Director Network Development- Mid Atlantic Region; Virginia, Pennsylvania or North Carolina sta

Curative is building the future of health insurance with a first-of-its-kind employer-based plan designed to remove financial barriers and make care truly accessible: one monthly premium with $0 copays and $0 deductibles*. Backed by our recent $150M in Series B funding and valuation at $1.275B, Curative is scaling rapidly and investing in AI-powered service, deeper member engagement, and a smart network designed for today’s workforce.

Our north star guides everything we do: healthcare only works when people can actually use it. That belief drives every decision we make: from how we design our plan, support our members, to how we collaborate as a team.

If you want to do meaningful work with a team that moves fast, experiments boldly, and cares deeply, Curative is the place to do it. We’re growing fast and looking for teammates who want to help transform health insurance for the better.

The Director Network Development oversees the development and management of insurance networks, focusing on improving affordability and quality outcomes while managing provider relationships and negotiation strategies. This role is crucial for building and maintaining a strong network of healthcare providers, ensuring access to care for members, and optimizing network performance. This is a fully remote position. Looking for candidates for the following specific states in the Mid Atlantic region:
Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

• Manages contract negotiations with Major Health System and large physician groups and ancillary providers; conducting several negotiations simultaneously to meet growth demands
• Deep understanding and experience with all clinical specialties to ensure contract terms and conditions address the coding structures which are most impacted by negotiations
• Proactively builds relationships that nurture provider partnerships to support the local market strategy
• Initiates, nurtures, and maintains effective channels of communication with matrix partners including but not limited to, Claims, Medical Management, Credentialing, Legal, Medical Economics, Compliance, Sales and Marketing
• Responsible for meeting unit cost targets, while preserving an adequate network, to achieve and maintain competitive position
• Identify and manages initiatives that improve total medical cost and quality; including renegotiation of existing agreements
• Prepares, analyzes, reviews, and projects financial impact of high spend or increasingly complex provider contracts and alternate contract terms
• Collaborates cross-functionally to manage provider compensation and pricing development activities, submission of contractual information, and the review analysis of reports as part of negotiation and reimbursement modeling activities.
• Assists in resolving elevated provider service complaints; researching and negotiating with internal/external partners/customers to resolve complex and/or escalated issues.
• Manages key provider relationships and is accountable for critical interface with providers and business staff
• Coach and support newer team members on strategies and approaches to successful negotiations
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of providers in an assigned geographic area through understanding the interrelationships as well as the competitive landscape
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs to ensure all network filings are timely and accurate; including participation with Compliance to ensure adherence to established guidelines supporting Mental Health Parity
• This position assumes and performs other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Superior problem solving, decision-making, negotiating skills, contract language and financial acumen
• Experience with complex Hospital / Health Systems, Large Physician Groups and Ancillary provider contracting and negotiations
• Experience in developing and managing key provider relationships including senior executives
• Demonstrated experience in seeking out, building and nurturing strong external relationships with provider partners
• Intimate understanding and experience with larger, more complex integrated delivery systems managed care, and provider business models
• Team player with proven ability to develop strong working relationships within a fast- paced organization
• The ability to influence both sales and provider audiences through strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience with formal presentations
• Customer centric and interpersonal skills are required

• Bachelor's degree (B.
  
  A.) from four-year college or university;
• 7+ years of work experience beyond degree within provider contracting and/or health insurance.
• Must have…