Dir, Value Analy Supply Chain

Emory•Atlanta, GA

18h

About The Position

The Director of Value Analysis, Supply Chain is a leadership role reporting to Emory’s Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer. The director optimizes the value and efficiency of Emory Healthcare’s supply chain and leads system-wide product and service changes, including standardization and utilization initiatives. Decisions about new and existing products and services consider clinical outcomes, clinical team preferences and experience, patient quality and safety, costs, and market availability. The director works with clinical and operational leaders and Supply Chain’s Sourcing & Contracting, Purchasing, and Materials Management teams. The role promotes continuous improvement, leads change with professionalism and openness to feedback, and ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The director is expected to complete the requirements to become a Fellow of the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP). Responsibilities span strategic planning, team leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, data and financial analysis, communications, product and service screening, and professional development. The director oversees analysts and value-analysis initiatives, tracks performance and savings, supports product-request evaluations, and routinely reports program progress and results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in value analysis, sourcing, and product utilization management.
Strategic thinking and a deep understanding of supply chain management, cost analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies in a healthcare setting.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate change and achieve savings goals.
Ability to organize workload, set priorities, and lead teams.
Project management experience initiating and completing projects with measurable outcomes, achieving and preferably surpassing targets.
Understanding of financial analysis and quantitative and qualitative assessment data.
Proficiency with computer software applications, including spreadsheet, word-processing, and presentation software.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of clinical experience, preferably in a hospital.
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Health Care Management, or a related field.
Advanced spreadsheet and database management skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive value-analysis strategy aligned with organizational goals and business strategies.
Identify process improvements and strategies for cost reduction, standardization, and utilization while maintaining or enhancing quality and team experience.
Hire and develop a team to support a high-performing supply chain value-analysis program.
Lead, manage, or participate in multidisciplinary project teams and clinical specialty committees reviewing product and service introductions, value analysis, and utilization.
Implement an annual value-analysis business plan outlining key initiatives, projects, and financial outcomes.
Foster cross-functional teamwork and knowledge sharing; build and maintain collaborative relationships with clinical, administrative, and healthcare system leaders and staff.
Oversee analysts who identify opportunities and develop qualitative and quantitative analyses and methodologies for utilization and cost reduction, cost containment, waste reduction, and cost per service.
Review financial, clinical, operational, and evidence-based literature to support evaluations of new supplies and technology using clinical evidence, benchmarks, and data-driven analysis.
Support product and service requestors in preparing information and presentations, and facilitate meetings with staff, physicians, and other relevant parties.
Document implemented cost-saving initiatives and audit projected utilization against actual spend.
Develop and maintain key performance indicators to measure value-analysis results.
Serve on the EHC System Value Analysis Committee.
Communicate clinical and financial performance indicators to executive leadership; prepare utilization reports and updates.
Educate departments and end users about sourcing, procurement, and analytical tools for tracking product requests, spend, utilization, and product information.
Escalate urgent issues to leaders for rapid response and resolution, including through the EHC Huddle system.
Present regular briefings, updates, and progress on the value-analysis program and its performance.
Serve as an intermediary between Strategic Sourcing Managers and end users to screen and analyze new product introductions.
Work with group purchasing organizations and suppliers to identify savings opportunities, program initiatives, and best practices.
Complete requirements to become an AHVAP Fellow, mentor others pursuing the designation, and participate in a national peer network to inform continuous improvement.