Healthcare Payers & Providers — hospital, clinic, and insurer executive roles
Covers hospital systems, clinic networks, health insurers, and integrated delivery networks — distinct from pharma and biotech, which surface under Biotech & Life Sciences.
Tier breakdown
26
Founder279
C-Suite430
VP82
Sr Director630
DirectorWhat this category covers
The Healthcare Payers & Providers category covers hospitals, health systems, clinic networks, health insurers (UnitedHealth, Anthem, Humana, and their regional peers), integrated delivery networks (IDNs), ACOs, and managed care organizations.
This is explicitly not the category for pharma, medical devices, or biotech companies. A VP of Operations at a hospital system surfaces here. A VP of Operations at a pharmaceutical manufacturer surfaces under Biotech, Life Sciences & Pharma. The classifier uses company domain, NAICS classification, and JD vocabulary — "clinical operations," "patient care," "CMS," "payer contracting" — to distinguish these two populations.
With 1,447 active roles at last snapshot, this is one of the largest industries by volume on the platform. Director-tier roles account for 630 of those — a substantial pool of functional leadership positions at hospital systems and regional health plans.
Sample Jobs (10 of 1,447)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Senior Director, Prior Authorization Governance Centene Corporation Lead enterprise-wide Prior Authorization governance strategy, oversight, and optimization across all lines of business. Partner with various departments to drive decision-making and business outcomes through data analytics and AI tools. Sr Director | Unknown Unknown |
| Senior Director - Software Engineering GE Healthcare Lead a software engineering team to deliver complex software platforms, implement AI technologies, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Sr Director | Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India Unknown |
| Care Alliance Program Director GE Healthcare The Care Alliance Program Director is responsible for leading strategic initiatives, project management workstreams, and contract delivery for a Care Alliance customer. The role involves working with cross-functional teams and requires high levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen. Director | Remote, California, United States of America, 99999 Hybrid |
| Client Director - Cardinal Health Celonis The Client Director is responsible for managing strategic accounts, focusing on enterprise sales leadership and platform strategy for Celonis's most important accounts. VP | Remote, US, Ohio Remote |
| Senior Director, Network Contracting Oscar Health Responsible for developing and managing provider network strategies, negotiating contracts, and fostering relationships with healthcare providers. Sr Director | New York, New York, United States Hybrid |
| Senior Director, Network Contracting Oscar Health The Senior Director of Network Contracting is responsible for developing and managing provider network strategies, negotiating contracts, and fostering relationships with healthcare providers. The role involves leading a team and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance network performance and manage costs. Sr Director | Tempe, Arizona, United States Hybrid |
| Director of Embedded Systems Engineering Inspiren The role involves strategic leadership in embedded systems engineering, focusing on AI-augmented development, team building, and cross-functional leadership. Director | Remote, United States Remote |
| Director of Product, Customer Lifecycle & Engagement Humana The Director, Product Management defines and leads the digital and CX strategy for member engagement, retention, loyalty, and customer experience across the Reliance consumer business. Responsible for creating connected experiences that strengthen member relationships and drive business growth. Director | Remote Remote |
| Product Director, Bladder Cancer Professional Promotion Marketing, Erda-iDRS Johnson & Johnson The Product Director will be responsible for developing marketing strategies for Erda-iDRS treatment in Bladder Cancer, including promotional campaigns and messaging. Director | Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America Hybrid |
| Director, Medical Device Interface, Regulatory Affairs Johnson & Johnson The role involves strategic regulatory leadership for medical devices used in medicinal product development, including investigational devices supporting global clinical programs. Director | Raritan, NJ, USA / Beerse, Belgium / Allschwil, Switzerland Hybrid |
How classification gets to this category
Healthcare Payers & Providers classification uses a combination of company enrichment and JD-specific vocabulary signals:
- Company identification. Hospital systems, clinic networks, and insurers are identified by company description, NAICS code, and known-employer lists. Employer names like "Cleveland Clinic," "Kaiser Permanente," or "Anthem" resolve instantly. For less-known regional providers, "health system," "medical center," "health plan," and "ACO" in the employer description trigger this classification path.
- Clinical exec override rules. Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer are classified as CXO-tier automatically, even though these titles don't carry a "C-suite" prefix at all employers. The override ruleset captures these correctly. See the AI Classification page for all industry overrides.
- JD secondary signals. CMS reimbursement references, Joint Commission language, HEDIS metrics, capitation and risk contracting vocabulary — all signal a healthcare payer/provider context and help resolve borderline cases between this category and adjacent industries.
How matching works for your search
Matching on Healthcare Payers & Providers filters to executive roles at hospital systems and insurers — the population that operates, manages, and funds clinical care, as distinct from those that develop therapies.
Example: select Healthcare + CEO role type and your inbox narrows to top-operator roles at hospital systems, clinic networks, and health plans — not pharma CEOs, not tech-company CEOs, not general healthcare without confirmed payer/provider industry classification.
The Director-tier volume in this industry (630 active) makes Healthcare a strong market for candidates at the Sr. Director and Director level who are targeting their first VP role. Selecting Director tier + Healthcare surfaces the functional Director roles at health systems and payers that often feed the VP pipeline.
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