Provider Contracting Specialist, Senior, Model Contracts

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Long Beach, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Contract Management, Contract Review, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Document Management, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Providers, Internal Audit, Leadership, Legal, Legal Support Skills, Maintain Compliance, Managed Care, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Product Management, Provider Contracting, Public Health, Public Policy, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Analysis, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Team Lead/Manager, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Long Beach, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Your Role

The Model Contracts team manages and maintains Blue Shield of California's standardized provider agreement templates across multiple lines of business and risk arrangements. The Provider Contracting Specialist, Senior (Model Contracts) will report to the leader of the Model Contracts team. In this role, the individual will support the accuracy, consistency, and regulatory compliance of provider contract templates, enabling compliant and efficient provider contracting operations across the organization.

Our leadership model is about developing great contributors at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for professionals who are energized by analytical thinking, collaboration, attention to detail, and sustaining high-quality work through continuous improvement.

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Policy, Public Health, or a related field, or equivalent experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in healthcare contracting, contract administration, regulatory support, or a related role involving standardized agreement maintenance

  • Knowledge of healthcare provider contracting concepts and managed care products

  • Experience coordinating reviews with legal, regulatory, and business stakeholders

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail

  • Strong organizational, prioritization, and documentation skills

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with contract management systems preferred

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Maintain and update standardized provider contract templates used across Blue Shield of California

  • Support contract templates covering multiple risk arrangements and product types, including shared, dual, and full risk; facility and medical group agreements; IPPA; and HMO and PPO products

  • Coordinate cross-functional reviews of contract template updates with Legal, Mandate teams, and internal subject matter experts

  • Incorporate legal, regulatory, and mandate-driven changes into approved template language

  • Prepare and manage governmental filings for new or updated provider contract templates and track approval status

  • Maintain accurate version control, documentation, and approval records for all model contract templates

  • Serve as a resource to Provider Contracting and related teams regarding approved template language and appropriate usage

  • Identify potential compliance risks or inconsistencies and escalate through established governance channels

  • Support internal audit, compliance, and regulatory review requests related to provider contract templates

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Maintain and update standardized provider contract templates used across Blue Shield of California

  • Support contract templates covering multiple risk arrangements and product types, including shared, dual, and full risk; facility and medical group agreements; IPPA; and HMO and PPO products

  • Coordinate cross-functional reviews of contract template updates with Legal, Mandate teams, and internal subject matter experts

  • Incorporate legal, regulatory, and mandate-driven changes into approved template language

  • Prepare and manage governmental filings for new or updated provider contract templates and track approval status

  • Maintain accurate version control, documentation, and approval records for all model contract templates

  • Serve as a resource to Provider Contracting and related teams regarding approved template language and appropriate usage

  • Identify potential compliance risks or inconsistencies and escalate through established governance channels

  • Support internal audit, compliance, and regulatory review requests related to provider contract templates

About the Company

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.
COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Insurance
WEBSITE
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers