Manager of Payer Strategy & Engagement

Summary

Join Aledade as the Manager of Payer Strategy & Engagement and lead strategic partnerships with national and regional payers, showcasing the value Aledade delivers in advancing value-based care. You will work cross-functionally with internal teams and collaborate directly with external partners to strengthen relationships, drive results, and help reshape the future of healthcare. This high-impact role requires managing a portfolio of health plans, driving preparation and delivery of materials for partner meetings, and coordinating health plan-specific initiatives. You will also be responsible for managing responses to health plans, delivering readouts on health plan status, and identifying process improvements. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in healthcare working with health plans, and 3+ years in client-facing roles. Candidates should be comfortable working remotely from anywhere in the US.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in healthcare working with health plans and/or value-based care
• 3+ years working in client-facing roles such as sales or customer success
• Skilled in relationship management and portfolio management
• Ability to manage workload across multiple clients and and effectively prioritize and escalate workload
• Results-oriented with the ability to access financial and operational outcomes of contracts
• Passionate about driving the shift from fee-for-service to value based care
• Proven track record of creating, maintaining, and enhancing customer relationships and communicating effectively with colleagues in senior management

Responsibilities

• Own and deepen relationships within your assigned health plan portfolio to advance organizational goals by
• Driving preparation and delivery of materials for partner Joint Operating Committees (JOCs), national performance reviews, and ongoing operational touchbases
• Coordinating health plan-specific initiatives across internal functions to ensure alignment, accountability, and execution of shared goals with each health plan partner
• Owning and managing responses to the health plan, ensuring timelines and accurate communication
• Delivering read outs on health plan status and strategic initiatives to leadership within Aledade
• Establishing a reputation for exceptional partnership management by consistently demonstrating responsiveness, strategic insight, and operational excellence
• Identify and champion internal process improvements by working cross-functionally to enhance how the organization engages with health plans - serving as the voice of the customer to ensure internal operations reflect health plan needs and priorities
• Identify and escalate key risks, gaps, or resource needs to senior leadership to protect and strengthen each health plan relationship
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles
• Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners
• Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)
• Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
• Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service
• Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Stock options