Manager IV (Chief of Contracts Administration Divison)

Posting number: 5187-26

Department: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Division: BHRS - Administration

Job classification: MANAGER IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Mental Health, Social Services, Management, Human Services, Business, Rehabilitation Services

Summary

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE 

The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with expertise in negotiating, developing, administering, and monitoring complex healthcare, behavioral health, or related field contracts. They possess strong knowledge of public sector or health care sector contracting, Medi-Cal, behavioral health systems, provider reimbursement, and contract performance management. The successful candidate can effectively oversee contract negotiations and implementation, invoice review, fiscal accountability, and provider performance while ensuring quality service delivery and regulatory compliance. They excel at building collaborative relationships with community-based organizations, behavioral healthcare providers, managed care plans, and government partners. Strong communication, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills are essential, along with the ability to balance provider support, accountability, and organizational objectives.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
Application Deadline: July 20, 2026
Oral Examination: Tentatively the week of August 3, 2026

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THE POSITION

The Chief of Contracts Administration Division is a member of the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) Senior Leadership Team and reports to the Assistant Director of the Behavioral Health Plan. This position provides leadership for the Department's contract governance, provider relations, contract performance, fiscal oversight, and provider monitoring functions. The Chief leads the newly established Contracts Administration Division, which strengthens the Department's behavioral health managed care, provider network oversight, contract administration, and accountability systems.

The Chief is responsible for developing the Division's structure, processes, and strategic direction while integrating existing contract administration functions and teams into a comprehensive division-level program focused on contract development, contract procurement, negotiations, provider engagement, contract compliance, fiscal monitoring, performance management, and quality improvement. The position collaborates with executive leadership to advance Department priorities, improve provider network performance, and support access to quality behavioral health services.

Division Overview

The Contracts Administration Division is responsible for the procurement, development, negotiation, administration, and oversight of the Department's contracts and provider network. The Division establishes standardized contract governance processes, including contract development, execution, lifecycle management, contract compliance, and coordination of Board of Supervisors agenda items related to Department contracts.

The Division also serves as the Department's primary resource for provider relations, working with contracted providers to support service delivery, strengthen partnerships, facilitate communication, address operational issues, and promote compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include provider onboarding, contract performance monitoring, provider support, and quality improvement activities.

The Division oversees fiscal monitoring and accountability functions related to contracted services, including invoice review, budget monitoring, validation of billed services, review of financial and performance reports, and monitoring of contract deliverables and outcomes.

Through these activities, the Division ensures strong internal controls, accountability, and alignment between contract requirements, service delivery, performance expectations, and reimbursement while supporting a transparent, compliant, and high-performing behavioral health system.