Healthcare Supply Chain Data Analyst (Remote Available)

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

VHPC Acute Account Executive Team

Job Summary:

This role provides essential analytic support of healthcare supply chain and purchasing activities for more than 200 hospital members and over 5,000 clinics. This role will work with Account Executives to provide analytics support to optimize our purchasing contract portfolios for members, ensure accurate tracking of billable contract fees and assisting these organizations to show value in our purchasing contracts.

(Note: This role is available for remote work from most US locations, but there is occasional (4 times per year) travel required to the Nashville area that will be handled by Vanderbilt Health)

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communication to vendors, clients and team members

• Heavy use of Excel and other data tools.

• Develop communications such as PowerPoint presentations, proposals, policies and procedures, and business summaries to enhance and support strategic and operational plans.

• Think strategically and effectively implement tactical elements to ensure strategic goals are met.

• Demonstrate creative problem solving through pattern reorganization and thinking along unconventional lines.

• Demonstrated ability to work well with people at all levels of an organization.

• Process Improvement and Analysis

• Develop continuous process improvement methods applicable to the field and designs plans for implementation.

• Work with other team members to perform financial analysis, draw conclusions and make recommendations to leadership.

• Participate in calculation, validation and updating of cost saving initiatives.

• Gather data, analyze information, develop conclusions, communicate recommendations clearly and work effectively with others on a team.

• Planning and Strategy

• Research current challenges and trends in the field and brings information and recommendations back to leadership for consideration.

• Participate in business planning, needs analysis and business risk assessment.

• Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.

• Recommend measures to improve processes, employee performance, and quality of service provided to the customer.

• Foster an environment that rewards new ideas and risk taking, builds confidence, encourages teamwork and collaboration.

• Create and contribute to a work environment of openness, and mutual respect.

• Self-starter identifying the work that is needed to support the business.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Excel VLOOPUP, and all other capabilities of Excel as an Advanced Excel user.

REQUIREMENTS

• Supply Chain experience (preferred)

• Healthcare background (preferred)

• Strong or Advanced Excel skills (Required)

• PowerPoint experience (preferred)

• Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) experience (preferred)

• Any dashboard or reporting experience with Tableau, PowerBI (a plus – not required)

• SQL Skills or the ability to create a database for future reporting needs (a plus – not required)

• Use of evolving A.I tools (a plus)

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

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