VP, Payer Sales - Regional Accounts (Southwest)

The VP, Sales – Regional Accounts is a senior hunter who owns a portfolio of regional health plan accounts and grows Cozeva-Vatica Health's Risk Adjustment and Quality Solutions within them. This role's objective is to land new regional plans and expand across lines of business inside them, at higher deal velocity than the national accounts motion. The VP reports to the Chief Growth Officer and is accountable for revenue, pipeline, and cost of sale. The ideal candidate has 5+ years selling into regional and mid-market health plans, has closed multi-stakeholder deals with senior payer executives, and has a record of exceeding quota.

Responsibilities:

· Own revenue, pipeline, and expense targets for an assigned portfolio of regional health plans

· Prospect, earn referrals, and book meetings with senior leaders and C-level executives at regional plans, including Blues plans, independent regional plans, and Medicaid managed care organizations

· Build and execute an account plan for each plan that maps lines of business, functional buyers, and state-specific market and regulatory dynamics, with a clear path to land and expand

· Run a high-volume, multi-account pipeline with disciplined stage hygiene and an accurate forecast

· Lead negotiation of contracts and pricing in regional payer accounts, working with Legal and Finance on MSAs, SOWs, and SLAs, and package offers for plans with leaner internal teams

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