Head of Payer Strategy and Partnerships

About the Company

Alpaca Health enables clinicians to become entrepreneurs, starting in autism care. We help clinicians launch and scale their own clinics by providing AI-powered software, payer contracting, and full back-office infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead payer contracting and reimbursement negotiations across commercial and government payers
• Improve fee schedules, contract terms, and network positioning
• Create and operationalize referral pathway partnerships with health insurance payers
• Partner with operations, credentialing, clinical quality, and product teams
• Support long-term value-based care initiatives and quality measurement
• Build repeatable internal systems for contract tracking and market launch readiness
• Work cross-functionally on expansion strategy and payer mix optimization

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience
• Go-to-market experience with health insurance payers
• Experience leading senior-level, complex stakeholder conversations
• Ability to thrive in unstructured, high-velocity environments
• Systems thinking mindset to build repeatable processes

Benefits

• Strong compensation package
• Meaningful equity
• Health benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Dinner when working late