Director of Specialty Networks

Medica’s Director, Specialty Networks is accountable for effectively managing the relationship Medica has with all complementary networks including behavioral health, chiropractic, transplant, and dental vendor partners. This position is responsible for negotiating, developing and understanding the contractual relationship between Medica and these organizations. 

Our Director maximizes the financial and operating values of these contracts by helping to develop strategies and hold vendors accountable for performance to ensure a return on investment for Medica, and serves as a central point of contact, control, escalation, documentation, research, and resolution as issues, projects, and initiatives arise related to Administrative Services contracts.

Key Accountabilities Include:

• Execute vendor contracts for Administrative Services
• Lead oversight of Service Level Agreements
• Manage the delegation oversight process 
• Leadership and staff development
• Operational and Financial Oversight 

This leader will interface regularly with the business owners of the core functions being provided by complementary networks and on a routine basis with the Officers. In addition, our Director will ensure that Medica and its customers, members and providers are provided with high levels of service.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• 10 years of experience in health care, including:
• 3 years of experience in contract management, negotiation and vendor management
• 3 years of project management experience
• 3 years of behavioral health experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to lead through influence and create buy-in
• Demonstrated experience engaging with senior executives to develop and carry out strategy

Skills and Abilities:

• A working knowledge of contracts and interaction with legal staff
• Strong communication and presentation skills at all levels
• Demonstrated understanding of organizational dynamics and how to work within complex organizations to achieve personal, departmental and organizational goals
• Ability to drive key initiatives through all levels of the organization creating positive relationships, using effective communication and cross-team collaboration
• The ability to make decisions, manage multiple projects and set priorities with high degree of confidence
• Willingness to take calculated risks, promote team goals and demonstrate respectful attitudes to coworkers
• Ability to use good judgment and make decisions in a timely manner

The working location arrangement for this position is open to Office, Hub, or Remote. Office roles require employees to work from one of our designated offices (Omaha, NE, Madison, WI or Minnetonka, MN) 2 times per week. Hub-based roles require employees to occassionally come onsite for applicable heads-up work and remote employees will work fully remote 100% of the time.  To be eligible for consideration, candidates must have a primary home address located within any state where Medica is registered as an employer - AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI.

The full salary range for this position is $111,200 - $190,600. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.
The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica’s compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Salary : $111,200 - $190,600