# Director, Payer Partnerships - Company: [Teal Health]() - Location: Remote - United States - Remote: Yes - Team: Partnerships - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: July 1, 2026 ## Job description **Location:** Remote - United States + Travel **Employment Type:** Full-time **Department:** Partnerships **Reports to:** VP, Commercial ## Why We Are Hiring For This Role With commercial coverage for self-collected cervical cancer screening imminent, the opportunity to establish favorable in-network agreements is significant and immediate. Teal Health is looking for an experienced payer contracting leader to own our health plan channel end to end — winning in-network agreements at strong rates, then negotiating the activation, payment model, and program rollout that turn a covered benefit into screened members. ## What You'll Do * Win and execute in-network agreements — converting commercial plans from out-of-network to in-network, and bringing plans live under existing national agreements, through to signed paper and an agreed payment model * Drive activation across plans — securing member data access and outreach authorization, and aligning the plan's quality and HEDIS incentives with closing screening gaps * Work cross-functionally with integration and customer success teams on activation and post-launch account performance ## What We're Looking For ### Required * Proven payer contracting track record at a diagnostic or digital health company, taking out-of-network to in-network agreements through to signed * Regional Blues contracting experience, including plan-level work under national agreements * Fluency across reimbursement models (invoice, claims, PMPM, case rates) and the judgment to steer a plan toward the right one * Credible owning activation post-signature — including member data access and outreach authorization — not just closing paper * Thrives at a Series A company, motivated by ambiguity and a channel still being built * Willing to travel ### Preferred * Familiarity with care gap closure programs and HEDIS measure dynamics * Familiarity with Medicaid managed care (MCO) contracting ## Apply [Apply on Teal Health]() Canonical job page: