As the largest and leading value-based kidney care company, Somatus is empowering patients across the country living with chronic kidney disease to experience more days out of the hospital and healthier at home.

It takes a village of passionate and tenacious innovators to revolutionize an industry and support individuals living with a chronic disease to fulfill our purpose of creating More Lives, Better Lived. Does this sound like you?

Showing Up Somatus Strong

We foster an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration and innovation at every level. Our values bring our mission to life and serve as the DNA for every decision we make:

• Authenticity: We believe in real dialogue. In any interaction, with patients, partners, vendors, or our teammates, we are true to who we are, say what we mean, and mean what we say.
• Collaboration: We appreciate what every person at Somatus brings to the table and believe that together we can do and achieve more.
• Empowerment: We make sure every voice gets heard and all ideas are considered, especially when it comes to our patients’ lives or our partners’ best interests.
• Innovation: We relentlessly look for ways to improve upon the status quo to continuously deliver new solutions.
• Tenacity: We see challenges as opportunities for growth and improvement — especially when new solutions will make a difference for our patients and partners.

Showing Up for You

We offer more than 25 Health, Growth, and Wealth Work Perks to help teammates learn, grow, and be the best version of themselves, including:

• Subsidized, personal healthcare coverage (medical, dental vision)
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Professional Development, CEU, and Tuition Reimbursement
• Curated Wellness Benefits supporting teammates physical and mental well-being
• Community engagement opportunities
• And more!

The VP of Value Based Care develops positive, long-term relationships with physicians, healthcare providers and healthcare systems to support and improve financial and quality performance. The VP, Value Based Care works within specific guidelines and procedures; applies advanced technical knowledge to solve complex business development problems; receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines approach, resources, schedules to achieve goals, and influences quality of life improvement for CKD and ESRD patients.

• Meet with and engage providers strategically prioritized by market data segmentation.
• Support, manage and maintain existing provider relationships and source, negotiate and enter into agreements for new VNC provider relationships
• Build formal business relationships with key provider stakeholders within the clinically integrated networks including Nephrologists, PCPs, Specialists, SNFs, Dialysis Centers, Hospital Systems, and ASCs, to support Somatus’ quality and financial objectives in the market
• Collaborate with Somatus’ payor partner market teams to ensure alignment with provider engagement strategy and tactics
• Develop provider quality and financial incentives and contractual relationships with market providers in connection with wider Somatus provider engagement and operational team
• Maintain documentation on provider engagement and network efforts including contractual documents, CRM inputs if needed
• Support development of provider scorecards with Somatus’ Product and Innovation team
• Partner where necessary with Somatus’ clinical managers to support care team objectives related to network goals
• Show proficiency in the Somatus RenalIQ application and speak to qualitative data outputs in provider facing meetings
• Manage and professionally develop Provider Engagement Directors

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred (Business, Healthcare Administration, Public Health)
• 5-7 years’ minimum experience working with Pop Health and/or Integrated Health System and/or Provider Relations
• Proven ability to engage Nephrologists, PCPs, Specialists, Hospital Systems
• Proven ability supporting quality initiatives
• Proven planning, preparation and presentation skills, with established knowledge of reimbursement, health regulations, and bonus methodologies
• Demonstrated executive presence in conducting meetings and presentations with Physicians and key stake holders
• Self-starter in a remote work environment
• Positive, collaborative, and highly organized leadership style to drive outcomes
• Enjoys working collaboratively with team members
• Effective written and verbal communication skills demonstrating respect and cultural awareness during interactions with clients
• Ability to travel 75% (overnight travel required) throughout the state/regions and travel to HQ (Tyson’s Corner, VA) as needed

Preferred

• Master’s Degree Preferred (Business, Healthcare Administration, Public Health)
• Understanding of Value Based Contracting / Pay for Performance / Healthcare Trends
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to utilize a CRM salesforce tracking tool
• Comprehensive knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial policies, processes and procedures
• Cross departmental collaboration with briefings and area meetings; maintains frequent contact with department team