Provider Contracting Director – Chicago

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans - to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.

Today, Humana is a leader in consumer engagement. Throughout its diversified customer portfolio, the company provides guidance that can both help lower costs and lead to a better health plan experience.

Role: Provider Contracting Director
Location: Chicago, IL

Are you a fit?
Are you an strategic thinker and a proven leader? Would you enjoy using your business knowledge to create and maintain successful provider relationships and align local strategy with larger business objectives? If this sounds like you, then read on!

Assignment Capsule
As a Provider Contracting Director you will lead and manage the development of Humana's overall provider relationships within a geographic region. You will drive strategic initiatives within the provider network and ensure that the alignment of departmental objectives is congruent with the overall business strategy.

• Initiate and maintain productive long-term provider-client relationships with provider representatives, subscribers, hospitals, account managers and internal sales teams.
  
• Provide effective operations management, ensuring that all contracts are within required guidelines and financial parameters.
  
• Apply economic and strategic planning models to all endeavors in your region in order to align business, process and operational principles with area-specific goals.
  
• Build and sustain team synergy while maintaining accountability for results.

Key Competencies

• Builds Human Capital: You deliver current, direct, complete and actionable feedback to associates to support continuous learning and growth; while ensuring that diverse perspectives are widely held, modeled and promoted. By selecting, deploying, developing and rewarding diverse talent, you are able to foster Humana's strategy and meet business requirements.
  
• Acts Strategically: You foster a consistent understanding of strategy, translate it into defined plans, and "stay the course" to implement it, while anticipating and identifying where change is needed.
  
• Communication: You actively listen to others to understand their perspective and ensure continuous understanding regardless of communication channel or audience.
  
• Leadership: You inspire extraordinary results by: engaging associates, valuing diversity and shaping culture to support a high performance environment.

Role Essentials

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance or a related field
  
• Progressive experience in the contracting area for a health solutions industry,
  
• Solid leadership/management experience
  
• Proficiency in analyzing and interpreting financial trends in the provider contracting arena
  
• Proven contact preparation skills, with an in-depth knowledge of various reimbursement methodologies
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Access

Role Desirables

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or a related field

Reporting Relationships
You will have 3-5 direct reports, and you will report to a Field Vice President. This area is under the leadership of the SVP & Chief Operating Officer.

Additional Information

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