Network Data Partnership Director

• Develop enterprise provider relationship strategies and recommend approaches to senior and executive leadership that strengthen provider satisfaction, performance, retention, and alignment with network objectives.
• Design new provider engagement frameworks, relationship models, escalation approaches, and communication strategies for complex network challenges where established practices do not adequately address provider or organizational needs.
• Serve as an enterprise subject-matter expert on provider relationship management, advising leaders on high-impact provider concerns, strategic relationship risks, and opportunities to strengthen provider partnerships.
• Lead major cross-functional provider relationship initiatives from problem definition through implementation, independently establishing the approach and aligning Contracting, Clinical, Finance, Credentialing, Operations, and Network Strategy stakeholders.
• Synthesize provider satisfaction findings, performance measures, operational trends, market intelligence, and provider feedback to identify emerging network risks and recommend strategic actions.
• Establish approaches for managing strategically significant or sensitive provider relationships and complex escalations that require coordination across multiple functions and consideration of broader network implications.
• Evaluate emerging provider engagement practices, network trends, and changes in healthcare delivery and translate relevant findings into recommendations for provider relationship strategy and organizational practices.

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant healthcare experience, including significant experience in provider relations, healthcare delivery, population health, practice transformation, clinical operations, accountable care, or value-based care.
• Deep understanding of primary care delivery, population health, quality improvement, healthcare economics, and value-based payment models.
• Strong ability to interpret complex healthcare performance data and translate findings into strategic, clinical, operational, and financial recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong executive presence, communication, facilitation, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience managing relationships with physician practices, medical groups, health systems, accountable care organizations, or similar provider entities preferred.
• Experience supporting or facilitating provider contracting, performance management, or financial reconciliation discussions preferred.

Periodic travel within Connecticut may be required for provider meetings, onboarding, training, performance reviews, settlement discussions, and other program activities. The role will otherwise primarily operate virtually.