What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Contract Administrator position at Guardian Pharmacy?
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.
With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.
Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.
Who We Are And What We’re About
Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.
We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.
Network Contract Administrator
Position Overview
The Network Contract Administrator serves as a key contributor to Atlanta Support Services and Guardian pharmacies nationwide, supporting licensing, credentialing, and managed care network initiatives. This role plays a critical operational and compliance-focused part in pharmacy acquisitions, start-ups, ownership changes, relocations, and expansions.
Leveraging strong system knowledge and subject matter expertise, this position ensures contracts, licenses, and network relationships are accurately maintained, compliant, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Essential Responsibilities
Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”
Compensation & Financial
Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.
Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.
Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.
At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.
Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.
With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
Our unique business model combines the personal touch of locally operated pharmacies with the robust support of our Atlanta-based corporate team, ensuring best-in-class pharmacy care for our customers.
Why Guardian Pharmacy? We’re reimagining medication management and transforming care.
Who We Are And What We’re About
Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.
We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.
Network Contract Administrator
Position Overview
The Network Contract Administrator serves as a key contributor to Atlanta Support Services and Guardian pharmacies nationwide, supporting licensing, credentialing, and managed care network initiatives. This role plays a critical operational and compliance-focused part in pharmacy acquisitions, start-ups, ownership changes, relocations, and expansions.
Leveraging strong system knowledge and subject matter expertise, this position ensures contracts, licenses, and network relationships are accurately maintained, compliant, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead and support licensing and credentialing efforts for new and existing pharmacies, including relocations, expansions, rebranding, and change of ownership.
- Load, update, and maintain managed care contracts within Guardian systems to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Assist in the administration of contracts representing $1B in annual revenue.
- Collaborate with Network team members to support commercial contract updates to Guardian chain codes and assist with contracting pharmacies on one-off plans.
- Support Medicare Part B portal management, credit applications, and vendor relationships.
- Identify potential compliance or operational risks and communicate findings to leadership with recommended improvements.
- Assist with enterprise network initiatives, including BIN/PCN mapping and formal organization of contracts and licenses.
- Partner with pharmacies to prepare for Medicare inspections, 855S DMEPOS accreditation and exemptions, and ACHC accreditation, providing follow-up support as needed.
- Support internal Guardian Network communications.
- Improve third-party accounts receivable processes by ensuring electronic payment and remittance enrollment across payors.
- Monitor PBM provider portals and manage related communications.
- Participate in meetings and committees as a subject matter contributor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree required (Business or related field preferred)
- 7 years of related experience; advanced degree may substitute for experience
- Strong project coordination and process management skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook)
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Quality-minded with a proactive approach to identifying discrepancies
- Ability to solve problems with minimal direction
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Strategic thinker with strong planning and organizational skills
- High integrity and strong work ethic
- Relationship-focused with ability to partner effectively with pharmacy leadership
- Strong problem-solving capability at both functional and operational levels
- Team-oriented and collaborative
Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”
Compensation & Financial
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Generous vacation benefits based on years of service
Our clients require pharmacy services that aren’t “cookie cutter.” That’s why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients’ needs.
Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.
Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment.
At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.