Payer Rate Analytics Liaison

Community Bridges, INC•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. Payer Rate/Analytics Liaison Community Bridges, Inc. (CB I) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, physical health, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing, substance use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models. Job Summary The Payer Rate/Analytics Liaison leads enterprise payer performance analytics, reimbursement modeling, and contract rate optimization across Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Commercial lines of business. This role converts financial, operational, and clinical data into actionable negotiation strategy and supports multistate growth, revenue growth, and value-based care readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Healthcare Administration, Analytics, Business, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 5 years in healthcare payer analytics, reimbursement modeling, or managed care finance. Behavioral health and multi-state experience preferred.
Knowledge of multiple reimbursement strategies: FFS, Pay for Performance, Full Risk.
Advanced Excel skills, experience with SQL, Power BI, or Tableau preferred.
Knowledge of ACOs and contracting with ACOs preferred.
Two (2) years of experience with rate setting and analysis preferred.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree
Behavioral health and multi-state experience
Experience with SQL, Power BI, or Tableau
Knowledge of ACOs and contracting with ACOs
Two (2) years of experience with rate setting and analysis

Responsibilities

Leads enterprise payer performance analytics
Reimbursement modeling
Contract rate optimization across Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Commercial lines of business
Converts financial, operational, and clinical data into actionable negotiation strategy
Supports multistate growth, revenue growth, and value-based care readiness

Benefits

Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks!)
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans
Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness
Pet Insurance
Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings
401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
Very Competitive pay rates
CBI is growing and expanding our services!
We are experiencing tremendous growth in this time. As an essential service provider, we value all our employees and their careers.
For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley!
CBI Values your Career and have lots of growth opportunities!
Our staff experience tremendous professional growth through ongoing training and support. Our team is supported by strong and competent leadership. The leadership at CBI is committed to ongoing professional development for their staff.
We are looking for driven and compassionate individuals that thrive in an upbeat and safe working environment. We dedicate a lot of thought and effort into work life balance as well as our competitive composition structure.
We know life happens, that’s why we all start with a 5-week PTO plan as well as a wide range of unique benefits!
Our 26 locations are all state-of-the-art facilities that provides top notch integrated care. We are proud to adhere to a “no wrong door” treatment approach that allows our staff to dramatically improve the quality of life for the patients in their care.
CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!