Position Description: Beacon Health Strategies, LLC (Beacon) was founded in 1996 with
a mission to partner with health plans, consumers, providers, employers,
advocates and regulators to improve the health and social outcomes of
individuals with behavioral health care needs and to ensure the most efficient
use of health care dollars to meet those needs. Beacon manages mental health
and substance abuse programs for health plans, with 22 clients nationwide.
Beacon manages over 10,000 provider sites and covers 3 million members.
Beacon seeks an experienced provider network professional to lead a complex and
rapidly growing department. Reporting to the VP of Operations and Strategic
Initiatives, the Director of Network Operations is responsible for provider
network strategy and operations, including the development of network
management initiatives, contracting and rate strategies, working with client
health plans on network development activities, and oversight of day-to-day
operations such as provider credentialing and contracting. The Director will
work closely with the clinical, quality and other departments to execute on
comprehensive network management initiatives in existing and new markets.
The right candidate for this position will be thoroughly familiar with managed
care operations, particularly provider networks. He or she must project
organization and competence, and have leadership credibility. Masters degree is
preferred. The right Director must have excellent interpersonal and managerial
skills, with the ability to work well with many different types of people and
positions, both internally and externally. He or she must effectively integrate
a big-picture strategic perspective with tactical, day-to-day viewpoints.
Please send resumes to:
Ellen Mahoney
Zurick Davis
400 Trade Center, Suite 5900
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: 781-938-1975
mailto:Ellen.Elliott@zurickdavis.com