Datavant is a data platform company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. Datavant has a network of networks consisting of thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, remote-friendly team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team, and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs.

The Vendor Operations Contract Manager oversees the entire vendor contracting process from start to finish. This includes creating contracts, collaborating with stakeholders, and serving as the primary liaison between the organization and vendors throughout the contracting process.

You Will:  

• Develop, draft, and manage contracts in alignment with organizational standards and goals
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure the contract terms meet organizational and departmental needs
• Serve as the primary liaison between the organization, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders (ie: legal and finance) throughout the contracting process, ensuring all required signatures and approvals are obtained for finalizing contracts
• Partner with the procurement team to align contracts, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance
• Coordinate the setup and onboarding of new vendors
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline the contract lifecycle process
• Drive vendor adoption of API integration and going digital, ensuring seamless communication and operational efficiency
• Facilitate rate negotiations as needed with vendors to secure cost-effective terms while ensuring alignment with organizational needs and policies.

What you will bring to the table:  

• A Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study from an accredited university is required; however, relevant experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Typically, a minimum of 5 years related professional experience
• Experience working in the healthcare insurance / risk adjustment industry or healthcare/health IT industry and knowledge of healthcare industry standards and regulations
• Strong decisive insight, organization, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and adapt to a fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Sound judgment in decision making ability
• Flexibility with working hours, which may include hours outside of normal scheduled work hours and travel up to 15%
• Change champion who identifies innovative solutions and drives results
• Results and quality-oriented with the ability to effectively gather, interpret and evaluate information. 
• Strong analytical skills needed to prepare and analyze data to drive KPIs

Bonus Points if you have: 

• Experience with Provider record retrieval processes

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks and industry best practices. 

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is $100,000 - $117,000.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will be anonymous and used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not.) Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.