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DEPUTY, MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, HS (UC) - CHIEF, PAYER STRATEGY AND CONTRACTING, HSA
County of Los Angeles
HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT
Location
Los Angeles, California, 90010
Salary
$176,297.52 - $274,178.64
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Open until filled
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team to negotiate and manage large healthcare contracts with insurance providers, ensuring the county's health department gets the best payment deals while following all rules.
It also includes watching for changes in government health policies and advising top leaders on how to respond to keep operations smooth and compliant.
A good fit would be someone with strong experience in healthcare finance, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance, who enjoys strategic planning and team leadership in a fast-paced public health setting.
Key Requirements
- Extensive experience in healthcare contract negotiation and management with managed care plans and payers
- Strong knowledge of state and federal healthcare regulations, including Medi-Cal, DHCS, and DMHC requirements
- Proven leadership skills to direct multidisciplinary teams and provide executive oversight
- Ability to assess policy changes and evaluate their fiscal and operational impacts
- Expertise in ensuring payer compliance, audit readiness, and optimal reimbursement strategies
- Experience in performance reporting, audit coordination, and strategic advising to executive leadership
Full Job Description
The County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services is seeking to fill the position of DEPUTY, MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, HS (UC) - CHIEF, PAYER STRATEGY AND CONTRACTING, HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
This position is unclassified (at-will) and reports to the Department of Health Services (DHS), Chief, Deputy Director Clinical Affairs and Population Health.
The incumbent will direct a multidisciplinary team responsible for contract development, payer compliance, operational alignment and audit readiness.
This role leads the negotiation and management of complex, multi-million-dollar healthcare contracts with managed care plans and third-party payers,
ensuring DHS secures optimal reimbursement and meets all regulatory requirements.
Provides executive oversight and direction for a wide range of critical administrative and regulatory functions essential to DHS's payer contract execution and compliance.
The incumbent directs continuous assessment of State and Federal policy and regulatory changes — including Medi-Cal, DHCS, and DMHC requirements — evaluates their fiscal and operational implications for DHS, advises Executive Leadership on necessary strategic actions, and oversees enterprise-wide performance, reporting, and audit coordination of all payer contracts.
Interested individuals must apply as directed in the brochure.
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