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Contract Management Specialist

Kaleida Health

BUFFALO, NYFull-time$33.1–45.51/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
$33.1–45.51/hr
Location
BUFFALO, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Associate's degree

Job overview

The Contract Management Specialist supports Kaleida Health’s financial objectives, improves the revenue cycle, and helps secure appropriate reimbursement from third-party payers. The role builds and maintains contract models in the contract management system, generates payment variance reports, researches variances, and pursues payer underpayments. An associate degree and two years of relevant experience are required; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Contract ManagementPatient Financial ServicesThird-Party ReimbursementRegulatory RequirementsReporting SystemsMS OfficeHealthcare FinanceInformation Systems

Qualifications

Associate of Science in Healthcare, Finance or SimilarBachelor of Science in Healthcare, Finance or Similar2 Years Contract Management or Patient Financial Services, Third-Party Reimbursement and Regulatory Requirements, Reporting Systems and MS Office Experience2 Years Healthcare Finance With Information Systems Experience

Full job description

Contract Management SpecialistLocation: Larkin Bldg @ Exchange Street Location of Job: US:NY:BuffaloWork Type: Full-TimeShift 1 Job DescriptionThis position will support the financial objectives of Kaleida Health, improve the revenue cycle, and ensure appropriate reimbursement is secured from third party payers. Build and maintain contract models in Kaleida Health's contract management system application, generate payment variance reports, research variances and pursue underpayments from payers. Education And CredentialsAssociate of Science degree in Healthcare, Finance or similar is required. Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare, Finance or similar is preferred. Experience2 years of experience is required in Contract Management or Patient Financial Services, Third Party Reimbursement and Regulatory Requirements, Reporting Systems and MS Office products. 2 years of experience is required in Healthcare Finance with Information Systems.Working ConditionsEssential: * Weight Requirement - Sedentary (10 lbs) * Job Details * Department: KH Managed Care Contracting * Standard Hours Bi-Weekly: 75.00 * Weekend/Holiday Requirement: No * On Call Required: No * With Rotation: Scheduled Work Hours: 9a-5p * Work Arrangement: Onsite * Union Code: N00 - Non Union KH * Requisition ID#: 21238 * Grade: HR212 * Pay Frequency: Bi-Weekly * Salary Range: $33.10 -$45.51 * *Wage will be determined based on factors such as candidate's experience, qualifications, internal equity, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement. * Kaleida Healths mission is to advance the health of our community, and we believe our diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic work is mission- critical for the good of our workforce and the community who need and depend on our care and services. We understand that racism and health inequities stand firmly in the way of advancing the health of our community, and Kaleida Health envisions DEI as the pursuit of equity and restorative justice for every person. We will exemplify courage and accountability through both the professing and practice of our core values for our friends, colleagues, and community. Kaleida Health is committed to creating a culture of equity and inclusion where diversity is valued and celebrated!

How this job compares

Set against the 1,242 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$33.1–45.51/hr
  • US median$28–34/hr31 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $39.31/hr, is 21% above the US median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the top quarter of Contract Management hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 88 open Contract Management jobs in New York and 1,242 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,097 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 476 of the 1,242 open Contract Management jobs (38%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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