Program Manager, Value Analyst in Remote at Remote

Job Function: Supply ChainEmployment Type: Full-Time
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Remote, United States
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Job Description

Overview

  • Value Analysis:
    • Provide analytical and data driven recommendations to the Value Analysis Committees regarding cost savings, product/service standardization, quality improvement, or operational efficiencies.
    • Work in concert with sourcing/contracting to achieve best value for OHSU.
    • Document savings generated from cost savings initiatives.
    • Responsible for participating in achieving the annual healthcare savings goal of approximately $5,000,000 per fiscal year.
  • Act as a liaison between Logistics, OHSU departments, vendors, senior administration, and Group Purchasing Organization.
    • Manage Value Analysis Committee for established commodity groups by planning and facilitating committee meetings and communications.
    • Represent Logistics on other decision-making, planning, and investigative committees as needed.
  • Monitor current market for established commodity groups and analyze for opportunities based on cost savings, product/service standardization, quality improvement, or operational efficiencies.
    • Fully understand Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contract portfolio and program offerings.
    • Watch market trends for new technologies or changes in standards that may yield value to OHSU.
  • Project Management:
    • Provide leadership and coordination on product conversions.
    • Utilize advanced project management tools to create, track, and manage project tasks, time constraints, and physical and personnel resources.
  • Vendor/New Product Management:
    • Screens, analyzes, and processes all new product requests submitted to each Value Analysis Committee.
    • Ensure compliance of all new stocked product requests with current standardization and cost containment initiatives.
    • Analyze purchase options and sourcing for new product requests to assess value of request.
  • Develop and lead end-to-end project plans and ensure on-time delivery of initiatives.
    • Identify and communicate project risks, progress, launches and retrospectives across all stakeholders and teams consistently and transparently.
    • Define and build common processes across multiple teams.
    • Create change management and communication plans to drive adoption of new initiatives.


Responsibilities

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Nursing, or other field related to the position OR Three (3) additional years of relevant experience.
  • Five (5) years of progressive responsibility in purchasing or contracting with project management experience, OR clinical setting with demonstrated medical product proficiency or medical product selection, from either a care provider or sales position perspective.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective interaction with OHSU staff and vendors, in a variety of situations including negotiation, internal program sales, and committee management.
  • Analytical skills required for problem solving, contract analysis, financial analysis, and contract development.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of medical terminology and medical supply product knowledge.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of spreadsheet and database systems.
  • Strong negotiation skills necessary in order to obtain the best value for OHSU.
  • Qualifications

    • Clinical and/or analytics experience preferred.
    • Program or project management experience preferred.
    • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of medical terminology and medical supply product knowledge.
    • Must demonstrate knowledge of contracts and specifications for complex medical, scientific and highly technical products.
    • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the medical vendor community and Group Purchasing Organizations.
    • Must demonstrate a thorough understanding of project management techniques.

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