Director, Payor Strategy & Contracting (68209)
Posted 2025-03-14Description
Curana Health is a provider of value-based primary care services for the senior living industry, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted & independent living communities, Memory Care units, and affordable senior housing sites. Our 1,000+ clinicians serve more than 1,500 senior living community partners across 33 states, and Curana participates in various innovative CMS programs (including owned-and-operated Accountable Care Organizations and Medicare Advantage plans). With rapid year-over-year growth since our founding in 2021, Curana is setting a new standard in innovative care delivery for seniors with high-risk, complex clinical needs, many of whom have been historically underserved by the health care system. Our mission: To radically improve the health, happiness and dignity of senior living residents.
Summary
The Director of Payor Strategy and Contracting will be a key member of Curana?s Population Health Team, focused on expanding the medical group?s portfolio of value-based care programs. The ideal candidate will have experience working with payors, familiarity with Medicare Advantage and ACO models, and a strong analytical skillset. This role will be critical to driving Curana?s mission by enabling Curana?s participation in models that improve the health, happiness, and dignity of Senior Living residents.
Key Responsibilities
? Create and maintain a prioritized pipeline of payor partners using internal and/or publicly available data sources
? Organize outreach and follow-ups to prospective payor partners in new markets to secure FFS agreements and in scaled markets to put in place risk-based arrangements
? Represent Curana in contracting negotiations with payors and affiliate provider groups, collaborating closely with internal executives to ensure buy-in on key partnership terms
? Continually update pitch collateral to ensure externally facing materials accurately reflect Curana?s mission, model, and results
? Drive evaluation and execution of new payment innovation models
Background & Requirements
? 5+ years of experience working in strategy consulting and/or healthcare business development
? Demonstrated success in driving growth in a strategy or business development role
? Experience working for, or with, national or regional Medicare Advantage payors
? Proficiency navigating financial models in Microsoft Excel to evaluate business opportunities
? Bachelor's degree
Curana Health is dedicated to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. We affirm, in policy and practice, our commitment to diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable or state law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
The EEO policy applies to all personnel matters as outlined in our company policy including recruitment, hiring, transfers, and general treatment during employment.
Curana Health is a provider of value-based primary care services for the senior living industry, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted & independent living communities, Memory Care units, and affordable senior housing sites. Our 1,000+ clinicians serve more than 1,500 senior living community partners across 33 states, and Curana participates in various innovative CMS programs (including owned-and-operated Accountable Care Organizations and Medicare Advantage plans). With rapid year-over-year growth since our founding in 2021, Curana is setting a new standard in innovative care delivery for seniors with high-risk, complex clinical needs, many of whom have been historically underserved by the health care system. Our mission: To radically improve the health, happiness and dignity of senior living residents.
Background & Requirements
? 5+ years of experience working in strategy consulting and/or healthcare business development
? Demonstrated success in driving growth in a strategy or business development role
? Experience working for, or with, national or regional Medicare Advantage payors
? Proficiency navigating financial models in Microsoft Excel to evaluate business opportunities
? Bachelor's degree
Curana Health is dedicated to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. We affirm, in policy and practice, our commitment to diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable or state law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
The EEO policy applies to all personnel matters as outlined in our company policy including recruitment, hiring, transfers, and general treatment during employment.
Description
Curana Health is a provider of value-based primary care services for the senior living industry, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted & independent living communities, Memory Care units, and affordable senior housing sites. Our 1,000+ clinicians serve more than 1,500 senior living community partners across 33 states, and Curana participates in various innovative CMS programs (including owned-and-operated Accountable Care Organizations and Medicare Advantage plans). With rapid year-over-year growth since our founding in 2021, Curana is setting a new standard in innovative care delivery for seniors with high-risk, complex clinical needs, many of whom have been historically underserved by the health care system. Our mission: To radically improve the health, happiness and dignity of senior living residents.
Key Responsibilities
? Create and maintain a prioritized pipeline of payor partners using internal and/or publicly available data sources
? Organize outreach and follow-ups to prospective payor partners in new markets to secure FFS agreements and in scaled markets to put in place risk-based arrangements
? Represent Curana in contracting negotiations with payors and affiliate provider groups, collaborating closely with internal executives to ensure buy-in on key partnership terms
? Continually update pitch collateral to ensure externally facing materials accurately reflect Curana?s mission, model, and results
? Drive evaluation and execution of new payment innovation models
Background & Requirements
? 5+ years of experience working in strategy consulting and/or healthcare business development
? Demonstrated success in driving growth in a strategy or business development role
? Experience working for, or with, national or regional Medicare Advantage payors
? Proficiency navigating financial models in Microsoft Excel to evaluate business opportunities
? Bachelor's degree
Curana Health is dedicated to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. We affirm, in policy and practice, our commitment to diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable or state law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
The EEO policy applies to all personnel matters as outlined in our company policy including recruitment, hiring, transfers, and general treatment during employment.
Curana Health is a provider of value-based primary care services for the senior living industry, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted & independent living communities, Memory Care units, and affordable senior housing sites. Our 1,000+ clinicians serve more than 1,500 senior living community partners across 33 states, and Curana participates in various innovative CMS programs (including owned-and-operated Accountable Care Organizations and Medicare Advantage plans). With rapid year-over-year growth since our founding in 2021, Curana is setting a new standard in innovative care delivery for seniors with high-risk, complex clinical needs, many of whom have been historically underserved by the health care system. Our mission: To radically improve the health, happiness and dignity of senior living residents.
Background & Requirements
? 5+ years of experience working in strategy consulting and/or healthcare business development
? Demonstrated success in driving growth in a strategy or business development role
? Experience working for, or with, national or regional Medicare Advantage payors
? Proficiency navigating financial models in Microsoft Excel to evaluate business opportunities
? Bachelor's degree
Curana Health is dedicated to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. We affirm, in policy and practice, our commitment to diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable or state law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
The EEO policy applies to all personnel matters as outlined in our company policy including recruitment, hiring, transfers, and general treatment during employment.
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