VP Payer Sales
Healthcare AI company automating prior authorization and utilization management.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
About Cohere Health
Cohere Health (coherehealth.com) is a Boston healthcare technology company whose AI-driven platform automates prior authorization and care coordination for health plans.
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Onsite · Boston · RequiredOnsite · Madagascar · RequiredUnited States · RequiredWestern U.S. · RequiredRemote · Required
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead payer sales across the Western United States, develop relationships with regional and national payers, drive revenue growth, mentor a payor sales team, monitor market and regulatory trends, ensure compliance, refine sales strategies, and represent the organization at industry events.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience in payer sales
- Success developing and managing enterprise partnerships with regional or national payers
- Deep healthcare industry experience
- Knowledge of payer challenges, healthcare reform, patient pay responsibility, reimbursement models, and regulatory requirements
- Proficiency with data analytics and sales enablement tools
- Ability to travel 30%+ of the time
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Leadership, organizational, operational, and partnership-building skills
- Residence in the Western U.S., preferably in the Mountain or Pacific time zones
- Familiarity with Salesforce preferred
- Experience with GSuite preferred
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategies to identify and cultivate payer relationships
- Partner with and mentor a payor sales team
- Monitor industry trends, competition, and regulatory changes
- Cultivate relationships with payer executives and decision-makers
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and contractual obligations
- Act as a subject matter expert on health plans
- Refine sales strategies to secure long-term clients
- Represent the organization at industry conferences and events
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401K retirement plan with company match
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Flex Time Off
- Company holidays
- Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
- Pet insurance
- Fully remote work
