Community Health Systems is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 39 distinct markets across 15 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 69 acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.
Summary:
The CHS Vendor Management (VM) Analyst is responsible for the IS contract management lifecycle. The Vendor Management Analyst works with vendor contacts, corporate business partners and market leaders. They assist with issue resolution and/or vendor quality of service complaints under the supervision of the VM Specialists. The Vendor Management Analyst performs their duties by adhering to the contract management lifecycle to increase visibility, eliminate “wasteful” / time consuming processes and improve contract approval/renewal execution. The Vendor Management Analyst performs within the vendor management framework to control costs, drive service excellence, and generate value outcomes. The Vendor Management Analyst performs their job duties with general supervision of the VM Manager or the Vendor Management Office Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare, review, and submit contracts according to company policy and requirementsEnsure all necessary documentation is included and meetings internal and external compliance standardsTrack submission process and ensure timely delivery to the appropriate parties.Enter contracts details into internal systems, ensuring accuracy and completenessMaintain organized records of all contract submissions, including updates, approvals, and rejections.Work with the legal and compliance teams to resolve any issues that arise during the review process.Liaise with internal teams, including legal, compliance, business partners and finance to gather required contract information and ensure submission deadlines are met.Communicate with internal and external partners and vendors to coordinate contract submission and resolve issues.Notify VM Manager when contract terms, service reliability standards and service level agreements are not met; assist with issue resolution as directedMaintains currency of the Vendor Roster.Demonstrates evolving analytical, logical reasoning, problem solving, verbal, written communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.Expected to complete their day to day operations, with general supervision, and assist in maturing VMO framework.Demonstrates sound judgment and when faced with difficult and non-complex problems. Consistently operates with discretion in matters of significance.This position will have minimal travel requirements (Quarterly Team meetings, training, workshops)Qualifications:
Required Education: High School Diploma
Preferred Education: BS in Business Administration, Computer Science, Informations Systems, Healthcare, Analytics, Financial or 8 years equivalent experience.
Required Experience: Minimum of 6 years experience in business administration, Information Technology and/or Application support/development.
Preferred Experience: Experience in leading successful project or process implementation, familiar with contract lifecycle. Process driven individual with solid analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred License/Registration/Certification: PMP, ITIL, ITSM or SDLC preferred
Computer Skills Required: Google suite, Microsoft Office
Physical Demands:
In order to successfully perform this job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, the following are outlined below:
The Employee is required to read, review, prepare and analyze written data and figures, using a PC or similar, and should possess visual acuity.The Employee may be required to occasionally climb, push, stand, walk, reach, grasp, kneel, stoop, and/or perform repetitive motions.The Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and; therefore, job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found within general office or administrative work.