Building Name: UVMMC - 40 IDX DriveLocation Address: 40 IDX Drive, South Burlington VermontRegularDepartment: UVMHN – High Value CareFull TimeStandard Hours: 40Biweekly Scheduled Hours:Shift: DayPrimary Shift: -Weekend Needs: NoneRecruiter: Cathleen Sullivan
The Vice President, Payer Strategy, Contracting & Value-Based Care provides executive leadership for the University of Vermont Health Network's integrated payer strategy function. This role is responsible for the development, negotiation, implementation, and performance management of all payer relationships, including commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, governmental, employer-based, and value-based care arrangements.
The Vice President serves as the organization's senior leader for payer strategy and market positioning, aligning traditional managed care contracting with population health, value-based care transformation, and financial sustainability goals. This executive leads enterprise efforts to optimize reimbursement, advance alternative payment models, strengthen payer partnerships, and accelerate the transition from fee-for-service to risk-based reimbursement models including strategies such as Direct to Employer, TPA, and organizational alignments and structures to support innovations.
The Vice President oversees contracting for hospitals, employed and affiliated physicians, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, post-acute providers, and other network entities. The position serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on payer market dynamics, reimbursement strategy, healthcare policy developments, and value-based payment innovation. The role is responsible for balancing short-term revenue optimization with long-term strategic transformation toward accountable, high-value care delivery models.
Reports To: Senior Vice President, High Value Care
Key Internal Relationships: System Chief Financial Officer / Partner Presidents and CFOs / Chief Medical Officers / Population Health Service Organization Leadership / Revenue Cycle Leadership / Finance Leadership / Legal and Compliance / Data Analytics and Information Technology Leadership / Clinical and Operational Leadership
Roles reporting to this position:
• Strategic Payer Contracting & Regulatory Counsel
• Manager, Contracting & Network Management
• Manager, Contracting & Network Management
• Manager, Value-Based Care Program Operations
• Manager, Provider Relations & Contract Performance
• Payer Policy & Strategy Analyst
EDUCATION
Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Economics, Public Health, or related field.
Preferred
• Master's Degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, or equivalent).
• Juris Doctor (JD) strongly preferred.
EXPERIENCE
Required
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in payer contracting, managed care, healthcare finance, value-based care, or payer-provider strategy.
• Demonstrated success leading complex payer negotiations within a large health system, integrated delivery network, ACO, CIN, or payer organization.
• Experience overseeing both fee-for-service and value-based payment arrangements.
• Strong experience evaluating financial risk and reimbursement methodologies.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York. We're not just caregivers and staff - we're your friends and neighbors, offering expertise, kind words and compassionate care when and where you need them. We are dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible.
The University of Vermont Medical Center, along with the Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine The University of Vermont and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is one of 138 academic medical centers in the country. Through The University of Vermont Health Network and collaborative relationships throughout Vermont and northern New York, we are able to provide the highest quality care, informed by academic research, to patients throughout our region.
The UVM Medical Center, along with its three founding organizations, The University of Vermont College of Medicine and College of Nursing and Health Sciences, share a rich history dating back to the 1800s.
The UVM Medical Center is committed to the development of an Integrated Delivery System which provides high value health care to the communities we serve and enhances our academic mission. Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care, education, and research in a caring environment.
