Project Manager, Value Analysis

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

1d•$97,032 - $145,558•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 value management activities. The role supports regional teams in identifying savings initiatives, tracks and reports implementation progress, prepares presentations and progress reports, and helps hospitals, acute care facilities, and foundations apply methods and processes to achieve measurable results. It also provides expertise in implementing system and regional contracts to optimize expense reduction and facilitates regional value management team meetings. Onsite presence is required at least two days per week, or more depending on business needs. The position oversees contract conversion and implementation projects, supports business cases, establishes and monitors project success indicators and deadlines, communicates and documents project status, and updates supply-trend dashboards to track savings performance. It coordinates supplier- and facility-driven product evaluations and secures the requirements needed to conduct them. The role may lead or co-lead regional teams and may attend physician or executive leadership meetings to provide project updates.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare, or a related field; equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.
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 provide effective feedback to the source about data quality.
Knowledge of healthcare products and equipment, inventory and alternative supply sources, 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 organization skills.

Responsibilities

Develop processes that facilitate regional and system-wide contract implementation.
Communicate and coordinate activities with value management staff at all levels.
Use systems and techniques to promote contract compliance, monitor results, and report progress.
Assist stakeholders with the exception process when a standard does not meet clinical requirements.
Act as a liaison between system projects and the region.
Promote 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 for local projects, and lead or co-lead teams as assigned.
Attend physician or executive leadership meetings as requested to provide project updates.
Oversee and manage contract conversion and implementation processes.
Ensure visibility and support for the business case as appropriate.
Verify key success indicators, manage projects 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 product-evaluation requirements, such as the number of clinical participants and the amount of product needed.