Senior Manager, Provider Network Strategy (Louisiana)

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Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Network Management, serves a critical role in advancing Provider Network strategy for the Louisiana Medicaid Market. This position is essential to monitor and manage our proactive network strategy ensuring compliance with LDH and NCQA standards while optimizing cost-effective care delivery and access to care for our members.

Other duties include but not limited to:

• Support NCQA accreditation and compliance with Louisiana Dept. of Health (LDH) network standards by monitoring monthly progress towards annual network development plan objectives and providing alternative strategies to achieve at-risk goals.
• Conducts market analysis, assesses competitive positioning, and recommends strategies to identify opportunities for market growth and provider partnerships.
• Build internal pipeline of provider recruiting targets by priority and create departmental training materials on identifying appropriate targets in response to various LDH and market initiatives.  
• Design NM activity dashboard to promote leadership visibility into contracting productivity, project status, and escalation requests.
• Develop and deploy engagement and change strategies that accelerate adoption of new processes, tools, and operational practices.
• Provide real-time recommendations to senior leadership to guide decision-making and ensure close alignment with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
• Partner with matrixed leaders to diagnose organizational challenges and identify solutions that improve clarity, effectiveness, and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Medicaid managed care provider contracting, provider engagement, performance management, or value-based contracting.
• Strong understanding of Medicaid provider environment and reimbursement models.
• Experience with internal / external stakeholder engagement and partnership.
• Must live in the Louisiana market

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Louisiana Medicaid landscape
• Solution-driven approach to provider challenges
• Change-enablement strategies and execution experience
• Adept at business intelligence.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$67,900.00 - $149,328.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

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Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.