Vice President, Contracting

Health Care Partners, IPA and Health Care Partners, MSO together comprise our health care delivery system providing enhanced quality care to our members, providers and health plan partners. Active since 1996, Health Care Partners (HCP) is the largest physician-owned and led IPA in the Northeast, serving the five boroughs and Long Island. Our network includes over 6,000 primary care physicians and specialists delivering services to our 125,000 members enrolled in Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid products.

Our MSO employs 165+ skilled professionals dedicated to ensuring members have access to the highest quality of care while efficiently utilizing healthcare resources.

HCP’s vision is to be recognized by members, providers and payers as the organization that delivers unsurpassed excellence in healthcare to the people of New York and their communities. We pride ourselves on selecting the most qualified candidates who reflect HCP’s mission of serving our members by facilitating the delivery of quality care. Interested in joining our successful Garden City Team?

We are currently seeking a Vice President, Contracting.

The Vice President, Contracting & Network Development is a key senior leader responsible for driving the strategic growth, expansion, and optimization of Health Care Partners' (HCP) provider network and payer partnerships. Reporting to executive leadership, this role oversees provider contracting, credentialing, network development, and strategic business partnerships while ensuring alignment with HCP's mission, financial objectives, and value-based care strategy.

The Vice President will develop and execute innovative network growth initiatives that expand market presence, strengthen provider and health plan relationships, improve network performance, and drive sustainable membership growth. This leader will work collaboratively across the organization to identify new business opportunities, optimize provider engagement, ensure regulatory compliance, and position HCP as the preferred Independent Practice Association (IPA) and strategic partner in the New York healthcare market.

• Develop and execute HCP's provider contracting and network development strategy in support of organizational growth objectives.
• Lead all provider contracting activities, including negotiation, implementation, renewal, and maintenance of provider agreements.
• Provide executive oversight of provider credentialing operations to ensure timely onboarding and regulatory compliance.
• Direct provider recruitment efforts to expand network access, geographic coverage, and specialty representation.
• Establish measurable network development goals and implement strategies to achieve targeted growth.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with providers, physician groups, health systems, IPAs, and health plan partners.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to identify strategic partnership opportunities and new lines of business.
• Ensure the provider network remains adequate, competitive, cost-effective, and compliant with all federal, state, payer, and accreditation requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Provider Relations, Clinical Services, Finance, Compliance, Credentialing, and Marketing to support successful implementation of network initiatives.
• Oversee provider onboarding and integration processes to ensure a positive provider experience and operational readiness.
• Develop provider engagement strategies that improve satisfaction, retention, and participation in value-based care programs.
• Create executive presentations, business cases, and market analyses that communicate HCP's value proposition to providers and strategic partners.
• Monitor…