Vice President, Payer Relations Job Indianapolis, IN

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The Vice President of Payer Relations is the senior executive accountable for payer strategy, contracting, and payerdriven risk across Hopebridges Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy (OT), and related pediatric behavioral health services. This role operates across complex Medicaid and commercial payer environments where reimbursement, utilization management, network decisions, and providerstructure changes directly impact access to care, staffing models, and financial sustainability.

The role owns payerfacing strategy and external leadershipnot transactional executionand works through disciplined partnership with Revenue Cycle, Clinical Operations, Intake/Access, Compliance, and Finance to ensure payer decisions are operationally executable.

Scope of Accountability

• Serve as Hopebridges senior executive interface with Medicaid and commercial payers across all service lines and states.
• Own payer contracting strategy, reimbursement sustainability, and network positioning for ABA, Speech, OT, and behavioral health services.
• Lead payer strategy related to organizational and providerstructure complexity, including:
  • Planned reduction of individual NPIs
  • Establishment and management of additional TINs
  • Alignment of payer contracts, network participation, and reimbursement to evolving entity and identifier structures
• Lead payer discussions, contract amendments, and risk mitigation associated with NPI/TIN transitions to ensure continuity of care and revenue integrity.

Operating Model & CrossFunctional Partnership

• Credentialing, enrollment, and claims execution sit within Revenue Cycle.
• This role owns payer strategy, sequencing, and payerfacing risk management, working in close partnership with Revenue Cycle leadership (including Credentialing) to align:
  • Payer requirements and expectations
  • Credentialing timelines and enrollment readiness
  • Golive sequencing and transition planning
• Anticipate and mitigate payer risks associated with structural changesincluding credentialing delays, authorization mismatches, network gaps, or reimbursement disruptionthrough proactive planning and coordination.
• Act as the executive owner of payer readiness during structural or market transitions, ensuring payer systems, internal platforms, and centerlevel operations are aligned before changes are implemented.

Executive Leadership Role

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team on payer risk, market and statelevel viability, and decisions affecting center footprint and staffing.
• Ensure payer strategy supports stable operations, regulatory compliance, and sustainable growthnot growth at all costs.
• Drive disciplined payer governance through scorecards, payer business reviews, and escalation of systemic payer risks.

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Type: Full Time (Salaried)
Job ID: 170745