Director IPA Growth

USA (Unknown)

$140K/yr – $160K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years exp

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own broker growth and network expansion in Southern California with end-to-end ownership of enrollment-driven relationships, partner coordination, and community outreach strategy.

  • Own broker and IPA/MSO relationships, enrollment support, and co‑marketing to drive Medicare Advantage growth.
  • Build net-new broker pipelines and coordinate with health plan liaisons to improve directory accuracy and IPA visibility.
  • Develop referral networks with senior centers, CBOs, faith groups, pharmacies, and providers, linking Stars/HEDIS narratives to broker and community value.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow a portfolio of broker and FMO relationships, serving as their primary point of contact for enrollment support, education, and co-marketing
  • Coordinate with health plan partner liaisons (SCAN, Alignment, etc.) on growth initiatives, directory accuracy, and IPA visibility
  • Identify and onboard net-new broker relationships with demonstrated Medicare Advantage book of business in target geographies
  • Build and maintain community referral pipelines through senior centers, CBOs, faith organizations, pharmacies, and ancillary providers
  • Own and update the growth dashboard — tracking membership trends, broker attribution, geo-penetration, and churn on a regular cadence
  • Surface provider-side issues identified through broker and plan relationships and facilitate resolution through MSO operational and clinical teams
  • Identify and recruit prospective providers to join the network, coordinating with operations to support onboarding and credentialing
  • Represent Akido at broker events, community health fairs, enrollment events, and culturally-targeted outreach programs across SoCal
  • Collaborate with quality and clinical teams to translate Stars and HEDIS performance into broker- and community-facing value narratives
  • Support payer contracting leadership with market intelligence, competitive analysis, and enrollment projections

Requirements

  • 7+ years in healthcare business development, IPA/MSO growth, health plan sales, or broker relations (preferred)
  • 3+ years in a director or senior manager capacity (preferred)
  • Deep familiarity with the Southern California Medicare Advantage landscape (preferred)
  • Established relationships with SoCal brokers, FMOs, or health plan partner teams (preferred)
  • Fluency in MA mechanics — product structures, broker compensation, CMS enrollment rules, and network adequacy standards (preferred)
  • Proven track record building and managing a business development pipeline with measurable enrollment outcomes
  • Ability to build and own growth pipeline models and enrollment forecasts
  • Comfortable working across MSO, medical group, finance, and payer contracting teams
  • Experience with CRM tools, enrollment reporting, or health plan portals
  • Executive-level communicator — effective in broker offices, community settings, and board rooms

Nice to have

    Benefits

    • Health benefits include medical, dental and vision
    • 401K
    • Long-term disability
    • Unlimited PTO
    • Life insurance
    • Paid Leave Program
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    Akido

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    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    11.4B
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $13.8M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    17.3%
    Direct
    70.3%
    Referral
    2.4%
    Social
    5.8%
    Paid
    0.7%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    1 (50% of company)