Project Manager, Value Analysis

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Serves as a regionally based project manager focused on implementing non-salary expense reduction opportunities in collaboration with regional and system-based value management activities. Supports regional value management teams in identifying savings initiatives and provides regular implementation updates. Develops presentations and progress reports, helps hospitals, acute care facilities, and foundations understand the methods and processes needed to achieve measurable results, and provides expertise in implementing system and regional contracts to optimize expense reduction. Facilitates regional value management team meetings. Requires onsite presence at least two days per week, or more depending on business needs. The role oversees contract conversion and implementation, supports cost-reduction initiatives and product evaluations, and coordinates stakeholders across regional and system projects. It tracks project progress and savings performance, communicates project status and outcomes, and may lead or co-lead regional teams. The position is full-time, works days Monday through Friday, and may require weekend work as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare, or a related field; equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Demonstrated success in major project coordination and implementation of successful cost-containment initiatives.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Visio.
Ability to synthesize data and create meaningful presentations.
Ability to quickly understand data in opportunity analyses and obtain effective feedback about data quality from the supplying source.
Knowledge of healthcare products and equipment, inventory sources and alternatives, purchasing and distribution systems, contract administration, and emerging industry trends.
Ability to facilitate team meetings involving competing objectives.
Ability to manage complex situations with a high degree of variation.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Successful experience coordinating processes across numerous sites.
Team leadership and organizational skills.
Ability to be onsite a minimum of two days per week or more depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

Develop processes to facilitate regional and system-wide contract implementation.
Communicate and coordinate activities with all levels of value management staff.
Use systems and techniques to promote contract compliance, monitor results, and report progress.
Assist stakeholders with exception processes when a standard does not meet clinical requirements.
Act as a liaison between system projects and the region.
Support effective communication and collaboration within the value management environment.
Assist in identifying and supporting system-wide value management team members.
Build and use cross-functional relationships to accomplish project objectives.
Assemble regional teams with appropriate skills and representation; lead or co-lead teams as assigned.
Attend physician or executive leadership meetings as requested to provide project updates.
Oversee and project-manage contract conversion and implementation.
Ensure visibility and support of the business case as appropriate.
Verify project success indicators, manage the project against them, and set and meet deadlines.
Communicate and document project status, issues, and successes.
Maintain and update supply trend dashboards to track project savings performance using data provided by regional or system analysts.
Coordinate supplier and department or facility activities for regional or system-level product evaluations.
Secure requirements for product evaluations, including clinical participant numbers and product quantities.
Facilitate regional value management team meetings.
Develop presentations and progress reports on regional value management activities.
Assist hospitals, acute care facilities, and foundations in applying methods and processes to achieve measurable results.
Provide expertise and assistance in implementing system and regional contracts to optimize expense reduction opportunities.