Sound Physicians

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Position Summary The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Network Strategy and Performance will lead the development, expansion, and optimization of our Provider networks. Reporting directly to the President of Sound Long Term Care Management, this executive role will drive our value-based care initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals for clinical excellence, cost efficiency, and patient outcomes. The SVP will oversee network strategy and performance management to enhance the impact of risk-based contracts such as Accountable Care Organizations across the continuum of care. This position is ideal for a visionary leader with deep expertise in healthcare strategy, network management, and ACO operations, who thrives in a collaborative, physician-led environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Strategic Leadership and Network Development: Develop and execute long-term strategies for ACO network growth, including market expansion, provider engagement, and partnership contracts. Identify opportunities to build interconnected networks that ensure treatment continuity and leverage data for improved care coordination. • Performance Optimization: Identify and lead opportunities for improved performance in risk-based arrangements around cost savings and utilization rates. Identify opportunities for data-driven initiatives to achieve targets such as reducing ED visits, hospital admissions, and short-term hospitalizations, building on our track record of multimillion-dollar Medicare savings. Support budgeting and forecasting initiatives in collaboration with finance. • Network Strategy: Evaluate network adequacy and develop tooling for network monitoring. Address challenges in network expansion while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with organizational values. Collaborate with Growth Team on optimizing and implementing network strategies including expansion of the business through new product offerings • Contracting: Negotiate contracts with providers, vendors and payers using data-driven insights and contract analysis related to due diligence. Periodically review contracts to ensure strategic focus is on target and identify opportunities for adjustments. • Data and Analytics Integration: Oversee analysis of claim trend data and market information. Partner with internal teams and external collaborators (e.g., data infrastructure providers like WellStack) to modernize data systems, enabling advanced decision-making and transparency in operations. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with physician leaders, clinical performance nurses, physician advisors, and executive teams to foster a culture of accountability and innovation. Support partners in other Sound service lines in achieving efficiencies and value through ACO integration. • Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Sound Physicians in external forums, including industry associations, regulatory bodies, and potential partners, to advance our ACO's mission and influence healthcare policy. • Team Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing team focused on ACO strategy and operations, promoting professional development and alignment with Sound's core values. Values • Trustworthy: Demonstrates a high degree of integrity; keeps confidences; does what they say they will do. • Visionary: Demonstrates the ability to see, articulate and share the future of the organization in ways that engage and motivate those around them with a clear vision and plan for the future. • Collaborative: Demonstrates the ability to work well with others to accomplish a goal and get the work done; takes opinions of others into consideration; includes others in the decision-making process • Strategic thinker: Demonstrates the ability to look at the big picture and proactively develop a plan of action. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Strategic thinker with strong analytical abilities and a data-driven mindset. • Expertise in network contracting, provider relations, and performance management. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, including physicians and C-suite executives. • Deep understanding of healthcare regulations, reimbursement models, and emerging trends in value-based care. • Leadership style that emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and ingenuity. • Proficiency in healthcare IT systems and tools for performance tracking. Education and Experience • Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a related field required. • 10-15 years in healthcare leadership, with at least 5 years in senior executive roles focused on ACOs, value-based care, or network strategy. Proven track record in managing large-scale networks, achieving cost savings, and improving clinical outcomes in a multispecialty or hospital-based setting. • Experience with government programs (e.g., MSSP, BPCI) and data analytics platforms is essential. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.