Sanitas is a leading healthcare and wellness company in Spain, providing a wide range of services including health insurance, hospitals, dental clinics, and elderly care homes. Founded in 1954 and now part of the international Bupa Group, it operates a vast network of medical centers and employs over 11,000 professionals across the country. The company is a dominant player in the Spanish private healthcare sector, known for its digital health innovation and comprehensive care models.

With its headquarters in Madrid and a massive footprint across every major Spanish city, Sanitas offers diverse opportunities for international professionals, particularly in medical, dental, and digital technology roles. While clinical roles require Spanish certification and language proficiency, the company's digital and corporate divisions frequently seek international talent for data science, AI, and project management positions. Sanitas is recognized for its commitment to diversity and its role as a key employer for those looking to build a career in the European healthcare industry.

Founded in 1954 by a group of Spanish doctors, Sanitas grew to become the leading private healthcare provider in Spain. In 1989, it became part of the British healthcare group Bupa, allowing it to expand its services and international reach while maintaining its strong Spanish identity.

For international professionals

Part of the Bupa Group, providing access to a global network of healthcare expertise and international mobility opportunities.
A pioneer in digital health in Spain, offering advanced telemedicine services and digital insurance products.
Operates four major hospitals, over 200 dental clinics, and more than 40 nursing homes across the Spanish territory.
Regularly hires for technical roles in Data Science and AI to support its ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
Clinical roles typically require the homologation of foreign degrees and professional registration in Spain.

This job was published 5 months ago

Healthcare Management Physician - Barcelona

Sanitas

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Your mission will be to manage the medical provision of the assigned areas to ensure the best service for the client portfolio at the most efficient cost, striving at all times to align healthcare objectives and strategies with commercial interests and supporting the offices to guarantee the best benefits for our clients.
Responsibilities

💙 Implement the healthcare plan in your area to guarantee quality of care and the improvement and efficiency of healthcare processes.

💙 Develop and improve the medical provision network, in accordance with the healthcare planning and commercial strategy.

💙 Select the most suitable centers and healthcare professionals to complete the medical directory offer and ensure that resources are adequate for the healthcare needs of the members in the area.

💙 Ensure fluid communication is maintained with professionals to manage all aspects related to their care for Sanitas members, from their entry into the directory until their departure.

💙 Collaborate in improving physician satisfaction, taking the necessary actions to facilitate their healthcare work and their interactions with Sanitas.

💙 Negotiate fee schedule and rate increases to achieve compliance with the expenditure budget (MEN or non-MEN). And record the fee schedules for the specialties or areas for which they are responsible.

💙 Constantly monitor the evolution of medical expenditure to ensure compliance with the established budget.

💙 Propose and implement the necessary actions for expenditure control, through the combination of different variables and levers that affect it.

💙 Authorize certain services for clients after analyzing medical reports or the patient's specific situation.

💙 Visit, when necessary, the hospitalization units where patients are located to collect data on their status, diagnosis, performance of tests, or incidents.

💙 Advise the commercial area and member service staff on medical matters so they can perform their functions with maximum efficiency (risk assessment for new policies, assessment of pathologies prior to contracting, benefit coverages, management/assessment of medical reports...).

💙 Collaborate in the resolution of claims linked to medical aspects.

What do you need?

🎓Education: Degree in Medicine with management experience.

🌱Experience: Between 3 and 5 years in similar roles

👉Other skills and knowledge: management knowledge, Excel, and an interest in the digitalization of processes.

What do we offer?

👉 Hybrid remote work model

👉 Social benefits: Medical insurance, life insurance, funeral insurance, pension plan, and meal card.

👉 Flexible scheduling, intensive workday in summer, and much more..

Innovation, committed to you and helping the client

At Sanitas, we welcome you with open arms. You will be part of an innovative team, committed to employees and focused on the care and help of the client. We offer a dynamic environment with opportunities for development and growth where people are our greatest value.

We are TopEmployers

We are #TopEmployers2025 in Spain! 🏆 This certification from Top Employers Spain recognizes our commitment to employee well-being, as well as the policies and procedures to care for every person who is part of Sanitas. And, most importantly, it drives us to keep improving.

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Tu misión será gestionar la provisión médica de las zonas asignadas, para asegurar el mejor servicio a la cartera de clientes al coste más eficiente, tratando de aunar en todo momento los objetivos y las estrategias Asistenciales con los intereses comerciales y apoyar a las oficinas para garantizar las mejores prestaciones a nuestros clientes.
Funciones

💙 Implantar el plan asistencial en su zona para garantizar la calidad asistencial y la mejora y eficiencia de los procesos asistenciales.

💙 Desarrollar y mejorar la red de provisión médica, de acuerdo a la planificación asistencial y a la estrategia comercial.

💙 Seleccionar a los centros y a los profesionales sanitarios más adecuados para completar la oferta del cuadro médico y garantizar la adecuación de los medios a las necesidades asistenciales de los socios de la zona.

💙 Asegurar que se mantiene una comunicación fluida con los profesionales para gestionar todos los aspectos relacionados con su asistencia a los socios de Sanitas, desde su entrada en el cuadro hasta su baja.

💙 Colaborar en la mejora de la satisfacción de los médicos, realizando las acciones necesarias para tratar de facilitar su labor asistencial y sus interacciones con Sanitas.

💙 Negociar las subidas de baremos y tarifas para conseguir el cumplimiento del presupuesto del gasto ( MEN o no MEN). Y grabación de los baremos de las especialidades o zona de las que sean responsables.

💙 Controlar en todo momento la evolución del gasto médico para asegurar el cumplimiento del presupuesto establecido.

💙 Proponer e implantar las acciones necesarias para el control del gasto, a través de la combinación de las diferentes variables y palancas que tienen efecto sobre el mismo.

💙 Autorizar determinados servicios a clientes, tras análisis de informe médico o de la situación específica del paciente.

💙 Visitar, cuando sea necesario, las unidades de hospitalización donde se encuentran los pacientes, para recopilar datos sobre su estado, diagnóstico, realización de pruebas o incidencias.

💙 Asesorar en asuntos médicos al área comercial y al personal de atención al socio para que puedan realizar sus funciones con la máxima eficiencia posible (valoración del riesgo en pólizas nuevas valoración de patologías previas a la contratación, coberturas en prestaciones, gestión/ valoración de informes médicos...).

💙 Colaborar en la resolución de reclamaciones vinculadas a aspectos médicos.

¿Qué necesitas?

🎓Formación: Formación en medicina con experiencia en gestión.

🌱Experiencia: Entre 3 y 5 años en funciones similares

👉Otras habilidades y conocimientos: conocimientos de gestión, excel e interés por la digitalización de procesos.

¿Qué ofrecemos?

👉 Modalidad híbrida de teletrabajo

👉 Beneficios sociales: Seguro médico, seguro de vida, seguro de decesos, plan de pensiones y tarjeta comida.

👉 Flexibilidad horaria, jornada intensiva en verano y mucho más..

Innovación, comprometidos contigo y ayuda al cliente

En Sanitas te esperamos con los brazos abiertos. Formarás parte de un equipo innovador, comprometido con los empleados y con foco en el cuidado y ayuda al cliente. Ofrecemos un entorno dinámico, con oportunidades de desarrollo y crecimiento en donde las personas es nuestro mayor valor.