Manager, Contracting - Managed Care

Manager, Contracting – Managed Care (Hybrid—Santa Barbara, CA, In-House) (Engagement-to-Hire or Direct Hire)

Latitude is seeking a Manager, Contracting – Managed Care to join the in-house contracting team of a respected healthcare organization. This Hybrid role (combination of on-site and remote/WFH — Santa Barbara, CA) offers the opportunity to play a key role in managed care strategy, payer negotiations, and contract system oversight.

This position is available as either an engagement-to-hire contract role or permanent/direct hire placement for the ideal candidate. It is an excellent opportunity for a healthcare contracting professional who enjoys working cross-functionally with finance, revenue cycle, legal, and executive leadership to drive reimbursement strategy and operational compliance.

Basic Requirements / Key Responsibilities of the Manager, Contracting — Managed Care:

• 2 years (ideally 5 years) of experience managing, reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating healthcare managed care and/or service contracts
• Demonstrated experience supporting payer contracting strategy, reimbursement modeling, and payment analysis
• Strong understanding of value-based reimbursement structures, including bundled payment arrangements and capitated payment models
• Experience collaborating with finance, revenue cycle, legal, and executive leadership
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to navigate and maintain contract databases
• Experience administering a contract management system (MediTract or comparable platform preferred)
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree preferred)
• Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (preferred)
• Outstanding professional references
  
  

In This Role, The Manager

• Assists in the development and execution of value-based contract strategy, including bundled payment arrangements, capitated payment arrangements, and other alternative payment models.
• Interfaces with revenue cycle and patient financial services teams to resolve disputes between contracted reimbursement terms and actual payments.
• Supports requests for and negotiates payment from non-contracted third-party payers for inpatient and other healthcare services.
• Supports executive leadership, department directors, and managers with service contract and lease review, initiation, and renewal, ensuring compliance with organizational contracting policies and recommending cost savings and compliance improvements.
• Serves as administrator for the contract management system (e.g., MediTract or comparable platform) for managed care and service contracts, maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the contract database.
• Communicates across the organization regarding contract- and lease-related matters, including payer and vendor programs, policies, and procedures, and provides recommendations for contract policy updates.
  
  

Position Details Of The Manager, Contracting – Managed Care

Type of role: In-House Engagement-to-Hire or Direct Hire

Schedule: Full-Time

Location: Hybrid — Santa Barbara, CA (regular on-site presence required; remote/WFH flexibility available)

Compensation

Pay: The annualized pay for this position is expected to range from $120,000 to $170,000, depending on experience, qualifications, internal equity considerations, and market factors. For engagement candidates, pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and candidate preference (each candidate’s pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect competitiveness).

Benefits

For engagement candidates: Latitude contract professionals are usually W2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week. Benefits-eligible Latitude professionals receive complimentary Group Life, LTD, and AD&D. A qualified 401(k) plan is also available. Benefits-eligible professionals also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend (if applicable).

For direct hire candidates: Comprehensive benefits are provided by the client organization.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys, as well as experienced compliance and contracting professionals, for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, healthcare, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

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Outstanding legal and compliance professionals choose to work with Latitude for our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, exposure to great clients, and a refreshing blend of flexibility and autonomy. Latitude professionals step into peer-level roles and are trusted to hit the ground running.

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Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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