Contract Analyst

Premier Inc.•New York, NY

1d•$62,000 - $93,000

About The Position

Contract Analyst What you will be doing: The Contract Analyst is responsible for the creation of analytic deliverables for the Member Value Enablement (“MVE”) division to support strategies to bring top value to the membership and revenue opportunities for Premier. The Contract Analyst will be responsible for creating high standard, reliable analytics deliverables and executing on-time improved analytics deliverables to optimize the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services. The Contract Analyst will work with the Director, Manager, and Senior Contract Analysts to support the needs of the member and commercial team nationwide to ensure new technology & processes meet their needs. The Contract Analyst will also maintain product and service knowledge and technical competency in all products offered throughout Supply Chain Services. In addition, the Contract Analyst will be responsible for awareness and knowledge of other business groups to better serve accounts and to drive additional member engagement. Key Responsibilities Analysis – 90% Creating high quality, member-ready analytic deliverables to support members and revenue generation Identify and assist with issue resolution and troubleshoot data/tool issues for escalation to the Manager for resolution Assist the Manager to identify any gaps in member solutions including Sourcing/Contracting, Technology and Analytics Adhere to data standard and governance guidelines Follow Member Operation Plans outlining nuances for report creation Maintain an understanding of all the revenue driving, and value add products and services offered to, the membership Understand data flow, large data set review, and cleanup issues (ex: UOM) Conduct routine analytics required to demonstrate the value of Premier contracts and to drive contract penetration. Be an expert on Supply Chain ITS tools. This includes the collection, uploading, management, and manipulation of all related data. Respond to issues quickly and correctly and ensure they are resolved or escalated to the Manager MVE Analytics Development – 10% Support the development of MVE goals of enabling Premier members to realize their supply chain and clinical improvement potential, optimizing the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services. Support an evolving analytics model by providing insights about data, optimization, performance, and technology. Participate in cross functional teams across Business unit’s regional operations teams as requested Understand organizational structure and related product offerings Understand how supply chain collaboratives work, including rules and member and contract eligibility

Requirements

Years of Applicable Experience - 2 or more years
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Health Care Business analytics
Communication
Intermediate/Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint)
Analytical skills to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information into more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
Ability to organize large amounts of data gathered during elicitation and analysis, and to cope with rapidly changing information
Large data set review skills
Customer service skills (internal and external customers)
Ability to troubleshoot and communicate data/tool issues
Organizational skills
Detailed oriented
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Knowledgeable of Sourcing strategy and ability to integrate with analytics
Ability to work independently and be self-accountable
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Attention to detail
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Advanced Business Intelligence tools or data pulls for strategic process creation
In-depth understanding and knowledge of Premier data sources
Experience in healthcare and IT environment preferred.
Similar analytic experience preferred.
Ability to prepare and present clinical and/or financial data utilizing Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Premier tools to share cost management and/or clinical performance improvement opportunities.
Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

Creating high quality, member-ready analytic deliverables to support members and revenue generation
Identify and assist with issue resolution and troubleshoot data/tool issues for escalation to the Manager for resolution
Assist the Manager to identify any gaps in member solutions including Sourcing/Contracting, Technology and Analytics
Adhere to data standard and governance guidelines
Follow Member Operation Plans outlining nuances for report creation
Maintain an understanding of all the revenue driving, and value add products and services offered to, the membership
Understand data flow, large data set review, and cleanup issues (ex: UOM)
Conduct routine analytics required to demonstrate the value of Premier contracts and to drive contract penetration.
Be an expert on Supply Chain ITS tools. This includes the collection, uploading, management, and manipulation of all related data.
Respond to issues quickly and correctly and ensure they are resolved or escalated to the Manager
Support the development of MVE goals of enabling Premier members to realize their supply chain and clinical improvement potential, optimizing the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services.
Support an evolving analytics model by providing insights about data, optimization, performance, and technology.
Participate in cross functional teams across Business unit’s regional operations teams as requested
Understand organizational structure and related product offerings
Understand how supply chain collaboratives work, including rules and member and contract eligibility