FFS Payor Partnership Sr Manager

Posting Date

06/05/2026

601 Hawaii StEl SegundoCalifornia90245-4814United States of America

The Senior Manager of Payor Partnerships for our Fee for Service (FFS) portfolio plays a critical role in DaVitas strategy to remain the provider and partner of choice for kidney care. This teammate manages complex health plan relationships leads high-visibility negotiations and drives value across our traditional FFS portfolio.

With a deep understanding of managed care and negotiation the Senior Manager leads a team of analysts and managers developing creative financial solutions to overcome barriers around contract language rate transparency and economics. This role acts as a primary liaison between Payor Partnerships and other cross-functional stakeholdersincluding operations finance strategy and legalensuring successful execution and implementation of business-critical contracts while fostering a collaborative high-performance team culture.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Complex Deal Execution & Negotiation: Lead complex payer negotiations including new contract negotiations rate renewals and termination/expiration events. Develop creative solutions around proposal development economics and contract language.

FFS Portfolio Strategy & Management: Manage a multi-million-dollar portfolio of health plan relationships. Establish go-forward strategies for rate transparency yield growth and defense accounts. Organize joint operating committees and executive meetings to communicate DaVitas value proposition.

Team Leadership & Development: Manage coach and develop a team of direct reports (Managers and/or Analysts). Foster a culture of high performance accountability and continuous improvement. Ensure appropriate delegation project planning and capacity forecasting.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Project Management: Act as a thought partner and primary liaison for operational leaders finance strategy legal and other stakeholders. Lead cross-functional alignment on FFS strategy financial targets and barrier resolution (e.g. credentialing system implementations collections).

• Education: Bachelors degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.

• Experience: 58 years minimum work experience in complex deal execution healthcare strategy and relationship management.

• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the healthcare landscape particularly managed care payor dynamics and provider contracting strongly preferred.

• Leadership: Demonstrated success in coaching mentoring and developing a team.

• Skills:

  • Advanced proficiency in critical thinking financial analytics and complex problem-solving.

  • Exceptional executive presence and high-impact oral and written communication skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple ambiguous projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Travel: Available for some travel (up to 20%).

What Well Provide:

More than just pay our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits:Medical dental vision 401(k) match paid time off PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family:Family resources EAP counseling sessions accessHeadspace backup child and elder care maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs:DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVitas online training platform StarLearning.

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This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $119000.00-$172000.00 per year.

If a candidate is hired they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.

New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66300.00/year Nassau Suffolk and Westchester counties: $66300.00/year Remainder of New York state: $62353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour Nassau Suffolk and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour

Washington Exempt: $80168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour Burien: $21.63/hour Everette: $20.77/hour Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour Renton: $21.57/hour Seattle: $21.30/hour Tukwila: $21.65/hour Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour

Required Experience:

Manager