Senior Network Contracting Manager

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Network Contracting Manager is responsible for contracting and providing relationship management activities within OptumRx in support of an assigned group of pharmacy providers. This role will develop and maintain positive relationships with pharmacy partners that yield results and drive client satisfaction and will play an active role by managing contractual obligations and compliance, contract negotiations, operational needs and relationship need.

Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and assist with contractual negotiations including financial modeling where appropriate
• Develop and execute on provider strategy development
• Maintain an ongoing knowledge of provider's business as well as their contract with OptumRx
• Provide positive alternatives to complex situations encountered by providers and manage expectations
• Escalate provider concerns internally and to help solve complex issues
• Communicate effectively with providers via face-to-face meetings, conference calls and written correspondence
• Manage contractual obligations including but not limited to contract compliance
• Be a self-starter, produce quality work, excellent attention to detail, make decisions, and deliver on commitments

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Proven extensive contract management experience 
• Proven solid negotiation experience and relationship management skills
• Proven experience of financial analysis and/or modeling experience
• Demonstrated intermediate level of proficiency with MS Word and Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of provider relations and/or network management experience
• Proven experience with pharmacy or healthcare claims
• Demonstrated strategic thinker and/or project management skills

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.  

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.

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