Senior Director, Managed Care Contracting

Lumexa Imaging is one of the country's largest providers of outpatient medical imaging. With over 5,000 team members and more than 185 outpatient imaging centers across 13 states, our team conducts more than 4 million outpatient studies annually. We are the partner of choice for health systems and radiologists, delivering best-in-class clinical excellence, operations, and state-of-the-art technology across our platform. The Senior Director, Managed Care Contracting for Lumexa Imaging provides strategic leadership for the negotiation, execution, and administration of managed care payer agreements to support the organization's financial and operational objectives. This role oversees complex contract negotiations, evaluates contract language, collaborates with internal and external legal counsel, collaborates cross-functionally to develop negotiation strategies and resolve contract-related issues, and ensures timely implementation and communication of contractual terms. The Senior Director also drives continuous improvement of contracting processes, provides subject matter expertise and guidance to internal stakeholders, and leads special projects and initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of the managed care contracting function. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Establish, build and maintain positive working relationships with payer representatives and leadership, and serve as the primary relationship manager with these individuals within assigned geographies and/or p