AnewHealth

AnewHealth

Senior Director, Strategic Payer Relations

US - Remote · Director · Full-time

Work authorization requiredDetected 30 days ago
CadenceLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • AnewHealth is one of the nation's leading pharmacy care management companies that specializes in caring for people with the most complex, chronic needs-wherever they call home.
  • With over 1,400 team members, we care for more than 100,000 people across all 50 states.
  • Job Details The Senior Director, Strategic Payer Relations is a senior leader responsible for managing and advancing strategic relationships with assigned payer organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead executive-level engagement with payer stakeholders, including Directors, Vice Presidents, and Senior Vice Presidents.
  • Lead master account planning for assigned portfolio and conduct payer quarterly business reviews
  • Partner with internal contracting, clinical effectiveness, pharmacy, and finance teams to support payer-specific strategies.
  • Collaborate closely with peers across Clinical Effectiveness & Stars Experience, Government & Professional Affairs, Strategic Contracting, and Market Strategy.
  • Support internal readiness for payer discussions by coordinating data, insights, and materials as needed.
  • Support governance processes related to payer engagement, escalation, and decision-making.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of payer interactions, priorities, and outcomes.
  • Function Development Support
  • Support onboarding, mentoring, and collaboration with other Senior Directors as the team expands.

Requirements

  • Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organizations.
  • Prepare executive-level summaries, updates, and recommendations for senior leadership as required.
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in payer relations, health plan engagement, healthcare strategy, contracting support, or related healthcare leadership roles at payer organizations including PBMs, Health Plans or government payer organizations.
  • Demonstrated experience engaging senior-level payer stakeholders (Director, VP, SVP).
  • Strong understanding of payer structures, reimbursement models, network access dynamics, and healthcare economics.
  • Strong executive communication skills, both written and verbal.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting payer strategies across national and/or regional payers.
  • Ability to synthesize complex information into clear executive-level insights.
  • Key Competencies
  • Executive presence and credibility with external stakeholders
  • Strategic thinking and disciplined execution
  • Strong collaboration and influence without direct authority
  • Analytical mindset with a focus on outcomes
  • Comfort operating in evolving and ambiguous environments

Benefits

  • Establish and maintain strong, credible relationships that support network access, retention, and reimbursement improvement objectives.
  • Drive initiatives aimed at improving reimbursement performance and financial outcomes across assigned payer relationships.
  • Monitor payer performance trends, identify gaps or risks, and proactively address issues impacting access, reimbursement, or operational execution.

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