Health Provider Manager

Help shape how nib works with healthcare providers across New Zealand.

At nib, we’re passionate about helping Kiwis access quality, affordable healthcare. Strong partnerships between funders and healthcare providers are a big part of making that possible, which is why managing and strengthening our provider network is a key strategic priority for us.

We’re looking for an experienced healthcare leader who can combine commercial thinking, strong relationships and people leadership to help shape what our provider network looks like next.

About the role| He Aha Te Tūranga

As Health Provider Manager, you’ll lead the strategy and performance of nib’s New Zealand provider network.

You’ll lead and develop our Health Provider Engagement team, shape our approach to provider pricing and negotiations, and build strong partnerships across the healthcare sector. You’ll use data and market insight to understand what is driving healthcare costs and where we can work differently with providers to deliver better value.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Shape and deliver our provider network strategy, including the continued development of our First Choice Network.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for key specialist and provider portfolios.
• Lead our approach to provider pricing and negotiations.
• Use data and market insight to understand healthcare inflation, provider performance and opportunities to improve value.
• Build influential relationships with providers, professional groups and healthcare leaders.
• Work across nib to help balance affordability, quality, access and provider sustainability for our members.

It’s an opportunity to tackle some genuinely interesting healthcare challenges and have a meaningful influence on how nib works with the New Zealand health sector.

About you | Ko Wai Koe 

You know healthcare, but just as importantly, you’re curious about how it could work better.

You’ll be comfortable moving between the big picture and the detail, working through complex problems where there isn’t always an obvious answer, and bringing people with you.

We’d love to hear from you if you bring:

• Strong knowledge of the New Zealand healthcare system.
• Proven leadership experience and an ability to get the best from talented people.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Experience in negotiation and influencing senior stakeholders.
• The ability to interpret data and turn insight into action.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to challenge established thinking.

Experience in private health insurance, health funding, provider contracting or network management would be valuable, but we’re equally interested in people who bring relevant experience from elsewhere in the health sector.

If you’re looking for a role where you can lead great people, solve complex healthcare problems and help shape how healthcare is funded and delivered, we’d love to hear from you.

Don't tick every box? If this role excites you and you bring relevant experience, we'd still love to hear from you.

About nib | Ko Wai M­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ātou

nib is a leading health insurer and health partner across New Zealand and Australia. Our purpose is simple: helping people enjoy better health by making healthcare more accessible, affordable and connected. 

Health and wellbeing go hand in hand with our ‘future state’ strategy. Ehara i te toa takitahi (success is not achieved alone) - you will be joining a collaborative, innovative and driven team with the following benefits:

• Free health, life, income protection insurance + discounts for family members
• Hybrid work environment
• Join a supportive and dedicated team where you can develop and enhance your career
• An exceptionally generous leave policy including 22 days annual leave, cultural leave, 18 weeks fully paid parental leave for all parents
• Short term incentive programmes
• New starter benefit – to set up a functioning home workspace

Diversity, equity and inclusion | Te kanorau me te whakaurunga

We embrace an inclusive working environment.  We are LGBTQIA+, disability and neurodiverse inclusive, and welcome people from diverse backgrounds aiming to create a work environment where employee differences such as age, culture, nationality, accessibility, and education are valued to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

Our hybrid working model provides our employees with the flexibility to work from one of our office Hubs and from home based on what works best for them and their team (1-2 days in office required).

We’re committed to creating an accessible recruitment process, if you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our online application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, or would like this advertisement in an alternative format, please contact us at nibemployment @nib.com.au.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history check) prior to commencement of employment.

Next steps: If successful, you will receive an email from Sapia.ai inviting you to complete an online, chat‑based assessment.