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Washington Hospital

Director, Managed Care

Fremont, CA

$196K - $294K/yr

Director, Managed Care Contracting Position Summary The Director, Managed Care Contracting ... Payor relation activities for Washington Hospital, Washington Township Medical Foundation, and ...

Washington Hospital

Director, Managed Care

Fremont, CA · On-site

$196K - $294K/yr

Director, Managed Care Contracting Position Summary The Director, Managed Care Contracting ... Payor relation activities for Washington Hospital, Washington Township Medical Foundation, and ...

InterMed

Manager of Payor Contracting

South Portland, ME · On-site

$44.10 - $63.88/hr

Work directly from guidance of Director of Payor Contracting to support a work plan/strategy * Work ... Establish and maintain relationships with payors contacts and help facilitate overall relations

InterMed, P.A.

Manager of Payor Contracting

South Portland, ME · On-site

$92K - $123K/yr

Work directly from guidance of Director of Payor Contracting to support a work plan/strategy * Work ... Establish and maintain relationships with payors contacts and help facilitate overall relations

IVI America

Vice President, Payor

Basking Ridge, NJ · On-site

$150K - $160K/yr

Commercial/ Payor Relations Travel: Up to 25%, including clinic markets and payer/vendor meetings ... Direct experience in fertility, women's health, or another high-growth specialty care segment.

WakeMed

Director, Managed Care Contracting

Raleigh, NC · On-site

Overview The Director, Managed Care Contracting is responsible for utilizing business and industry ... physician-payor relations. Works closely with other Finance teams to ensure reported data is ...

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As of Sep 7, 2026, the average yearly pay for director payor relations in the United States is $100,880.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $70,000.00 and $131,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Director Payor Relations vs Payor Relations Manager?

AspectDirector Payor RelationsPayor Relations Manager
ResponsibilitiesOversees strategic partnerships, negotiates contracts, manages teamManages day-to-day provider-payor communications, supports contract processes
CredentialsBachelor's degree, healthcare or business experience, leadership skillsBachelor's degree, healthcare or insurance background, communication skills
Work EnvironmentSenior leadership, cross-departmental collaborationOperational team, provider and payor interactions

The main difference between a Director Payor Relations and a Payor Relations Manager lies in scope and seniority. The director focuses on strategic planning, negotiations, and team leadership, while the manager handles daily operations and communication tasks. Both roles require relevant healthcare or insurance credentials and experience, but the director's position involves higher-level decision-making and oversight.

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Infographic showing various Director Payor Relations job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 87% In-person, and 13% Hybrid job distribution, with an average salary of $100,880 per year, or $48.5 per hour.

Director, Managed Care

Washington Hospital

Fremont, CA

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Negotiate and administer managed care contracts, including routine activities, evaluating contracts, and interpreting contract terms.

  • Perform financial analysis and modeling of managed care contracts, including reviewing content, administrative issues, and financial return.

  • Monitor and evaluate the financial performance of contractual relationships, prepare reports, and support contract negotiations and renewals.

Job description

 Salary Range: $196,000.00 - $294,000.00


Washington Hospital Healthcare System Job Description  

Job Code: 714  

The Director, Managed Care Contracting, contributes to WHHS’ growth  

Job Title: Director, Managed Care Contracting  

Position Summary  
The Director, Managed Care Contracting, contributes to WHHS’ growth and profitability by providing contracting expertise to existing and new contractual relationships; and providing subject matter expertise, guidance, and direction regarding Managed Care Contracts.  This includes coordination of commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medi-Cal Managed Care, Value-Based, Medicare Shared Savings, and other third party managed care contracts and Payor relation activities for Washington Hospital, Washington Township Medical Foundation, and DEVCO entities (surgery centers and other ancillary entities).  The Director will be responsible for overseeing administration, review, and financial analyses of managed care contracts for the healthcare system, performing financial reporting and financial modeling for senior management strategic managed care decision­ making, and overseeing all Payor relations and managed care denial follow-up and resolution activities for the health care system.  In addition to performing the essential functions listed below, may also be assigned other duties as required.
 
Statement of Accountability:

Reports to: Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer  

Qualifications 

  • Education:

Required:  Bachelor's degree (minimum ten 10 years’ experience can be substituted for formal education). 

Desirable:  Master's degree in health related field 

  • Experience: 

-    Minimum seven (7) years in a Managed Care Contracting capacity within a health plan or hospital; and at least the five (5) years of experience managing and mentoring Contract Manager or Payor Relations representatives.

-    Experience in an administratively responsible position with significant intra-department work. 

-    Demonstrated interpersonal skills. 

-    Demonstrated skill in working with a large variety of people of various organizations and levels. 

-    Knowledge of legal terminology, understanding of governmental and legislative regulations. 

-    Previous experience in the areas of managed care/finance/or patient accounting. 

-    Demonstrated ability to perform financial analysis, including managed care contracting financial modeling. 

-    Computer Skills:  Financial Modeling, Windows 2000, Excel, 2000, Work 2000, PowerPoint. 

  • Skills and Abilities: 
-         Must possess technical and professional skills and knowledge of finance, patient accounting functions and managed care.  Must possess strong interpersonal skills, be an effective public speaker and be comfortable in working with diverse groups of individuals.  Must be able to competently represent Washington Hospital at administrative functions.   Must be able to work independently and creatively.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

  • Responsible for negotiating Managed Care Contracts.  This includes routine contracting activities, maintaining strategic relationships, evaluating contracts, and acting as an internal resource in interpreting contracts.
  • Responsible for the initial reading and financial analysis of managed care contracts for content, administrative issues, and appropriate financial return. 
  • Evaluate financial performance of existing contractual relationships and monitor performance of new contractual relationships.  This includes production of financial impact reports on an ongoing basis by both Payor and medical group.
  • Working closely with Managed Care and Finance leadership to develop contract proposals based on WHHS’ defined strategies, goals and objectives.
  • Working closely with WHHS Strategy to participate in Employer Direct contracting, contracting for new WHHS services, and other strategic growth initiatives that require managed care contracting support.
  • Prepare historical and financial data to provide support for contract negotiations and contract renewals. 

5.   Ensuring appropriate dissemination of contract details to all applicable stakeholders. 

  • Always ensures the accuracy and completeness of all projects, information, and analysis. 
  • Support WHHS RCM and Compliance with price transparency efforts and initiatives. 
Demonstrates Skill

1. Direct and oversee Contract Manager to perform modeling, financial impacts, utilizing Financial Planning and Analysis data based on a project-by-project basis. 

2. Develop recommendations regarding rates and contract language for new and renewed contracts. 

3. Administer managed care contracts, as well as develop and monitor tracking and reporting mechanisms to ensure appropriate reimbursement and adherence to contract terms. 

4.   Work with all relevant Washington Hospital Healthcare System computer systems to garner needed information for financial modeling, tracking, analysis, customer relations, etc. 

5. Work with internal departments, particularly Utilization Management and Patient Financial Services, to proactively promote managed care and to ensure appropriate working relationship between Washington Hospital Healthcare Systems and Payor/medical groups. 

6. Stand in for Chief Revenue Officer when needed at intra-hospital and external hospital meetings. 

7.  Always complies with established department policies and guidelines in developing projects, information and analysis. 

8. Consistently challenges the appropriateness of assumptions and formulas used in the preparation of all projects, information and analysis.