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Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Manager, Payer Partnerships and Contracting
Location: Downtown Chicago (30 W. Monroe St.) or Remote
Role Description
The Manager, Payer Partnerships and Contracting will immediately become an important leader on the Oak Street Health team. The ideal candidate will have strong relationship skills, be self-directed, and enjoy working with a team in a fast-paced environment, while bringing their experience and innovative ideas. Highly successful candidates will have existing familiarity with managed care systems/processes and will have an expressed interest in managing a team as they continue career progression.
Core Responsibilities:
Serve as organizational lead in OSH relationships with at least two large health plans, including contracting, implementation, operations, and ongoing management of the partnerships
Approach health plan relationships with the mindset of a "business owner"
Project-manage and own issues to resolution
Develop opportunities as they arise
Relentlessly pursue opportunities to express the value that Oak Street delivers for health plan partners
Proactively & professionally move contract negotiations forward, with strong understanding of key contract terms and the impact they have on Oak Street's financial and operational performance
Develop deep understanding of OSH financial operations/workflows and their key intersection points with health plan processes
Analyze financial implications of existing and potential future health plan contracts, quantifying and communicating organizational risk to senior leadership
Lead payer implementations independently
Collaborate with other teams at OSH to drive strategic initiatives with payers and to resolve outstanding payer issues
Proactively develop and share ideas for how to improve OSH workflows
Lead conversations proactively and strategically with executives and field leadership on value-add activities and initiatives with payers
Support delegated activities as required (e.g. identification of business requirements for system implementation, oversight of vendor driven activities)
Manage and develop Associates on the Managed Care Operations team
Other duties as assigned
What we're looking for
Required qualifications include:
Bachelor's degree
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to be personable yet persistent
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and impeccable business judgment
Ability to independently pursue and implement solutions to complex problems
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Project management skills
People management skills and/or a history of managing direct reports
Strong MS Excel, Word, and Powerpoint skills
U.S. work authorization
Someone who embodies being "Oaky"
What does being "Oaky" look like?
Radiating positive energy
Assuming good intentions
Creating an unmatched patient experience
Driving clinical excellence
Taking ownership and delivering results
Being relentlessly determined
Why Oak Street Health?
Oak Street Health is on a mission to "Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient's communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We're an organization on the move! With over 170 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody "Oaky" values and passion for our mission.
Oak Street Health Benefits:
Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
New centers and flexible work environments
Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement
Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$66,330.00 - $145,860.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/21/2025Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.