Senior Manager, Value-Based Contract Modeling
Somerville, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Senior Manager of Value-Based Contract Modeling serves as the domain owner for financial modeling infrastructure supporting value-based healthcare contracts within Population Health Finance.This role is responsible for the development maintenance and evolution of standardized financial models across all lines of business including Medicare (Traditional and Medicare Advantage) Medicaid and Commercial risk arrangements.
The role supports a broad and growing portfolio of value-based payment models including MSSP ACO REACH Medicare Advantage risk contracts Medicaid programs and Commercial value-based arrangements.
The position operates under the strategic direction of the Director of Value-Based Performance who defines modeling priorities assumptions and overall financial strategy. This role is accountable for translating that strategy into scalable well-governed modeling infrastructure and ongoing financial projections.
The role supports financial planning benchmarking and settlement analysis across multiple contract types and requires deep expertise in healthcare reimbursement mechanics benchmark and trend modeling and scenario-based financial forecasting.
This role partners closely with finance actuarial analytics and clinical leadership to translate cost utilization risk and quality performance analytics into forward-looking financial projections used for strategic decision making.
Essential Functions:
Contract Modeling & Financial Forecasting
Develop maintain and enhance standardized financial models supporting value-based healthcare contracts across Medicare (Traditional and Medicare Advantage) Medicaid and Commercial lines of business.
Operationalize modeling assumptions and methodologies defined by Finance leadership into scalable financial models across multiple contract types.
Model benchmark methodologies trend assumptions risk normalization and shared savings mechanics across diverse payer structures.
Build scenario-based financial projections to assess upside and downside exposure under varying cost risk score and quality performance assumptions across lines of business.
Support financial planning and forecasting processes for value-based contracts across the enterprise portfolio.
Settlement & Performance Analytics
Analyze contract settlement results and perform variance analysis relative to projected financial performance.
Evaluate benchmark gaps and financial performance relative to contract targets.
Translate cost utilization risk and quality performance analytics into financial projections and modeling inputs.
Contract Strategy Support
Partner with actuarial finance analytics and clinical leadership to evaluate the financial implications of value-based payment models and contract design.
Support strategic planning and contract negotiations through financial modeling and sensitivity analyses.
Modeling Infrastructure & Governance
Establish standardized modeling methodologies across contracts and lines of business.
Maintain documentation of model assumptions methodologies and version control to ensure financial governance and transparency.
Partner with analytics and data engineering teams to ensure financial models are supported by scalable analytic datasets.
Executive Decision Support
Prepare financial scenario analyses and projections used to inform executive decision making.
Provide insights on financial exposure savings drivers and performance risks across value-based contracts.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelors Degree in Finance Economics Healthcare Administration Data Analytics or related field required.
Masters Degree in a related field preferred. - Equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Experience:
- 8 10 years of experience in healthcare financial modeling actuarial analytics medical economics or value-based payment analytics.
- Experience supporting Medicare (Traditional and Medicare Advantage) Medicaid and/or Commercial risk-based payment models strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience developing complex financial models and scenario-based projections for healthcare contracts.
- 5 7 years of previous supervisory or leadership experience required.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Healthcare Domain Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of healthcare reimbursement methodologies and payment models across Medicare (Traditional and Medicare Advantage) Medicaid and Commercial risk contracts.
- Understanding of value-based payment models including shared savings downside risk capitation benchmark methodologies and risk corridors across payer types.
- Experience supporting or analyzing value-based program structures across Medicare ACO models Medicare Advantage Medicaid programs and Commercial value-based arrangements.
- Understanding of risk adjustment methodologies including CMS-HCC and other payer-specific risk models.
Analytical & Technical Skills
- Advanced financial modeling capabilities in Excel including development of scenario-based forecasting models and sensitivity analyses.
- Experience building and maintaining complex financial models that incorporate healthcare contract mechanics (e.g. benchmark methodologies trend risk adjustment shared savings structures).
- Proficiency in SQL required;
- Experience working with large healthcare datasets including claims enrollment and risk score data.
- Ability to translate analytic outputs (cost utilization risk quality) into structured financial modeling inputs.
- Experience with data visualization platforms such as Tableau or Power BI to support model outputs and executive reporting preferred but not required.
Strategic & Communication Skills
- Ability to translate complex financial and analytic concepts into actionable insights.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$117707.20 - $171204.80/AnnualGrade
8EEO Statement:
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.