Offer summary

Qualifications:

Relevant degree required., 5+ years of experience in healthcare IT, including IT procurement and vendor management., Familiarity with cybersecurity issues preferred., Prior contract negotiation experience is essential..

Key responsibilities:

Conduct product and market assessments for assigned categories.

Develop contracting strategies to support members and clients.

Lead business reviews and strategic planning meetings with supply partners.

Manage the competitive bid process and negotiate favorable terms.

Job description

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Summary:

In this role you will serve as a category expert for assigned portfolio of products and / or services for internal and external stakeholders. You will manage a competitive contract portfolio by driving the strategy and development of the agreements to help members elevate supply, cost performance, and achieve operational efficiency. You will have responsibility for the competitive bid process utilizing effective negotiation skills.

Responsibilities:

•   Conduct product and market assessments and market research for assigned categories.
•   Develop contracting strategies that will deliver unique value to support individual members, supply networks, academic medical centers as well as customers and clients in non-health care markets.
•   Lead periodic business reviews and strategic planning meetings with supply partners for moderate to high complexity portfolio.
•   Manage the competitive bid process by negotiating favorable terms and conditions.
•   Implement new programmatic offerings while maintaining practical knowledge of the health care industry, market dynamics and new technology.
•   Develop and manage relationships with members, suppliers, and alliances to ensure satisfaction through effective, timely communication and problem resolution.

Qualifications:

Relevant degree required.
5 or more years of relevant experience in healthcare IT required (e.g., technical operations or administration, IT procurement, vendor contracting, vendor management, technology implementation, hospital management, and/or hospital operations).
Familiarity with cybersecurity issues and operations (Third Party Risk Management, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Security or Network Operations, etc) highly preferred.
Willingness and ability to think creatively and develop, test, and iterate on new approaches to meet stakeholder needs.
Prior contract negotiation experience, including negotiating contract terms with internal and external leaders and legal counsel.
Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $88,900.00 to $155,500.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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