and relations.
• Accountable for unit cost management;trend management for their region.
• Develops the provider network (clinicians, hospitals, and programs) yielding a geographically competitive, broad access, stable network that achieves objectives for unit cost performance and trend management, and produces an affordable and predictable product for customers and business partners.
• Executes on company wide strategic initiatives related to provider and facility partners, engagement, reimbursement strategy, and incentive programs.
• Evaluates and negotiates contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls.
• Establishes and maintains strong business relationships with clinicians, hospitals, and programs.
• Ensures the network composition includes an appropriate distribution of provider specialties.
• Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements.
• Collaborates with VP affordability on large hospital system contracts.
• Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance and results through multiple layers of management and senior level professional staff.
• Impact of work is most often at the regional (e.g. multi-state) level, or is responsible for a major portion of a business segment, functional area or line of business.
• Develops, translates and executes strategies or functional/operation objectives for a region, line of business, or major portion of a business segment functional area.
• Directs others to resolve highly complex or unusual disciplines.
• Drives programs that impact markets of customers and consumers.
• Responsible for performance management of teams including development, coaching, and recognition programs.

• Preferred MA/MS degree in business, healthcare administration or equivalent experience.
• Strong strategic and business acumen.
• Exceptional quantitative skills.
• Demonstrated experience with creating, deploying and managing complex applications.
• 15 years of relevant workplace experience (Minimum 5 years clinical behavioral health experience and minimum 5 years Managed Care experience).
• Willingness to engage in business travel.
• Demonstrates capability to get results in a complex, sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Capable of managing a variety of complex issues while driving momentum of key projects.
• Ability to build strong relationships within and outside of OHBS.
• Demonstrates expert negotiation skills.
• Excellent problem solving & analytic skills.

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