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# Director, Payer Network Optimization - Remote

- **Company:** LHC Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Eden Prairie, MN, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $112,700.0 - $193,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Complex Networks, Data Sharing, Network Planning and Design, Functional Dependencies, Network Optimization
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usa05bb7d06f3133f4d3422d55b8e9638c/eaa

## About the Role

* 10+ years of professional experience in healthcare product management, healthcare technology, healthcare analytics, network strategy, medical economics, actuarial, or related fields with demonstrated ownership of complex product strategy, delivery, and cross-functional leadership
 * Payer network optimization domain: 5+ years of hands-on experience with payer network strategy, payer performance, network adequacy/access, referrals, steerage, site of service, cost-of-care improvement, value-based network design, accountable care or alternative payment model alignment
 * 5+ years of experience productizing analytics, benchmarks, models, simulations, or AI-enabled insights into actionable decision-support workflows-not just dashboards or reporting
 * Payer network economics fluency: 5+ years applying total cost of care, utilization, unit cost, , actuarial methods, attribution, benchmarks, incentives, or shared-savings logic to product decisions
 * 5+ years of experience translating complex network, economics, analytics, and technology concepts into clear business and client-facing decisions to executive leadership, * Product ownership: 8+ years owning technical product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, delivery, launch, adoption, and commercialization at a platform or module level
 * Advanced network strategy experience: 8+ years of experience with network optimization, provider performance, value-based care, referral management, leakage reduction, steerage, site of service, accountable care, alternative payment models, value-based network design, or risk-bearing provider workflows
 * Platform environment: 5+ years leading products in platform, portfolio, or multi-product environments with shared data, analytics, AI, workflow, and cross-functional dependencies
 * Commercial and client-facing orientation: 5+ years connecting product strategy to customer actions, measurable business value, client adoption, market differentiation, and willingness to pay
 * Familiarity in AI Development Lifecycle

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

## Description

* Own the Network Optimization product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, delivery, commercialization, and outcome goals within Value Connect
 * Prioritize high-value use cases across network strategy and value-based network design, access, adequacy, provider performance, referrals, leakage, steerage, site of service, accountable care organization fit, alternative payment model fit, shared savings, and cost-of-care improvement
 * Translate network strategy, healthcare economics, benchmarks, simulations, and analytics into trusted decision-support workflows-not static dashboards or retrospective reporting
 * Partner with engineering, UX, data science, architecture, actuarial, medical economics, network strategy, advisory, clinical, compliance, and go-to-market teams to deliver scalable capabilities
 * Ensure product logic, AI-enabled insights, and recommendations are explainable, evidence-backed, user-centered, and aligned to client value and measurable ROI
 * Communicate roadmap decisions, tradeoffs, dependencies, risks, value story, and performance outcomes clearly to senior stakeholders, clients, and commercial partners

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.


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