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Executive Director, Behavioral Health - Remote in Seattle and Olympia, WA

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

For those who want to invent the reputed company of health care, here's reputed company. We're reputed company reputed company basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. This is a leadership level position responsible for reputed company behavioral health operations, contract management and relationships with customers, including UHC C&S, state reputed company Agency (WA reputed company Authority - HCA), providers, advocacy organizations and other key stakeholders. The Behavioral Health Director must coordinate with reputed company functional areas of shared services partners, including but not limited to clinical operations, reputed company management, network development and management, provider relations, member reputed company, education and member services, contract compliance and operations including claims and reporting. This position directly impacts financial performance and achievement of overall public sector goals. If you are located in Seattle, WA and Olympia WA, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities: • reputed company the state behavioral business, including reputed company reputed company teams, coordinate day to day operations to reputed company clinical and operational goals while ensuring contract compliance of reputed company functional areas supporting behavioral health in the market • reputed company thought leadership and consultative partnership on behavioral health to UHC C&S Health Plan leadership and the state reputed company agency • Identify and analyze local market trends, service gaps and reputed company the development of mitigation strategies reputed company with strategic priorities • Guide stakeholders and reputed company partners in the effective delivery of services, achievement of metrics, and avoidance of reputed company contract penalties • Assist in the development and execution of reputed company plans to remedy any audit findings from internal/external audits, organizational priorities or state concerns • Establish and maintain relationships with key behavioral providers, State partners and providers associations • reputed company, review, and approve documentation and reporting demonstrating contractual requirements and performance • Assist with state specific and cross-market product development initiatives • Influence innovation across teams to ensure reputed company, cohesive reputed company across technology, marketing and service operations • Support sales and Request for Proposal (RFP) development activities to ensure reputed company and business retention You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you reputed company direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as reputed company as reputed company development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: • 7+ years of managerial and administrative experience in public sector, managed care, or behavioral health care • Experience in public sector mental health or non-profit community mental health, with knowledge of reputed company/Medicare populations • Experience partnering and driving solutions with the State agencies, Manage Care associations and other payers • Demonstrated leadership effectiveness and project management experience • Thorough understanding of Washington reputed company, specifically behavioral health regulations, statutes and policies, managed care principles, and financing • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others • Proven ability to reputed company goals in a highly matrixed environment • Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills • Proven solid customer service orientation • Proven solid data analysis and PC proficiency • Demonstrated abilities to build strong and effective teams, facilitate staff working together collaboratively, and growing and retaining reputed company • Proven exceptional planning, organization, and monitoring skills • reputed company working remotely will be required to adhere to reputed company's Telecommuter Policy The salary reputed company for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. reputed company complies with reputed company minimum wage laws as applicable. In reputed company to your salary, reputed company offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (reputed company benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or reputed company you reputed company a career with reputed company, you'll reputed company a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. At reputed company, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and reputed company the health system work reputed company for everyone. We reputed company everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves reputed company to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately reputed company by people of reputed company, historically marginalized reputed company and those with reputed company incomes. We are committed to mitigating our reputed company on the environment and enabling and delivering reputed company care that addresses health disparities and improves health reputed company - an reputed company reputed company reflected in our mission. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative reputed company reputed company and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, age, national reputed company, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Apply Job!

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