About the role

The assistant manager for MPM is locally responsible to efficiently and effectively manage the medical provider networks. The assistant manager MPM is expected to negotiate the tariff and facilitate the onboarding of medical providers with an objective to have a diverse portfolio of medical services which are financially beneficial to the Allianz group.

The assistant manager is responsible for supporting MPM manager and senior manager in leading the team and managing the local provider relationship management for the assigned region.

What you will do

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support and drive the strategy devised by the global and regional head of MPM.
• Deliver assigned objectives within full scope of medical provider management within the region individually or in coordination with a team of medical provider management resources locally, where applicable.
• Work and lead the projects (global, regional, local regulatory) as required for the business continuity in the region.
• Consolidation, integration, maintenance, and development of a single AP medical provider network in the region with regional direction.
• Maintain the reputation of the company, beneficiaries, payers, and all other parties involved.
• Ability to deliver on targets set locally, regionally, and globally.
• Acquire medical services in accordance with MPM strategy and manage empanelment requests from medical providers to provide a comprehensive network at an optimized cost.
• Responsible for implementing the local and regional delegation of authority policy (DOAP).
• Act as the senior representative for the Oman provider network and the primary point of contact for hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
• Lead contract negotiations, tariff revisions, service expansions, and direct billing performance per DOA policy.
• Manage escalations, ensure provider satisfaction, and maintain strong strategic relationships with key network partners.
• Oversee all Oman MPM activities, ensuring alignment with corporate standards and regional strategy.
• Fully own and lead all regulatory deliverables mandated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under the regional guidance.
• Coordinate with regulators, providers, internal legal, claims, and IT to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Lead the full transition from internal codes to standard CPT pricing across contracted providers.
• Conduct technical tariff mapping, CPT validation, and price impact simulations to ensure cost-neutral implementation.
• Negotiate revised price lists with hospitals and clinics to avoid cost inflation and manage financial risks.
• Work closely with mapping and claims teams to validate coding accuracy and financial implications.
• Lead the rollout of ePrescriptions across all contracted pharmacies and ensure seamless integration with Damani and PBM systems under regional direction.
• Drive the completion of the regulatory mandated SPC.
• Ensure providers adopt required contractual terms, pricing structures, and regulatory clauses.
• Manage negotiations with medical providers to reduce average claim cost per network.
• Provide regional and local medical provider cost analysis to facilitate cost containment and financial savings impact.
• Negotiate tariffs, renegotiations, and new service inclusions with providers to maintain competitive tariffs in line with defined benchmarks.
• Enhance the provider revenue structure to generate savings in line with the regional MPM strategy as applicable and in compliance with the regulatory framework.
• Responsible for supporting periodic reporting of MPM centrally and regionally.
• Maintain and update all required trackers, reports, and dashboards within the MPM function.
• Maintain valid medical provider data, hierarchy, and links for the region and update web interactive portal services.
• Manage negotiation of health checkup packages, gatekeeper arrangements, and special schemes arrangements with medical providers with specification of SLA.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports to the manager and daily updates on priority matters.
• MPM complaint management by investigation, closure, and escalations as needed.
• Adapt to the entire Allianz Partners technical infrastructure within all lines of business required to successfully deliver the assigned objectives and tasks.
• Work closely with all departments within the organization to resolve MPM related queries.
• Guarantee medical provider management business continuity, efficiency, and service levels within the region.
• Other activities and special projects as directed or assigned by the MPM senior manager and regional head of MPM MEA from time to time.
• AI readiness: work effectively in an environment shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data, analytics, and cloud-based tools, using insights responsibly with our standards of data governance, security, and ethical use.

What you will need

To be successful in this position you will need to have the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree; medical background preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a network administration environment (preferably gained in hospitals, insurance companies, TPAs).
• Physically fit to carry out duties.
• Logical thinking mindset and ability to solve problems.
• Strong communication (verbal and written), presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in written and verbal English, French, and Arabic; other languages are an advantage.
• People management and motivation.
• Analytical skills.
• Business and commercial acumen.
• Relationship and stakeholder management.
• Able to use a range of standard (Microsoft Office) and non-standard IT applications to support and enhance the work.
• Legally permitted to work in the country of operations.
• Local medical and health industry knowledge.
• Flexibility and ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to adapt communication style based on target audience.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management.
• Process minded.
• Target driven.
• Can-do attitude.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high delivery work environment.
• High level of dependability, accountability, and integrity.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to adapt to change, meet the changing demands of work environments, any delays, or other unexpected demands.

How we hire

Allianz Partners does not accept unsolicited CVs or approaches from agencies. We only work with partners on our approved supplier lists, under contract. Any unsolicited submission will not be considered.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams, and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow, and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion, and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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