Headway
Healthcare
AssociateMedicalDirector/Principal,PayerPartnerships
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“Associate Medical Director/Principal, Payer Partnerships at Headway. Skills: Payer partnerships, Health plan relationships, Provider network impact. Support Headway health plan partnerships and strategy. Promote external relations with Payers”
What You'll Achieve.
Prove patient outcomes; Generate novel insights; Shape strategic direction; Demonstrate scientific value; Demonstrate strategic value
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Interpreting data; Synthesizing research
Willing to travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of experience as a clinician, 2+ years of experience working in payer or partnership roles, Psychiatrist (MD/DO) or Clinical Psychologist (PhD)
Nice to Have
Experience in technology environments, Experience in health plans, Experience in health systems, Experience in healthcare startups, Experience with a healthcare tech company, Experience with startup
What You'll Do.
Support Headway health plan partnerships and strategy
Promote external relations with Payers
exploratory data analyses
Develop understanding of how clinicians utilize digital tools
Document in a compliant manner
Work collaboratively with cross functional teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Payer relations; Data & analytics; Operations
Communication Scope
Leading presentations; Communicating clinical information
Full Job Description
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway’s mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare. We've automated that. But we're going further. Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens. We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better. As Associate Medical Director/Principal, Payer Partnerships you will support Headway’s health plan relationships, external thought leadership strategy and continue expanding Headway’s provider network impact. You’ll work cross-functionally with teams across Headway, including Payer, Product, Growth, Marketing, Data & Analytics, and others. As the only tech-enabled behavioral health Managed Services Organization (MSO) built with entirely in-house software, Headway has an unprecedented opportunity in the clinical space. Today, we support more than 70k Clinicians and hundreds of thousands of patients. Building a best in class digital product will impact clinicians and patients nationwide. You’ll be great for this role if: - You are a Psychiatrist (MD/DO) or Clinical Psychologist (PhD) – you have 3+ years of experience as a clinician with experience operating in a fast-
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