Senior Project Manager – Payor Contracting Analytics

Overview

US Anesthesia Partners is the highest-quality single-specialty anesthesia practice in the United States, with over 6,000 employees distributed across 12 states. Our clinical and non-clinical staff support each other as they work toward a common vision: Empowering people to advance exceptional care. This dual-role position requires an expert who can bridge strategic payor contract management with advanced data analytics capabilities. The ideal candidate will architect data-driven solutions to optimize payor contracts while leading cross-functional initiatives to operationalize strategic visions across USAP's current and future states.

At this time, US Anesthesia Partners does not hire candidates residing in New York, California, Hawaii, or Alaska.

Job Highlights

Core Responsibilities:

Strategic Payor Contract Leadership

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide strategies for payor contract optimization, including rate modeling, reimbursement analysis, and risk assessment
• Serve as a consultative resource for payor negotiations, providing analysis and expertise
• Maintain ownership of all payor contract data assets and performance metrics across the contract lifecycle

Technical Execution & Architecture

• Design and implement scalable data models to support contract analytics (SQL, Python/R)
• Build self-service Power BI dashboards for contract performance monitoring
• Partner with EDW teams to operationalize data pipelines supporting:
  • Contract modeling
  • Payment accuracy audits
  • Trend analysis

Program Management

• Lead all data initiatives for payor contracting org including:
  • Requirements gathering
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Implementation roadmaps
• Manage portfolio of analytics projects from concept to delivery

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

(The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation)

• Develop and execute data-driven payor contract optimization strategies
• Design SQL-based data models and Power BI dashboards
• Lead cross-functional analytics projects from requirements gathering through EDW operationalization
• Conduct payment integrity audits and generate executive reports

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES (KSAs):

• 7+ years in healthcare payor contracting with 3+ years in analytics leadership
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s preferred
• 3+ years in SQL
• Advanced Power BI/Tableau development 5+ years
• Working knowledge of EDW platforms (Azure/Fabric/Microsoft)
• Deep expertise of payer claims systems 10+ years

*The physical demands described here are representative of those that may need to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional Standing
• Occasional Walking
• Frequent Sitting
• Frequent hand, finger movement
• Use office equipment (in office or remote)
• Communicate verbally and in writing