{"id":1392861,"url":"https://alion.io/job/central-health-contract-manager-network-services","title":"Contract Manager - Network Services","company":{"id":1826968,"name":"Central Health","domain":"centralhealth.net","url":"https://alion.io/company/centralhealth-net","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Legal","role_family":"Legal","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Austin, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":92000,"max_usd":212000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1871},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T12:28:09Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T03:03:07Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":17,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":17},"description":"Overview\nThe Contract Manager, in collaboration with the Director of Operations - Network Services, will support the development, implementation, and management of assigned contracted service area agreements and programs. As a member of the Healthcare Delivery Operations team, the Contract Manager collaborates with Clinical Operations team members and other stakeholders to develop, manage, and implement contract terms to improve quality of care. The day-to-day activities for this position include the development and enforcement of contractual terms, analyzing spend and services received according to contractual terms, evaluating and providing feedback in the drafting of contracts, reviewing and validating invoices received from the contractor, communicating with contractors and stakeholders regarding the contractual operations of the services provided, and addressing patient concerns related to services provided by the contractor. The Contract Manager will analyze and report on the status, utilization, and issues related to each assigned contract. This position is Hybrid and is approved for work at both an approved off-site location and onsite at a Central Health location based on business needs.\nResponsibilities\nEssential Functions:\nWorks closely with the Director of Operations, the Clinical Operations team, the Legal team, and executive leadership, in the development and day-to-day management of the Central Health Healthcare Delivery service contracts.\nResponsible for understanding the workflows related to the contracts to ensure the contract contains all appropriate components.\nResponsible for monitoring monthly spend against contract and provide leadership with updates regarding areas of concerns.\nEnsures contracts are executed, renewed or terminated in a timely manner and according to contractual requirements.\nReviews submitted reports and associated invoices to ensure they meet contract requirements.\nAddresses concerns raised by patients by providing direction to the Patient Experience team and documenting resolution.\nDevelop effective communication methods and strategies to provide Central Health stakeholders with appropriate contractual and financial updates.\nAnalyzes data to determine cost of services received by patients and Central Health's spend for services to ensure annual cost is within contractual limit and to make budgetary recommendations.\nServes as the point of contact and subject matter expert for assigned contracts.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nSkills in developing contractual terms that reflect the appropriate services needed by Central Health, and moving the contract through appropriate processes toward execution.\nKnowledge of the principles and practices utilized in business or healthcare management and operations.\nAbility to work independently with a high level of initiative and an appropriate level of judgment, discretion and decision-making to achieve work goals.\nSkills in organizing work, prioritizing tasks, and managing time effectively with minimal supervision.\nAbility to effectively collaborate across departments and promote teamwork.\nSkills in performing complex operations in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.\nAbility to communicate orally and in writing with others in a clear and professional manner.\nSkills in collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to effectively provide contracted services.\nKnowledge of challenges experienced by individuals who earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level to receive healthcare services and the associated challenges in delivering the care.\nAbility to provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.\nAbility to think critically using math skills, logic, and/or analyis to review data and identify and resolve issues related to the cost and appropriateness of services provided according to the contract.\nAbility to work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment while also driving work toward clarity and solutions.\nSkills in scheduling, facilitating, and actively participating in meetings to coordinate work among internal and external stakeholders.\nQualifications\nMinimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent (higher degree accepted)\nPreferred Education: Bachelor's Degree (higher degree accepted) in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or related field\nMinimum Experience:\n3 years Experience developing, editing, implementing, and managing contract terms or other formal documents (e.g. grants, SOPs, policies).\n2 years Experience conducting data analysis using appropriate calculations and developing reports on findings. \n5 years With a high school diploma, must have 5 years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare industry","description_format":"text","description_chars":4808,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Hospitals & Health Systems"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T12:28:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.821,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/central-health-contract-manager-network-services","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/central-health-contract-manager-network-services.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T06:15:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3817,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1826968},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1826968"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcentral-health-contract-manager-network-services"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcentral-health-contract-manager-network-services"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcentral-health-contract-manager-network-services"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/central-health-contract-manager-network-services\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcentral-health-contract-manager-network-services"}]}