At Curana Health, we’re on a mission to radically improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults—and we’re looking for passionate people to help us do it. As a national leader in value-based care, we offer senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities a wide range of solutions (including on-site primary care services, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans) proven to enhance health outcomes, streamline operations, and create new financial opportunities. Founded in 2021, we’ve grown quickly—now serving 200,000+ seniors in 1,500+ communities across 32 states. Our team includes more than 1,000 clinicians alongside care coordinators, analysts, operators, and professionals from all backgrounds, all working together to deliver high-quality, proactive solutions for senior living operators and those they care for. If you’re looking to make a meaningful impact on the senior healthcare landscape, you’re in the right place—and we look forward to working with you. For more information about our company, visit CuranaHealth.com.

Summary

The Senior Provider Contracting Executive leads the organization’s physician, hospital, and health system contracting strategy. This role has enterprise responsibility for developing, negotiating, and executing provider agreements that support growth, market expansion, financial performance, and value-based care objectives. This executive manages the provider contracting team and serves as a senior partner to clinical, legal, finance, and operational leaders, ensuring contracting strategies are aligned with care delivery models, regulatory requirements, and long-term organizational goals. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Provide executive leadership for physician, hospital, and health system contracting across all markets. Lead, mentor, and develop the provider contracting team, setting clear expectations and accountability. Own contracting strategy across fee-for-service and value-based care arrangements. Lead complex provider and health system negotiations, serving as the primary escalation point. Partner with clinical, finance, legal, and operations leaders to align contracts with reimbursement models, quality goals, and care delivery strategy. Establish and monitor contracting performance metrics, including financial impact, network adequacy, and provider performance. Analyze market trends, cost drivers, and utilization data to inform contracting decisions and executive recommendations. Oversee the full contract lifecycle, including negotiation, execution, renewals, amendments, and compliance tracking. Ensure contracting processes, systems, and documentation align with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards. Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling related to provider contracts. Ensure audit readiness and adherence to federal, state, and payer requirements. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Eight (8)+ years of experience in provider contracting, network strategy, or managed care operations, including senior-level leadership responsibility. Deep expertise in physician, hospital, and health system contracting, including value-based arrangements. Proven success leading high-stakes negotiations and managing complex provider relationships. Strong executive presence with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Demonstrated ability to use financial, quality, and utilization data to drive strategic decisions. Experience building scalable contracting processes, governance models, and teams.