Payer Contracting Specialist

Allara is a comprehensive women's health provider offering expert, longitudinal care through every life stage. We're looking for a resourceful Payer Contracting Specialist to accelerate our payer contracting efforts. This role will be a critical driver of expanding women's access to Allara's services across the country. This is a mid-career position with unusual breadth, and an opportunity to expand into more complex payer relationship and ownership over time.

Responsibilities

Prepare, submit, and track payer applications for new health plan partnerships and service lines; provide surge support on follow-up, deficiency resolution, revalidations, and trackers; Determine key contracting requirements, ensure accurate submission and track progress; Audit how providers appear in payer directories and chase corrections until they are live; Reconcile rosters against payer records on a recurring audit schedule; Partner with Revenue Cycle to triage denials and determine root causes; Research and interpret payer policy, including medical policy bulletins, telehealth and virtual care rules, prior authorization requirements, fee schedules, and provider manuals; Codify payer requirements and resolved escalations into durable internal references

Requirements

4+ years in provider data management, revenue cycle, denials, payer operations, credentialing, or healthcare administration (internship or adjacent RCM experience counts); 2+ years contracting or credentialing experience specifically; Genuinely self-directed, managing own queue and following up without being asked; Enjoys researching and finding information on payer sites and policies; Monitor payer dashboards and escalations and resolve issues driven by payer contracting gaps; Exceptional attention to detail (TIN, taxonomy, effective dates); Comfortable on the phone with payers; Strong with spreadsheets and quick to learn new systems and payer portals; Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, remote-first environment; Strong at follow-up to make sure contracts and solutions work as intended

Nice to have

Hands-on experience with payer portals and clearinghouses (Availity, plan-specific portals); Familiarity with commercial payer requirements; Medicare and Medicaid exposure is a plus; Multi-state telehealth, digital health, or high-growth healthcare experience

Benefits

Equity; Professional development and employee learning programs; Opportunities for advancement; Medical, dental, and vision benefits; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA); Long- and short-term disability coverage; Annual employee wellness stipend; Unlimited PTO and 11 company holidays; 401(k) plan; Parental leave and family planning support benefits; Company-issued laptop; Annual work-from-home stipend; Commuter benefits (if applicable)