Director, Clinical Contracting SOM
Tulane University

Job Info

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Director, Clinical Contracting SOMSr Vice President/Dean - Medicine

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

Under the direction of the CEO of Tulane University Medical Group the Director for Clinical Contracting provides effective leadership across the entire clinical contracting lifecycle. This position also has a dotted line oversight under the Chief Business Officer in the Dean's Office of the School of Medicine (SOM). The Director is a healthcare financial management and contracting professional responsible for ensuring the integrity of the SOM/TUMG contracting process, from initial request to final execution and ongoing oversight. The Director works closely with the TUMG CEO, CBO, Finance Department SOM, TUMG General Counsel, and Contracts Advisory Committee to optimize the contracting function. They also partner with SOM department leadership in the development of plans for new clinical initiatives that require contractual support from affiliated hospitals or community partners. The Director develops and maintains relationships with affiliated hospital counterparts to support ongoing contract development and oversees the business analytics and reporting necessary to support clinical contracting.
The Director has significant business development experience, strong people skills, proficiency with both Excel and Business Intelligence reporting, and both financial and contract analytics. They are comfortable presenting to groups of varying sizes and seniority levels.

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree in business or related field* Five plus (5+) years' experience in the areas of clinical administration and/or clinical contract management. 

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's level education or higher with Finance or Healthcare Background* At least three years' experience with healthcare contract negotiation* Experience in the patient care and or physician practice/hospital environment* Experience in academic medicine settings

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