Network Contracting & Services Associate
Oscar · United States · US
Other
Remote
physician
Dentist
Demand80
Career growth70
Healthcare fit72
Remote potential65
Salary band
USD 88k – 127k
5-year outlook
The posted base range is already in the high-five to low-six figures depending on location, and payer network contracting experience can support progression into senior contracting, network strategy, or market leadership roles with higher compensation over time.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
mid
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-11-06
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Contract
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- physician, Dentist
- Rate period
- Annual
Why this was classified this way
- contract
Listing via Himalayas.
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering for clinicians interested in payer operations, provider network strategy, and healthcare finance, especially those comfortable with negotiation, data-informed decisions, and field travel. Clinicians seeking a fully remote, low-travel role or immediate non-clinical transition without contracting exposure should be cautious.
Who should apply
Physicians, nurses, and healthcare graduates with exposure to provider relations, health system operations, managed care, reimbursement, quality, or contracting who want to move into payer network strategy. Also relevant for clinicians with strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills and willingness to travel locally.
CV angle
Frame real clinical and healthcare experience around provider engagement, understanding of care delivery workflows, quality and cost drivers, reimbursement literacy, stakeholder communication, and compliance. Highlight any involvement in contract review, payer-provider interactions, service recovery, network access, data-informed decision-making, or cross-functional projects without overstating negotiation or contracting experience.
Skills to highlight
- Provider engagement and relationship management
- Contract negotiation and contract management
- Reimbursement and healthcare finance literacy
- Network adequacy and access-to-care knowledge
- Data analysis and provider performance review
- Stakeholder communication across health systems and payers
- Regulatory compliance and contract documentation
- Project management and SLA-driven execution
Role summary
Oscar is hiring a network contracting associate to negotiate and manage contracts with hospitals, health systems, and individual providers, support network growth and strategy, analyze provider performance and reimbursement, resolve provider issues, and help ensure members have access to quality care in assigned markets.
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