Under the general supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, Director of Payer Contracting, or Associate CFO, the Manager Payer Contracting is responsible for developing and implementing new and established contracts for facility and professional agreements with third party payers on behalf of Denver Health & Hospital Authority, including new programs and services. This role will lead negotiations with assigned payers to include payment terms based on multiple reimbursement models, including fee-for-service payment terms, valued based payments and gain/risk sharing arrangements. The Manager will be accountable for negotiating contract language that aligns with all State and Federal laws/regulations and organizational policies. The position will also be responsible for supervising staff who analyze payor contracts, monitor payor performance to contract and underpayments, monitor changes in payor policies that might impact rates, and ensuring appropriate implementation and maintenance of contracts. This will include working with internal stakeholders on matters related to payor contracting and convening/facilitating workgroups and work sessions to ensure contracts are implemented timely and correctly, and are paying correctly. This will include all payers including commercial, Medicare Advantage, correctional, and some governmental/Medicaid contracts such as Colorado Access, as assigned.